Suffolk
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 771 companies were registered in Suffolk during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 2.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Suffolk UK 2012 771 118,868 2011 750 114,512 % change 2.8% 3.8% Record Year 2003 (813) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 266 225 280 New companies in 2011 214 285 251 % change 24.3% -21.1% 11.6% Record Year 2003 (277) 2011 (285) 2003 (308)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 474 companies were dissolved in Suffolk during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 1.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Suffolk UK 2012 474 74,772 2011 482 72,230 % change -1.7% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (656) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 164 174 136 Closed companies in 2011 154 178 150 % change 6.5% -2.2% -9% Record Year 2002 (212) 2008 (369) 2009 (312)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Suffolk during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 297 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Suffolk UK 2012 297 44,096 2011 268 42,282 Record Year 2003 (459) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 102 51 144 Net growth in 2011 60 107 101 Record Year 2008 (187) 2002 (173) 2002 (197)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Suffolk formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Suffolk 2012 0.6% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (1.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% UK formation share in 2011 0.6% 0.7% 0.6% % change 11.6% -20.4% 10.3% Record Year 1973 (1.6%) 1966 (1.9%) 1971 (2.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 44.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Suffolk was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
29.2% of all director appointments in Suffolk in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.20% CONSULTING 5.06% SUFFOLK 1.46% MANAGEMENT 4.77% CONSULTING 1.36% CONSULTANCY 3.29% PROPERTY 1.34% PROPERTY 2.36% CONSULTANCY 0.91% TRADING 2.08% J 0.84% DESIGN 1.87% DESIGN 0.74% ASSOCIATES 1.83% BUSINESS 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.83% ELECTRICAL 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.76% GREEN 0.65% BUSINESS 1.72% ENGINEERING 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ASSOCIATES 0.65% MEDIA 1.68% HEATING 0.62% LONDON 1.67% CONSULTANTS 0.62% J 1.55% ENERGY 0.60% GLOBAL 1.54% TRAINING 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.47% EAST 0.57% IT 1.43% ANGLIA 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.34% S 0.55% CARE 1.32% C 0.55% M 1.27% CONSTRUCTION 0.55% BUILDING 1.22% BUILDING 0.53% ENTERPRISES 1.21% PLUMBING 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.20% INVESTMENTS 0.50% S 1.17% YOUR 0.50% SECURITY 1.16%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 1,139 228,243 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 297 50,446 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 241 28,990 99999 - Dormant Company 235 37,912 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 137 21,969 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 134 20,742 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 118 14,809 62090 - Other information technology service activities 84 11,950 74990 - Non-trading company 83 13,641 7487 - Other business activities 82 16,361 41100 - Development of building projects 74 7,545 86900 - Other human health activities 66 7,550 43210 - Electrical installation 65 5,151 49410 - Freight transport by road 59 4,503 62012 - Business and domestic software development 55 6,943 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 53 3,880 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 50 5,760 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 50 4,070 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 48 6,008 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 46 4,568
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08135785 TOP TECHNIQUE FOOTBALL LIMITED 09 Jul 2012 08137087 MOONSHINE RUNNER LIMITED 10 Jul 2012 08142689 CHILDCARE CONSULTANCY (UK) LTD 13 Jul 2012 OC376996 EPIC STAUNTON LLP 17 Jul 2012 08153299 LYNWOOD HOUSE PROPERTIES LTD 23 Jul 2012 08148737 BAR VU LIMITED 19 Jul 2012 08130023 IRIS DATA GROUP LIMITED 04 Jul 2012 08131289 MELFORD GREEN PROPERTIES LIMITED 05 Jul 2012 OC376902 DURMAN DEVELOPMENTS LLP 13 Jul 2012 08143891 TTS BUILDING LIMITED 16 Jul 2012 08144127 COTTON LOUNGE LTD 16 Jul 2012 08144485 SPRINGFIELDS PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED 16 Jul 2012 08145939 COCO BLU LIMITED 17 Jul 2012 08139637 GIBBYWIZ TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 11 Jul 2012 08147722 ROSS EXECUTIVE ASSISTANCE LIMITED 18 Jul 2012 08157920 OKADEL REALTORS LTD 26 Jul 2012 08158902 LADIES WITH LUNCH LTD 27 Jul 2012 08159474 NOUR MEDICAL LIMITED 27 Jul 2012 08143668 OGI SUPERMARKET LIMITED 16 Jul 2012 08146386 GAMES AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED 17 Jul 2012 08146907 PODPEA LTD 17 Jul 2012 08127597 DRAPER TECH SUPPORT LTD 03 Jul 2012 08138977 BT CAPITAL LIMITED 11 Jul 2012 08142083 LJH ELECTRICAL LIMITED 13 Jul 2012 08134284 WESELLEVERYTHING.COM LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
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