Suffolk

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)SuffolkUK
    2012771118,868
    2011750114,512
    % change2.8%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (813) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012266225280
    New companies in 2011214285251
    % change24.3%-21.1%11.6%
    Record Year2003 (277)2011 (285)2003 (308)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SuffolkUK
    201247474,772
    201148272,230
    % change-1.7%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (656) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012164174136
    Closed companies in 2011154178150
    % change6.5%-2.2%-9%
    Record Year2002 (212)2008 (369)2009 (312)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SuffolkUK
    201229744,096
    201126842,282
    Record Year 2003 (459) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201210251144
    Net growth in 201160107101
    Record Year2008 (187)2002 (173)2002 (197)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.6%
    20110.7%
    20100.7%
    20090.7%
    20080.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (1.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.6%0.6%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20110.6%0.7%0.6%
    % change11.6%-20.4%10.3%
    Record Year1973 (1.6%)1966 (1.9%)1971 (2.0%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.20%CONSULTING5.06%
    SUFFOLK1.46%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    CONSULTING1.36%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    PROPERTY1.34%PROPERTY2.36%
    CONSULTANCY0.91%TRADING2.08%
    J0.84%DESIGN1.87%
    DESIGN0.74%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    BUSINESS0.67%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ELECTRICAL0.67%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    GREEN0.65%BUSINESS1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ASSOCIATES0.65%MEDIA1.68%
    HEATING0.62%LONDON1.67%
    CONSULTANTS0.62%J1.55%
    ENERGY0.60%GLOBAL1.54%
    TRAINING0.57%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    EAST0.57%IT1.43%
    ANGLIA0.55%PROPERTIES1.34%
    S0.55%CARE1.32%
    C0.55%M1.27%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%BUILDING1.22%
    BUILDING0.53%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    PLUMBING0.50%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    INVESTMENTS0.50%S1.17%
    YOUR0.50%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,139228,243
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified29750,446
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management24128,990
    99999 - Dormant Company23537,912
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities13721,969
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified13420,742
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified11814,809
    62090 - Other information technology service activities8411,950
    74990 - Non-trading company8313,641
    7487 - Other business activities8216,361
    41100 - Development of building projects747,545
    86900 - Other human health activities667,550
    43210 - Electrical installation655,151
    49410 - Freight transport by road594,503
    62012 - Business and domestic software development556,943
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation533,880
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet505,760
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles504,070
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified486,008
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets464,568

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08199749 SMARTER METERING SERVICES LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08203279 ANGLIAN TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08215075 DGH LONDON LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08229376 DOC COSMETICS LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08208551 HUNDON BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08209710 THE WINDOW CENTRE (SUFFOLK) LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08213285 GREEN SQUARE RENEWABLE ENERGY LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08217936 LEXICON MARKETING LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08218074 ELEGANT CHOICE CHAIR COVERS LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08222873 INCORPORATING JENNINGS MUSIC LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08227408 EU OAK LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08229048 CLAY PASZTOR ARCHITECTURAL INTERIOR LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08208464 CDI INSTALLATION LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08209501 DERRICK BROWN SERVICES LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08211404 SECURE SYSTEMS CONSULTING LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08212653 SER AFFINITY CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08213943 SR S@T SUPPORT SERVICES LTD. 13 Sep 2012
    08225378 BERTILLUS LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08206364 SCHNEIDER LOGISTIK GRUPPE LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08209075 CRUNCH PR LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08201283 BAYARTECH LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08203239 LOU & LOUIS LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08207133 DAVE LANGDON PLUMBING & HEATING LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08213735 UNIVERSAL PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08217792 DAVCO (UK) LIMITED 17 Sep 2012