Business Services in Ipswich

Ipswich Company Scorecard

Out of Ipswich's 18,096 total incorporated companies, 1,901 were formed in the last 12 months.

Ipswich's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Ipswich include the 1,500 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 1,252 companies working in administrative and support service activities, and 1,228 companies working in construction. The business sectors with the least activity include electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 17 active companies, public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 16 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 4 active companies.

Company Trends in Ipswich

Looking at the big changes in Ipswich's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in retail sale via mail order houses or via internet now making up 4.25% of active businesses, a total of 420 companies. The next big increase was other letting and operating of own or leased real estate which now makes up 7.23% of active businesses in Ipswich, a change of 35% from the 5.34% percentage share seen in 2018. Buying and selling of own real estate also saw positive growth, currently representing 4.21% of Ipswich's active companies.

Notable changes in Ipswich's business sectors include a rise of 44% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 23% in real estate activities, and rise of 14% in construction.