Chelmsford, Essex
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 355 companies were registered in Chelmsford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 10.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Chelmsford UK 2010 355 105,137 2009 321 91,034 % change 10.6% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (448) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 105 115 135 New companies in 2009 106 94 121 % change -0.9% 22.3% 11.6% Record Year 2007 (122) 2007 (125) 2007 (201)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 237 companies were dissolved in Chelmsford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 23.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Chelmsford UK 2010 237 82,677 2009 311 108,060 % change -23.8% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (311) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 60 75 102 Closed companies in 2009 32 54 225 % change 87.5% 38.9% -55% Record Year 2006 (100) 2008 (94) 2009 (225)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Chelmsford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 118 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Chelmsford UK 2010 118 22,460 2009 10 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (272) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 45 40 33 Net growth in 2009 74 40 -104 Record Year 2005 (77) 2003 (81) 2007 (146)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Chelmsford formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Chelmsford 2010 0.3% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% % change -8.1% 4.8% -7.3% Record Year 1973 (0.6%) 1974 (0.9%) 1971 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Chelmsford was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.5% of all director appointments in Chelmsford in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.56% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 1.26% CONSULTING 4.60% CONSULTANCY 1.20% CONSULTANCY 2.87% ESSEX 1.05% PROPERTY 2.50% ASSOCIATES 1.00% ASSOCIATES 2.04% PROPERTY 1.00% TRADING 1.93% TRADING 0.85% DESIGN 1.91% J 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% CHELMSFORD 0.75% MEDIA 1.84% DESIGN 0.75% BUSINESS 1.74% S 0.65% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% FINANCIAL 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.63% INVESTMENT 0.60% ENGINEERING 1.54% IT 0.55% J 1.48% BUSINESS 0.55% LONDON 1.45% D 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.45% GROUP 0.55% GROUP 1.37% GREEN 0.50% GLOBAL 1.35% ENTERPRISES 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.35% MEDIA 0.50% BUILDING 1.34% ENGINEERING 0.50% CARE 1.33% CONSULTANTS 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.30% SECURITY 0.50% M 1.28% RECRUITMENT 0.50% SYSTEMS 1.25% CONSTRUCTION 0.45% S 1.23%
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 658 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 219 74,904 7499 - Non-trading company 162 15,398 99999 - Dormant Company 156 13,808 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 71 26,974 7414 - Business & management consultancy 58 17,003 9999 - Dormant Company 55 19,948 7260 - Other computer related activities 53 10,331 74990 - Non-trading company 50 8,149 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 39 14,007 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 34 9,659 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 33 9,943 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 30 9,325 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 28 7,143 9305 - Other service activities 27 9,038 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 8,154 62090 - Other information technology service activities 22 6,340 6024 - Freight transport by road 21 3,665 4545 - Other building completion 18 3,346 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 16 2,729
Recent Companies
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