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Chelmsford, Essex

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Chelmsford when compared to any previous February.
  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Chelmsford when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Chelmsford when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 387 companies were registered in Chelmsford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 9.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)ChelmsfordUK
    2011387116,391
    2010355105,137
    % change9.0%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (448) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Chelmsford when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 201187132168
    New companies in 2010105115135
    % change-17.1%14.8%24.4%
    Record Year2007 (122)2011 (132)2007 (201)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Chelmsford when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 314 companies were dissolved in Chelmsford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 32.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)ChelmsfordUK
    201131490,986
    201023782,677
    % change32.5%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (314) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Chelmsford when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20111339487
    Closed companies in 20106075102
    % change121.7%25.3%-15%
    Record Year2011 (133)2008 (94)2009 (225)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Chelmsford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 73 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)ChelmsfordUK
    20117325,405
    201011822,460
    Record Year 2007 (272) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-463881
    Net growth in 2010454033
    Record Year2005 (77)2003 (81)2007 (146)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Chelmsford formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Chelmsford
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.4%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.3%0.3%
    % change-28.5%1.0%18.7%
    Record Year1973 (0.6%)1974 (0.9%)1971 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 46.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Chelmsford was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    28.5% of all director appointments in Chelmsford in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.51%CONSULTING5.04%
    PROPERTY1.51%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTING1.12%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTANCY1.12%PROPERTY2.38%
    ASSOCIATES1.07%TRADING2.10%
    ESSEX0.98%DESIGN1.93%
    TRADING0.88%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    CONSTRUCTION0.78%BUSINESS1.87%
    IT0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    INVESTMENTS0.68%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CAPITAL0.63%MEDIA1.69%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.59%ENGINEERING1.61%
    PROPERTIES0.59%LONDON1.60%
    MEDIA0.59%CARE1.45%
    DESIGN0.54%J1.45%
    M0.49%GLOBAL1.44%
    CONSULTANTS0.49%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CONTRACTORS0.49%IT1.41%
    SYSTEMS0.49%PROPERTIES1.36%
    BUILDING0.49%BUILDING1.34%
    MAINTENANCE0.49%M1.30%
    ENGINEERING0.44%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    INNS0.44%S1.24%
    BUSINESS0.39%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    GLOBAL0.39%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied644202,798
    7487 - Other business activities17960,968
    7499 - Non-trading company11811,316
    99999 - Dormant Company11318,336
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9630,253
    74990 - Non-trading company608,695
    9999 - Dormant Company5919,765
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4612,916
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4416,150
    9305 - Other service activities418,740
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4110,246
    7260 - Other computer related activities377,789
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3310,085
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified297,788
    62090 - Other information technology service activities286,996
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply247,000
    43210 - Electrical installation173,172
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets172,247
    4545 - Other building completion172,483
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing162,707

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07585566 KRAMERICA INDUSTRIES LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07584487 CAPITAL PROFESSIONAL LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07581623 BUY.GIVE.LIVE LTD 29 Mar 2011
    07581071 ECDP CONNECTS LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07575060 NET NOTIONS LTD 23 Mar 2011
    07574702 GEMELLI 1989 LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07571265 TASVEEB LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07571143 QBT NATURAL HEALTH LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07570428 QATAR PROPERTY LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07563458 MELANIE WAINWRIGHT DENTAL PRACTICE LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07563345 KING EDWARD VI GRAMMAR SCHOOL, CHELMSFORD 14 Mar 2011
    07562739 DRESSER MATT LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07557312 GLOBAL HIFU SYSTEMS LTD 09 Mar 2011
    07553951 CHESEREX NO.1 LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07549653 OPD (UK) LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07546270 AERIAL STUNT RIGGING LIMITED 01 Mar 2011
    07582233 BEAK DESIGN SERVICES LTD 29 Mar 2011
    07579758 STRATEGIC FINANCIAL CONSULTING LTD 28 Mar 2011
    07578245 TOUCH OF PROVENCE LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07577344 HRINVASION LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07575571 R8 RECRUITMENT LTD 23 Mar 2011
    07575309 JUNIPAR LTD 23 Mar 2011
    07572602 WHITE & BAGNALL PLASTERING CONTRACTORS LTD 22 Mar 2011
    07572279 GEMS MINIBUSES LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07572216 DENGIE INSTRUMENTS LIMITED 21 Mar 2011