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Chelmsford, Essex

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Chelmsford when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Chelmsford when compared to any quarter in history.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Chelmsford when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Chelmsford when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Chelmsford when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Chelmsford when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Chelmsford when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Chelmsford when compared to any previous July.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Chelmsford when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Chelmsford when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 459 companies were registered in Chelmsford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 34.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)ChelmsfordUK
    2011459114,512
    2010341101,492
    % change34.6%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (459) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011163166130
    New companies in 2010122105114
    % change33.6%58.1%14.0%
    Record Year2011 (163)2011 (166)2011 (130)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 230 companies were dissolved in Chelmsford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 19.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)ChelmsfordUK
    201123072,230
    201028487,705
    % change-19.0%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (333) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011768074
    Closed companies in 20108611682
    % change-11.6%-31.0%-10%
    Record Year2010 (86)2008 (196)2009 (156)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Chelmsford when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Chelmsford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 229 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)ChelmsfordUK
    201122942,282
    20105713,787
    Record Year 2011 (229) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Chelmsford when compared to any previous August.

    July 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Chelmsford when compared to any previous July.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011878656
    Net growth in 201036-1132
    Record Year2011 (87)2011 (86)2002 (97)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Chelmsford formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Chelmsford
    20110.4%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.3%0.3%
    % change22.3%33.0%3.0%
    Record Year1963 (0.6%)1963 (0.9%)1961 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 44.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Chelmsford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    25.2% of all director appointments in Chelmsford in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.46%CONSULTING5.11%
    PROPERTY1.37%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.19%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    MANAGEMENT1.10%PROPERTY2.41%
    ASSOCIATES1.05%TRADING2.06%
    ESSEX0.96%DESIGN1.94%
    CHELMSFORD0.82%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    CAPITAL0.73%BUSINESS1.82%
    MEDIA0.73%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.73%ENGINEERING1.74%
    DESIGN0.64%MEDIA1.72%
    ELECTRICAL0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    GLOBAL0.59%LONDON1.63%
    PROPERTIES0.55%J1.47%
    BUSINESS0.55%GLOBAL1.46%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    BUILDING0.50%CARE1.42%
    INVESTMENTS0.50%IT1.38%
    40.50%BUILDING1.30%
    TRADING0.50%PROPERTIES1.28%
    CONTRACTORS0.46%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    C0.46%M1.25%
    RECRUITMENT0.41%ENERGY1.22%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.41%TRAINING1.21%
    MAINTENANCE0.41%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied689204,493
    7487 - Other business activities19465,177
    99999 - Dormant Company10118,281
    7499 - Non-trading company10111,543
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9129,245
    9999 - Dormant Company6722,587
    74990 - Non-trading company658,064
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5014,755
    7260 - Other computer related activities468,686
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4410,137
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4315,760
    9305 - Other service activities4310,525
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3110,018
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply308,345
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified257,551
    62090 - Other information technology service activities256,798
    4545 - Other building completion192,731
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering186,321
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing172,545
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets172,269

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07761724 FRENCH ANSWERS LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07765556 S.A. CONCRETE CUTTING SERVICES LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07767099 DOUGLAS WINTERS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07767604 HAZELTON TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07769011 QUALITY PROPERTY AGENTS LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07770008 GOVERNANCE CONSULTING LTD 12 Sep 2011
    07772098 MAYFIELD HOUSE PROPERTIES LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07774610 NAVIGATION WEB LTD 15 Sep 2011
    07776321 ONE SLICE BOOKS LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07778018 ROMAN SECURITY UK LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07786763 T R ELECTRICAL LTD 26 Sep 2011
    07790870 IKG TECHNICAL LIMITED 28 Sep 2011
    07792412 H B RECYCLING LIMITED 29 Sep 2011
    07793862 DINE IN STYLE DEVON LTD 30 Sep 2011
    07760889 POP MOBILE LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07762566 CHELMSFORD TAXI ASSOCIATION LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07766680 REBEL INNS LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07764757 BLACK SAND COMPUTING LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07772773 RCH GLOBAL LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07777158 LYTTELTON COURT RTM COMPANY LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07777187 LYTTELTON COURT 2 35-48A RTM COMPANY LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07778115 PERFECT IMAGE INC LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07781382 ESSEX COAST TRADING LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07783202 TEAM TRACEUR LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07784799 THE ESSEX & SUFFOLK PLUMBING COMPANY LIMITED 23 Sep 2011