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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Chelmsford UK 2011 459 114,512 2010 341 101,492 % change 34.6% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (459) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2011 163 166 130 New companies in 2010 122 105 114 % change 33.6% 58.1% 14.0% Record Year 2011 (163) 2011 (166) 2011 (130)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Chelmsford UK 2011 230 72,230 2010 284 87,705 % change -19.0% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (333) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 76 80 74 Closed companies in 2010 86 116 82 % change -11.6% -31.0% -10% Record Year 2010 (86) 2008 (196) 2009 (156)
Net Company Growth
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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) Chelmsford UK 2011 229 42,282 2010 57 13,787 Record Year 2011 (229) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2011 87 86 56 Net growth in 2010 36 -11 32 Record Year 2011 (87) 2011 (86) 2002 (97)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.4% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% % change 22.3% 33.0% 3.0% Record Year 1963 (0.6%) 1963 (0.9%) 1961 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.46% CONSULTING 5.11% PROPERTY 1.37% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.19% MANAGEMENT 1.10% PROPERTY 2.41% ASSOCIATES 1.05% TRADING 2.06% ESSEX 0.96% DESIGN 1.94% CHELMSFORD 0.82% ASSOCIATES 1.85% CAPITAL 0.73% BUSINESS 1.82% MEDIA 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSULTANTS 0.73% ENGINEERING 1.74% DESIGN 0.64% MEDIA 1.72% ELECTRICAL 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% GLOBAL 0.59% LONDON 1.63% PROPERTIES 0.55% J 1.47% BUSINESS 0.55% GLOBAL 1.46% CONSTRUCTION 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.43% BUILDING 0.50% CARE 1.42% INVESTMENTS 0.50% IT 1.38% 4 0.50% BUILDING 1.30% TRADING 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.28% CONTRACTORS 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.27% C 0.46% M 1.25% RECRUITMENT 0.41% ENERGY 1.22% DEVELOPMENTS 0.41% TRAINING 1.21% MAINTENANCE 0.41% S 1.21%
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 689 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 194 65,177 99999 - Dormant Company 101 18,281 7499 - Non-trading company 101 11,543 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 91 29,245 9999 - Dormant Company 67 22,587 74990 - Non-trading company 65 8,064 7414 - Business & management consultancy 50 14,755 7260 - Other computer related activities 46 8,686 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 44 10,137 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 43 15,760 9305 - Other service activities 43 10,525 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 31 10,018 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 30 8,345 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 7,551 62090 - Other information technology service activities 25 6,798 4545 - Other building completion 19 2,731 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 18 6,321 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 17 2,545 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 17 2,269
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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