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Chelmsford, Essex

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Chelmsford when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2012)

    A total of 432 companies were registered in Chelmsford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 11.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)ChelmsfordUK
    2012432131,491
    2011387116,391
    % change11.6%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (448) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Chelmsford when compared to any previous February.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Chelmsford when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012131147154
    New companies in 201187132168
    % change50.6%11.4%-8.3%
    Record Year2012 (131)2012 (147)2007 (201)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 215 companies were dissolved in Chelmsford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 31.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)ChelmsfordUK
    201221567,576
    201131490,987
    % change-31.5%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (314) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012748853
    Closed companies in 20111339487
    % change-44.4%-6.4%-39%
    Record Year2011 (133)2008 (94)2009 (225)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Chelmsford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 217 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)ChelmsfordUK
    201221763,915
    20117325,404
    Record Year 2007 (272) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20125759101
    Net growth in 2011-463881
    Record Year2005 (77)2003 (81)2007 (146)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Chelmsford formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Chelmsford
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.4%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.4%
    % change29.1%-4.7%-14.3%
    Record Year1973 (0.6%)1974 (0.9%)1971 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    24.8% of all director appointments in Chelmsford in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.06%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.37%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    ESSEX1.29%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.12%PROPERTY2.37%
    CHELMSFORD0.99%TRADING2.07%
    ASSOCIATES0.90%DESIGN1.93%
    ELECTRICAL0.82%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PROPERTY0.82%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTANTS0.77%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    MEDIA0.73%BUSINESS1.73%
    BUSINESS0.69%MEDIA1.72%
    LONDON0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    GLOBAL0.60%LONDON1.66%
    M0.52%J1.54%
    CARE0.52%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    DIGITAL0.47%GLOBAL1.50%
    SCHOOL0.47%IT1.40%
    J0.47%CARE1.34%
    FINANCIAL0.47%PROPERTIES1.31%
    CAPITAL0.47%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    40.47%M1.27%
    DESIGN0.47%BUILDING1.24%
    CONSTRUCTION0.47%ENERGY1.20%
    P0.43%S1.20%
    ENGINEERING0.43%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied684216,665
    7487 - Other business activities16852,735
    99999 - Dormant Company11125,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10735,233
    7499 - Non-trading company809,102
    74990 - Non-trading company719,729
    9999 - Dormant Company6118,617
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5419,704
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5314,303
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4713,637
    9305 - Other service activities388,818
    7260 - Other computer related activities377,154
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3712,113
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified289,892
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply266,934
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified253,931
    56302 - Public houses and bars232,795
    62090 - Other information technology service activities228,145
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets203,129
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing193,228

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07907733 SAL NAV LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07910806 METHODOLOGY LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07912510 BARNES & MAUND LTD 17 Jan 2012
    07913234 THE LIGHT WORLDWIDE LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07914822 QUINTUS HOSPITALITY SERVICES LTD 18 Jan 2012
    07915291 CONTE TAKUNDA LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07917410 DYER MACKAY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07921342 BUMBLEBEE BRIDAL LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07923410 HIGHWOOD PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07925539 NANDA CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Jan 2012
    07926753 FOREXCLUSIVES LTD 27 Jan 2012
    07927246 BIRDS OF PRAYERS LTD 27 Jan 2012
    OC371429 REHAB HAIR STUDIO LLP 13 Jan 2012
    07895999 ORCHARD CLADDING SPECIALISTS LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07897714 SPOTYOUMAGAZINE LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07901884 HUGHES ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07902123 XELARO LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07904230 C&S BRAMLEY LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07905202 WAFA HAMKARI LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07905388 ANTHONY GERARD LTD 11 Jan 2012
    07906320 BLACK BULL CONCERT BARS LTD 11 Jan 2012
    07908628 M-P & P PROPERTIES LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07909605 AGROCHEMEX ENVIRONMENTAL LTD 13 Jan 2012
    07927430 BIDEAWHILE 692 LIMITED 27 Jan 2012
    07927433 AEDIS HOMES LIMITED 27 Jan 2012