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
New Company Registrations
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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) Chelmsford UK 2012 432 131,491 2011 387 116,391 % change 11.6% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (448) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 131 147 154 New companies in 2011 87 132 168 % change 50.6% 11.4% -8.3% Record Year 2012 (131) 2012 (147) 2007 (201)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Chelmsford UK 2012 215 67,576 2011 314 90,987 % change -31.5% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (314) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 74 88 53 Closed companies in 2011 133 94 87 % change -44.4% -6.4% -39% Record Year 2011 (133) 2008 (94) 2009 (225)
Net Company Growth
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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) Chelmsford UK 2012 217 63,915 2011 73 25,404 Record Year 2007 (272) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 57 59 101 Net growth in 2011 -46 38 81 Record Year 2005 (77) 2003 (81) 2007 (146)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% % change 29.1% -4.7% -14.3% Record Year 1973 (0.6%) 1974 (0.9%) 1971 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.06% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.37% MANAGEMENT 4.74% ESSEX 1.29% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.12% PROPERTY 2.37% CHELMSFORD 0.99% TRADING 2.07% ASSOCIATES 0.90% DESIGN 1.93% ELECTRICAL 0.82% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROPERTY 0.82% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSULTANTS 0.77% CONSULTANTS 1.79% MEDIA 0.73% BUSINESS 1.73% BUSINESS 0.69% MEDIA 1.72% LONDON 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% GLOBAL 0.60% LONDON 1.66% M 0.52% J 1.54% CARE 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.51% DIGITAL 0.47% GLOBAL 1.50% SCHOOL 0.47% IT 1.40% J 0.47% CARE 1.34% FINANCIAL 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.31% CAPITAL 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.27% 4 0.47% M 1.27% DESIGN 0.47% BUILDING 1.24% CONSTRUCTION 0.47% ENERGY 1.20% P 0.43% S 1.20% ENGINEERING 0.43% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 684 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 168 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 111 25,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 107 35,233 7499 - Non-trading company 80 9,102 74990 - Non-trading company 71 9,729 9999 - Dormant Company 61 18,617 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 54 19,704 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 53 14,303 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 47 13,637 9305 - Other service activities 38 8,818 7260 - Other computer related activities 37 7,154 7414 - Business & management consultancy 37 12,113 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 28 9,892 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 26 6,934 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 25 3,931 56302 - Public houses and bars 23 2,795 62090 - Other information technology service activities 22 8,145 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 20 3,129 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 19 3,228
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07898242 SUMMERGALE LTD 05 Jan 2012 07904207 CHELMSFORD CAR SERVICE LTD 10 Jan 2012 07909173 SOLISER GLOBAL LIMITED 13 Jan 2012 07909834 METHOD MARKETING LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07910806 METHODOLOGY LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07912476 GYMBUZZ LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07920843 STORM WHOLESALE LTD 24 Jan 2012 07925539 NANDA CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Jan 2012 07926753 FOREXCLUSIVES LTD 27 Jan 2012 07927246 BIRDS OF PRAYERS LTD 27 Jan 2012 07927386 AJARM LIMITED 27 Jan 2012 07895148 QUAESTIO INVESTIGATIONS LIMITED 03 Jan 2012 07895999 ORCHARD CLADDING SPECIALISTS LIMITED 03 Jan 2012 07896514 WORKS CARS LIMITED 04 Jan 2012 07896657 CHELMER RESOURCES LIMITED 04 Jan 2012 07898744 HELM PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 05 Jan 2012 07900983 NATALIE WARE FINANCE LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07902955 7 ABBEY ROAD (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07909605 AGROCHEMEX ENVIRONMENTAL LTD 13 Jan 2012 07912812 TJ HEMPSTALLS LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07917356 FOOD MILE INC LTD 20 Jan 2012 07918230 FISK SECURITY LTD 20 Jan 2012 07919817 CAKE AND LACE LTD 23 Jan 2012 07925706 PINUP GRAPHIC DESIGN LTD 26 Jan 2012 07927851 ALPHA CARPET CARE LTD 30 Jan 2012
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