Chelmsford, Essex
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 374 companies were registered in Chelmsford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 18.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Chelmsford UK 2012 374 118,868 2011 459 114,512 % change -18.5% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (459) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 129 119 126 New companies in 2011 163 166 130 % change -20.9% -28.3% -3.1% Record Year 2011 (163) 2011 (166) 2011 (130)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 220 companies were dissolved in Chelmsford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 4.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Chelmsford UK 2012 220 74,772 2011 230 72,230 % change -4.3% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (333) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 85 78 57 Closed companies in 2011 76 80 74 % change 11.8% -2.5% -23% Record Year 2010 (86) 2008 (196) 2009 (156)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Chelmsford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 154 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Chelmsford UK 2012 154 44,096 2011 229 42,282 Record Year 2011 (229) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 44 41 69 Net growth in 2011 87 86 56 Record Year 2011 (87) 2011 (86) 2002 (97)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Chelmsford formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Chelmsford 2012 0.3% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% % change -29.0% -27.8% -4.1% Record Year 1963 (0.6%) 1963 (0.9%) 1961 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Chelmsford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
24.3% of all director appointments in Chelmsford in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.83% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.62% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.27% CONSULTANCY 3.28% ESSEX 1.18% PROPERTY 2.35% DESIGN 0.87% TRADING 2.08% CHELMSFORD 0.83% DESIGN 1.87% PROPERTY 0.83% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ASSOCIATES 0.79% ENGINEERING 1.83% BUSINESS 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSULTANTS 0.65% BUSINESS 1.72% CAPITAL 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ELECTRICAL 0.61% MEDIA 1.67% IT 0.61% LONDON 1.67% GLOBAL 0.57% J 1.55% CONSTRUCTION 0.57% GLOBAL 1.53% LONDON 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.46% MEDIA 0.57% IT 1.43% CARE 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.34% SYSTEMS 0.57% CARE 1.32% SECURITY 0.52% M 1.27% PROJECT 0.52% BUILDING 1.22% INVESTMENTS 0.52% ENTERPRISES 1.20% TRADING 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.20% J 0.44% S 1.17% EVENTS 0.44% SECURITY 1.16%
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 1,131 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 119 35,545 99999 - Dormant Company 111 25,035 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 96 33,677 74990 - Non-trading company 64 9,203 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 62 19,425 7499 - Non-trading company 49 6,164 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 47 13,716 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 47 14,774 9999 - Dormant Company 43 12,598 7260 - Other computer related activities 27 4,979 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 26 3,943 9305 - Other service activities 25 6,142 56302 - Public houses and bars 23 2,823 7414 - Business & management consultancy 23 8,437 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 9,891 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 7,869 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 19 4,997 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 18 3,089 62012 - Business and domestic software development 18 4,584
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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