Chelmsford, Essex

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 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)ChelmsfordUK
    2012374118,868
    2011459114,512
    % change-18.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (459) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012129119126
    New companies in 2011163166130
    % change-20.9%-28.3%-3.1%
    Record Year2011 (163)2011 (166)2011 (130)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)ChelmsfordUK
    201222074,772
    201123072,230
    % change-4.3%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (333) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012857857
    Closed companies in 2011768074
    % change11.8%-2.5%-23%
    Record Year2010 (86)2008 (196)2009 (156)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)ChelmsfordUK
    201215444,096
    201122942,282
    Record Year 2011 (229) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012444169
    Net growth in 2011878656
    Record Year2011 (87)2011 (86)2002 (97)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.3%
    20110.4%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.3%
    % change-29.0%-27.8%-4.1%
    Record Year1963 (0.6%)1963 (0.9%)1961 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.83%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.62%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.27%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    ESSEX1.18%PROPERTY2.35%
    DESIGN0.87%TRADING2.08%
    CHELMSFORD0.83%DESIGN1.87%
    PROPERTY0.83%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ASSOCIATES0.79%ENGINEERING1.83%
    BUSINESS0.74%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.65%BUSINESS1.72%
    CAPITAL0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ELECTRICAL0.61%MEDIA1.67%
    IT0.61%LONDON1.67%
    GLOBAL0.57%J1.55%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%GLOBAL1.53%
    LONDON0.57%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    MEDIA0.57%IT1.43%
    CARE0.57%PROPERTIES1.34%
    SYSTEMS0.57%CARE1.32%
    SECURITY0.52%M1.27%
    PROJECT0.52%BUILDING1.22%
    INVESTMENTS0.52%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    TRADING0.48%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    J0.44%S1.17%
    EVENTS0.44%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,131331,455
    7487 - Other business activities11935,545
    99999 - Dormant Company11125,035
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9633,677
    74990 - Non-trading company649,203
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6219,425
    7499 - Non-trading company496,164
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4713,716
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4714,774
    9999 - Dormant Company4312,598
    7260 - Other computer related activities274,979
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified263,943
    9305 - Other service activities256,142
    56302 - Public houses and bars232,823
    7414 - Business & management consultancy238,437
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified229,891
    62090 - Other information technology service activities207,869
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply194,997
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets183,089
    62012 - Business and domestic software development184,584

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08125800 KIKUNOI LONDON LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08130604 ASHOKA BAR & RESTAURANT LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08135377 COUPONS BOX LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08136135 SELF HOLISTIC HEALTH LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08142544 CO-HEALTH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08144746 R&R PROMOTIONS LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08146617 COMMODITY INTERMEDIARIES (U.K.) LTD 17 Jul 2012
    08150141 WOODHALL PROPERTIES (CHESHUNT) LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08151607 HAPPI CABS CHELMSFORD LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08151610 CHELMSFORD COMMUNICATIONS LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08151953 JUST CHILDREN LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08153035 HG MARINA LTD 23 Jul 2012
    08157366 SANROSE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08162609 SOUTH COAST BATHROOMS LTD 31 Jul 2012
    08163181 VESTRICS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08127671 ROMAN WAY PROPERTIES LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08133660 IZ SERVICES LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08137714 PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANCY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08146744 JLX CONSULTANTS LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08146925 IMANAH LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08150273 MACKBECH LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08151928 KUSTOM CREATION LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08156652 OBLIVION ALLSTARS CHEER AND DANCE LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08157204 BCT EMPLOYEE SERVICES LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08157638 PHILLIPSFIRST LIMITED 26 Jul 2012