Chelmsford, Essex

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Chelmsford when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Chelmsford when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures 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 2013)

    Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Chelmsford when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 457 companies were registered in Chelmsford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 5.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)ChelmsfordUK
    2013457134,802
    2012432131,491
    % change5.8%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (457) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Chelmsford when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013167133157
    New companies in 2012131147154
    % change27.5%-9.5%1.9%
    Record Year2013 (167)2012 (147)2007 (201)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 301 companies were dissolved in Chelmsford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 40.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)ChelmsfordUK
    201330177,914
    201221567,576
    % change40.0%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (315) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Chelmsford when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20131337989
    Closed companies in 2012748853
    % change79.7%-10.2%68%
    Record Year2011 (133)2008 (94)2009 (225)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Chelmsford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 156 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)ChelmsfordUK
    201315656,888
    201221763,915
    Record Year 2007 (272) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013345468
    Net growth in 20125759101
    Record Year2005 (77)2003 (81)2007 (146)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Chelmsford formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Chelmsford
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change14.3%-10.2%5.4%
    Record Year1993 (0.4%)1994 (0.4%)1991 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 45.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Chelmsford was in 2005 when 34.5% of all directors were female.

    26.7% of all director appointments in Chelmsford in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.61%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.57%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTANCY1.40%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    BUSINESS0.98%PROPERTY2.44%
    PROPERTY0.85%TRADING2.06%
    DESIGN0.81%DESIGN1.79%
    SYSTEMS0.76%ENGINEERING1.78%
    TRADING0.76%BUSINESS1.77%
    ESSEX0.72%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    ELECTRICAL0.68%LONDON1.72%
    INVESTMENTS0.68%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    ASSOCIATES0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    CHELMSFORD0.55%MEDIA1.63%
    CAPITAL0.55%GLOBAL1.57%
    J0.55%J1.56%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%CARE1.46%
    GLOBAL0.55%IT1.43%
    CARE0.55%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    CONSULTANTS0.51%PROPERTIES1.36%
    MEDIA0.51%M1.25%
    IT0.47%BUILDING1.21%
    PARTNERS0.47%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    (ESSEX)0.42%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    GREEN0.42%TRAINING1.17%
    LONDON0.42%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied747249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company17043,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified16154,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management11932,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities10824,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified10223,532
    74990 - Non-trading company7314,129
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4716,448
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified406,954
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet377,199
    56302 - Public houses and bars364,952
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3612,664
    86900 - Other human health activities318,465
    62012 - Business and domestic software development298,099
    86210 - General medical practice activities264,062
    7487 - Other business activities257,556
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings255,372
    43210 - Electrical installation255,625
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets245,186
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate237,507

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08385787 WHENYOUSELL LTD 01 Feb 2013
    08385901 UNIBOARD GLOBAL LTD 01 Feb 2013
    08387636 CHRIS DOGGETT LTD 04 Feb 2013
    08388407 MAJESTIC CLEANING (SOUTH EAST) LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08389522 WESTMOUNT SYSTEMS LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08395197 WHELDON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08399903 AUTANA ENTERPRISES LTD 12 Feb 2013
    08401398 BROADSCOPE CONTRACTS LTD 13 Feb 2013
    08412533 GARAGE EQUIPMENT ARAS LTD 20 Feb 2013
    08414483 GARDNER BUILDING LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08414639 MONEY MANAGER 4U LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08423686 WWP PARTNERS OF FINANCING LTD 28 Feb 2013
    08423826 TRADE PRICE AUTOS LTD 28 Feb 2013
    08389444 EJA SERVICES LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08390248 MATTHEW PATERSON LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08394680 PERFECT FINISH (ESSEX) LTD 08 Feb 2013
    08397608 TRIVIUM CREATIVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08400065 ECS REAL CIDER SUPPLIES LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08401053 MY CHAIR BACK LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08401317 CABAOKE LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08401381 KABAOKE LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08404413 COLIN POWELL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08406647 AMP ELECTRICAL AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD. 18 Feb 2013
    08419462 DBOC LTD 26 Feb 2013
    08421385 MATRICK VENTURES LTD 27 Feb 2013