Chelmsford, Essex

Q3 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

  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Chelmsford when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Chelmsford when compared to any previous July.

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 2013)

    A total of 425 companies were registered in Chelmsford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 13.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)ChelmsfordUK
    2013425132,684
    2012374118,868
    % change13.6%11.6%
    Record Year 2011 (459) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013162127136
    New companies in 2012129119126
    % change25.6%6.7%7.9%
    Record Year2011 (163)2011 (166)2013 (136)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 266 companies were dissolved in Chelmsford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 20.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)ChelmsfordUK
    201326686,170
    201222175,908
    % change20.4%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (333) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013898394
    Closed companies in 2012857858
    % change4.7%6.4%62%
    Record Year2013 (89)2008 (196)2009 (156)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Chelmsford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 159 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)ChelmsfordUK
    201315946,514
    201215342,960
    Record Year 2011 (229) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013734442
    Net growth in 2012444168
    Record Year2011 (87)2011 (86)2002 (97)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Chelmsford
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.4%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change12.4%-2.1%-5.3%
    Record Year2004 (0.4%)2005 (0.4%)1991 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Chelmsford was in 2005 when 32.9% of all directors were female.

    27.8% of all director appointments in Chelmsford in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.72%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.64%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.40%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    BUSINESS1.24%PROPERTY2.53%
    ESSEX1.08%TRADING2.08%
    TRADING0.88%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROPERTY0.76%LONDON1.79%
    ELECTRICAL0.72%DESIGN1.78%
    J0.68%BUSINESS1.74%
    ASSOCIATES0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    SYSTEMS0.64%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    CONSTRUCTION0.64%CARE1.64%
    CONSULTANTS0.52%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    GLOBAL0.52%GLOBAL1.59%
    GREEN0.48%J1.54%
    IT0.44%MEDIA1.54%
    M0.44%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    CHELMSFORD0.44%PROPERTIES1.45%
    PARTNERS0.44%IT1.39%
    CARE0.44%M1.25%
    INVESTMENTS0.44%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    MEDIA0.44%BUILDING1.19%
    CLEANING0.40%CAPITAL1.19%
    DESIGN0.40%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    ENGINEERING0.40%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied762260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company20446,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified16554,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management11834,970
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified11325,547
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities11126,675
    74990 - Non-trading company6114,228
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5817,715
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified387,590
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3812,516
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets375,706
    56302 - Public houses and bars375,437
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet378,475
    86900 - Other human health activities329,203
    43210 - Electrical installation295,724
    62012 - Business and domestic software development289,104
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing255,382
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings246,039
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate248,312
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment235,859

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08635261 SUPERBIA AUTOMOTIVE LTD. 02 Aug 2013
    08636164 SELECT OFFSHORE LTD 02 Aug 2013
    08636184 BORN TO BUSINESS LTD 02 Aug 2013
    08638513 LEIGH GARD SERVICES LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08638728 BRENLAND PROPERTIES LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08639472 BRAXTED INTERIORS LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08640803 DIGITAL DAWN LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08642267 PW AUTOCAD LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08642424 PORTERS PLASTERING COMPANY LTD 08 Aug 2013
    08645591 1ST CHOICE ENGINES LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08646439 CHRISTOPHER BANE LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08646610 ADEN MOSES LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08649376 VIKING SUPPLY LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08653994 INTELLIGENT DESIGN & BUILD LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08656494 T&S ELITE MARKETING LTD 19 Aug 2013
    08659382 COOPERS CLEANERS LTD 21 Aug 2013
    08666853 SHROPSHIRE GRAB HIRE AND GROUNDWORKS LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08668875 CWS HOLDINGS (ESSEX) LTD 29 Aug 2013
    08670602 YOUTECA LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08635673 HERBAL TEA ROOM LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08648144 PAP MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08653255 ADG DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08654493 MASH UP ENGINEERING LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08658889 BARNES LEYTON CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08659363 CM2 CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 21 Aug 2013