Chelmsford, Essex

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Chelmsford when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Chelmsford when compared to any previous February.

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 2014)

    A total of 446 companies were registered in Chelmsford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)ChelmsfordUK
    2014446150,722
    2013457134,802
    % change-2.4%11.8%
    Record Year 2013 (457) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Chelmsford when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014140167139
    New companies in 2013167133157
    % change-16.2%25.6%-11.5%
    Record Year2013 (167)2014 (167)2007 (201)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 252 companies were dissolved in Chelmsford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 16.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)ChelmsfordUK
    201425282,370
    201330177,914
    % change-16.3%5.7%
    Record Year 2011 (315) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Chelmsford when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20147110279
    Closed companies in 20131337989
    % change-46.6%29.1%-11%
    Record Year2011 (133)2014 (102)2009 (225)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Chelmsford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 194 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)ChelmsfordUK
    201419468,352
    201315656,888
    Record Year 2007 (272) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014696560
    Net growth in 2013345468
    Record Year2005 (77)2003 (81)2007 (146)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Chelmsford formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Chelmsford
    20140.3%
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.3%0.3%
    % change-21.6%15.9%-26.1%
    Record Year1993 (0.4%)1994 (0.4%)1991 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    27.6% of all director appointments in Chelmsford in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.01%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTING1.97%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY1.33%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    PROPERTY1.01%PROPERTY2.64%
    ESSEX1.01%TRADING2.05%
    BUSINESS0.88%LONDON1.88%
    TRADING0.84%ENGINEERING1.86%
    TRAINING0.76%CARE1.79%
    CHELMSFORD0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    MEDIA0.64%DESIGN1.75%
    ENGINEERING0.60%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    IT0.60%BUSINESS1.71%
    CONSTRUCTION0.56%PROPERTIES1.60%
    ASSOCIATES0.56%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.56%GLOBAL1.58%
    CAPITAL0.56%J1.48%
    J0.56%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    INVESTMENTS0.52%MEDIA1.48%
    CARE0.52%IT1.33%
    HOLD0.52%TRANSPORT1.30%
    PROPERTIES0.52%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    ELECTRICAL0.52%BUILDING1.24%
    SYSTEMS0.48%M1.21%
    SECURITY0.48%CAPITAL1.20%
    CONSULTANTS0.48%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied857280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company22247,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified18456,411
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified12626,700
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management12437,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities11327,750
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified6218,491
    74990 - Non-trading company6114,135
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4612,813
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified388,155
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet359,358
    56101 - Licensed restaurants337,965
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets325,988
    86900 - Other human health activities3010,273
    62012 - Business and domestic software development299,509
    41100 - Development of building projects299,855
    43210 - Electrical installation275,885
    98000 - Residents property management254,832
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing245,521
    56302 - Public houses and bars245,732

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08830024 G.SHAW BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 02 Jan 2014
    08831692 CREDIT PEOPLE RECRUITMENT LTD 03 Jan 2014
    08834357 BEARD PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08842296 HAPPYEXCEL LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08843847 HYDRO NAVITAS LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08847597 ATLANTIC SEA PRODUCTS LTD 16 Jan 2014
    08848547 PJK FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08850452 RVLGH LIMITED 17 Jan 2014
    08853078 G AND M DISTRIBUTION LTD 20 Jan 2014
    08854040 NTS123 LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08857064 ANGLO INNS LTD 22 Jan 2014
    08859594 EQUIVOQUE LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08864994 HAIR BY AMY LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    OC390709 DAEDALOS VI LLP 29 Jan 2014
    08832319 TB TAXI'S LTD 06 Jan 2014
    08841077 EMPIRE NUTRITION LTD 10 Jan 2014
    08845242 SPAR FISH & CHIPS LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08845913 MS52 PROJECTS LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
    08846422 PREMIUM TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD 15 Jan 2014
    08846851 STREET FOOD CNR LTD 15 Jan 2014
    08851227 TANTALUM CORPORATION ACQUISITIONS LTD 20 Jan 2014
    08852120 JUICE PHILOSOPHY LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08856974 REALSALE LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08858678 CRUMB DESIGN LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08862985 MERROSS PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 27 Jan 2014