Chelmsford, Essex

Q1 2015 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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 432 companies were registered in Chelmsford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)ChelmsfordUK
    2015432161,156
    2014446150,722
    % change-3.1%6.9%
    Record Year 2013 (457) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015135143154
    New companies in 2014140167139
    % change-3.6%-14.4%10.8%
    Record Year2013 (167)2014 (167)2007 (201)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 278 companies were dissolved in Chelmsford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 10.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)ChelmsfordUK
    201527889,523
    201425282,370
    % change10.3%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (315) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20157886114
    Closed companies in 20147110279
    % change9.9%-15.7%44%
    Record Year2011 (133)2014 (102)2009 (225)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Chelmsford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 154 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)ChelmsfordUK
    201515471,633
    201419468,352
    Record Year 2007 (272) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015575740
    Net growth in 2014696560
    Record Year2005 (77)2003 (81)2007 (146)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Chelmsford formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Chelmsford
    20150.3%
    20140.3%
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-5.4%-21.1%1.0%
    Record Year1993 (0.4%)1994 (0.4%)1991 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Chelmsford was in 2006 when 34.0% of all directors were female.

    23.8% of all director appointments in Chelmsford in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.31%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT2.02%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTANCY1.22%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CHELMSFORD0.84%PROPERTY2.72%
    ELECTRICAL0.80%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    PROPERTY0.76%CARE2.13%
    ESSEX0.76%ENGINEERING2.12%
    DESIGN0.72%LONDON1.91%
    CONSTRUCTION0.63%TRADING1.88%
    MYPLANET0.63%TRANSPORT1.82%
    INVESTMENTS0.63%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CAPITAL0.59%DESIGN1.65%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.59%PROPERTIES1.63%
    BUSINESS0.59%CO.,1.58%
    PROPERTIES0.55%J1.55%
    BUILDING0.55%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    ENGINEERING0.55%BUSINESS1.49%
    ASSOCIATES0.50%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CREATIVE0.46%GLOBAL1.46%
    IT0.46%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    LONDON0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    HOUSE0.46%BUILDING1.31%
    M0.46%IT1.30%
    MEDIA0.42%MEDIA1.28%
    GROUP0.42%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied865288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company25049,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified19758,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13143,081
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified11429,218
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities10930,825
    62090 - Other information technology service activities5912,862
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5619,098
    74990 - Non-trading company4913,794
    41100 - Development of building projects4011,863
    86900 - Other human health activities4013,990
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets376,557
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified349,080
    62012 - Business and domestic software development319,651
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate3111,600
    43210 - Electrical installation306,139
    56101 - Licensed restaurants298,909
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing296,052
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified276,067
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet2710,200

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09371917 PHIL MANNING LIMITED 02 Jan 2015
    09372077 ASSURED MOVES LIMITED 02 Jan 2015
    09373646 SOUNDHOUND MEDIA LTD 05 Jan 2015
    09374966 SUMMERGANGS LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09378077 STAR CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION 07 Jan 2015
    09382414 TRANSPOLITA LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09397773 HATCHER & BARTLETT LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09398979 THOMAS KOPP DESIGN LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09400362 CORAPCI LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09410168 TALIA ASSOCIATES LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09411367 CHELMSFORD HEATING LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09412431 UP AND OVER DYSLEXIA LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    09413049 ACES RECRUITMENT LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    09372541 THE ARK CENTRE LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09374134 TALLTONY DESIGN LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09375680 BY BEVERLEY LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09375683 OBLIVION ALLSTARS DANCE LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09378698 COMPUTER FUTURES IT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09378882 FREDWILL PAINT LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09381040 60 MALTBY STREET FREEHOLD COMPANY LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    OC397512 GEPP & SONS SOLICITORS LLP 14 Jan 2015
    09394137 STRUAN CAPITAL LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09396749 NEW LIFE INCEPTION LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09402832 PJ SIGNALLING LTD 23 Jan 2015
    09403024 THORPESOFT LIMITED 23 Jan 2015