Chelmsford, Essex
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Chelmsford UK 2015 432 161,156 2014 446 150,722 % change -3.1% 6.9% Record Year 2013 (457) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 135 143 154 New companies in 2014 140 167 139 % change -3.6% -14.4% 10.8% Record Year 2013 (167) 2014 (167) 2007 (201)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Chelmsford UK 2015 278 89,523 2014 252 82,370 % change 10.3% 8.7% Record Year 2011 (315) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 78 86 114 Closed companies in 2014 71 102 79 % change 9.9% -15.7% 44% Record Year 2011 (133) 2014 (102) 2009 (225)
Net Company Growth
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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) Chelmsford UK 2015 154 71,633 2014 194 68,352 Record Year 2007 (272) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 57 57 40 Net growth in 2014 69 65 60 Record Year 2005 (77) 2003 (81) 2007 (146)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.3% 2014 0.3% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -5.4% -21.1% 1.0% Record Year 1993 (0.4%) 1994 (0.4%) 1991 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.31% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 2.02% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTANCY 1.22% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CHELMSFORD 0.84% PROPERTY 2.72% ELECTRICAL 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% PROPERTY 0.76% CARE 2.13% ESSEX 0.76% ENGINEERING 2.12% DESIGN 0.72% LONDON 1.91% CONSTRUCTION 0.63% TRADING 1.88% MYPLANET 0.63% TRANSPORT 1.82% INVESTMENTS 0.63% ELECTRICAL 1.76% CAPITAL 0.59% DESIGN 1.65% DEVELOPMENTS 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.63% BUSINESS 0.59% CO., 1.58% PROPERTIES 0.55% J 1.55% BUILDING 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.54% ENGINEERING 0.55% BUSINESS 1.49% ASSOCIATES 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CREATIVE 0.46% GLOBAL 1.46% IT 0.46% ASSOCIATES 1.44% LONDON 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% HOUSE 0.46% BUILDING 1.31% M 0.46% IT 1.30% MEDIA 0.42% MEDIA 1.28% GROUP 0.42% M 1.27%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 865 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 250 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 197 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 131 43,081 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 114 29,218 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 109 30,825 62090 - Other information technology service activities 59 12,862 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 56 19,098 74990 - Non-trading company 49 13,794 41100 - Development of building projects 40 11,863 86900 - Other human health activities 40 13,990 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 37 6,557 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 34 9,080 62012 - Business and domestic software development 31 9,651 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 31 11,600 43210 - Electrical installation 30 6,139 56101 - Licensed restaurants 29 8,909 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 29 6,052 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 27 6,067 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 27 10,200
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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