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 09419419 EAT 2 EAT LTD 03 Feb 2015 09422382 AFEDE HEALTH BEAUTY & WELLNESS LIMITED 04 Feb 2015 09422480 THENEST LIMITED 04 Feb 2015 09424290 ESTOCK INVEST LTD 05 Feb 2015 09428415 DH AGRISK SERVICES LTD 09 Feb 2015 09437925 HOME IMPROVEMENT HUB LTD 13 Feb 2015 09438606 RAWLINGS CONSULTANCY LTD 13 Feb 2015 09441572 MARDEN CONSULTANCY LTD 16 Feb 2015 09445239 COTTAGE PLACE HOMES LIMITED 18 Feb 2015 09448106 LONDON VIP EVENTS ORGANISER LTD 19 Feb 2015 09449000 SACRE FAIREY LIMITED 19 Feb 2015 09449146 BEST VOLUNTEER TOURS LIMITED 19 Feb 2015 09452098 HUNTS DRIVE 1955 LIMITED 21 Feb 2015 09454898 PALLI LTD 24 Feb 2015 09461110 BIM SERVICES LIMITED 26 Feb 2015 09462519 INULA BEAUTY LIMITED 27 Feb 2015 09417382 FITZ JOHN SOLUTIONS LTD 02 Feb 2015 09417790 MAK POWER UK LIMITED 02 Feb 2015 09429942 RUBINO KITCHEN LIMITED 09 Feb 2015 09430925 DRAINFIX SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Feb 2015 09431199 TECH4U SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Feb 2015 09435178 T PENNACK AND SONS LIMITED 11 Feb 2015 09440426 KNIGHTSBRIDGE MAINTENANCE LTD 16 Feb 2015 09442753 SEARCH DIRECT RECRUITMENT LIMITED 17 Feb 2015 09446740 GJ RISK SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
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