Colchester, Essex
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Colchester when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 325 companies were registered in Colchester during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 0.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Colchester UK 2010 325 105,137 2009 326 91,034 % change -0.3% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (354) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Colchester when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 91 111 123 New companies in 2009 92 93 141 % change -1.1% 19.4% -12.8% Record Year 2003 (107) 2010 (111) 2007 (165)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 197 companies were dissolved in Colchester during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 32.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Colchester UK 2010 197 82,677 2009 291 108,060 % change -32.3% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (291) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 48 64 85 Closed companies in 2009 95 51 145 % change -49.5% 25.5% -41% Record Year 2009 (95) 2008 (77) 2009 (145)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Colchester during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 128 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Colchester UK 2010 128 22,460 2009 35 -17,026 Record Year 2003 (207) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 43 47 38 Net growth in 2009 -3 42 -4 Record Year 2008 (60) 2006 (66) 2007 (120)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Colchester formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Colchester 2010 0.3% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% % change -8.2% 2.2% -27.5% Record Year 1975 (0.6%) 1968 (0.9%) 1975 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 47.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Colchester was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
29.0% of all director appointments in Colchester in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.04% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.98% CONSULTING 4.60% PROPERTY 1.46% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CONSULTANCY 1.34% PROPERTY 2.50% CARE 1.22% ASSOCIATES 2.04% ESSEX 0.93% TRADING 1.93% COLCHESTER 0.82% DESIGN 1.91% GLOBAL 0.82% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% C 0.82% MEDIA 1.84% MEDIA 0.76% BUSINESS 1.74% BUILDING 0.70% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% DESIGN 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.63% INVESTMENTS 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.54% HEATING 0.70% J 1.48% CONSTRUCTION 0.70% LONDON 1.45% S 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.45% BUSINESS 0.64% GROUP 1.37% J 0.64% GLOBAL 1.35% DEVELOPMENTS 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.35% HEALTH 0.58% BUILDING 1.34% TRADING 0.58% CARE 1.33% (ESSEX) 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.30% (COLCHESTER) 0.52% M 1.28% ELECTRICAL 0.52% SYSTEMS 1.25% ASSOCIATES 0.52% S 1.23%
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 508 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 157 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 125 26,974 99999 - Dormant Company 68 13,808 9999 - Dormant Company 66 19,948 7414 - Business & management consultancy 59 17,003 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 58 14,007 7260 - Other computer related activities 43 10,331 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 35 9,943 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 32 8,154 7499 - Non-trading company 30 15,398 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 29 9,659 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 27 9,325 9305 - Other service activities 25 9,038 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 7,143 43210 - Electrical installation 21 3,163 74990 - Non-trading company 21 8,149 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 6,340 4545 - Other building completion 19 3,346 41100 - Development of building projects 18 4,513
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07196738 THE LANMERE MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED 19 Mar 2010 07187281 BLACKWATER FISHING LIMITED 12 Mar 2010 07183252 A C TREE SERVICES LTD 09 Mar 2010 07179910 TSAAD SPACE STUDIOS LIMITED 05 Mar 2010 OC353448 B3 ARCHITECTS LLP 22 Mar 2010 07210026 STANDY HOLDINGS LIMITED 31 Mar 2010 07205952 ULT REALISATIONS LIMITED 29 Mar 2010 07198120 BRT EXPRESS LTD 22 Mar 2010 07195095 EN AVANT LIMITED 18 Mar 2010 07192313 COKER RACING LIMITED 17 Mar 2010 07189993 TWOE SYSTEMS AND TELECOMS LIMITED 16 Mar 2010 07187539 PAUL & CO MAINTENANCE LIMITED 12 Mar 2010 07179461 COLCHESTER ZOO HOLDINGS LIMITED 05 Mar 2010 07204614 SLAMJIBE SOFTWARE LTD 26 Mar 2010 07199291 CDM RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITED 23 Mar 2010 07191967 CYCLOPS BEER LIMITED 16 Mar 2010 07174063 HEALTHY PAGES LTD 02 Mar 2010 07172190 WMS CONSTRACTION COMPANY LTD 01 Mar 2010 07209679 GN SITE ENGINEERS LTD 31 Mar 2010 07203565 BEN HAWES LIMITED 25 Mar 2010 07171875 REYNOLDS PARTNERSHIP LTD 01 Mar 2010 OC352964 BARNES CLARK OF TIPTREE LLP 05 Mar 2010 07208638 HAWK-ZED CONSULTING LIMITED 30 Mar 2010 07205867 HAT CLUB EVENTS LIMITED 29 Mar 2010 07191660 JEFTIN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
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