Colchester, Essex
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Colchester when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2011 was a record first half year for company registrations in Colchester when compared to any half year in history.
- June 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Colchester when compared to any previous June.
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New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The first half of 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Colchester when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2011 was a record first half year for company registrations in Colchester when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2011 a total of 668 companies were formed in Colchester. This figure is 9.2% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
The highest total for a first half year in Colchester occurred in 2011 when a total of 668 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Colchester UK 2011 668 228,735 2010 612 203,749 % change 9.2% 12.3% Record Year 2011 (668) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 309 companies were registered in Colchester during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is an increase of 7.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Colchester UK 2011 309 112,344 2010 287 98,612 % change 7.7% 13.9% Record Year 2011 (309) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
June 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Colchester when compared to any previous June.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 83 87 139 New companies in 2010 91 83 113 % change -8.8% 4.8% 23.0% Record Year 1997 (123) 2006 (101) 2011 (139)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 427 companies were dissolved in Colchester. This figure is 3.2% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Colchester occurred in 2009 when a total of 686 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Colchester UK 2011 427 162,310 2010 441 177,631 % change -3.2% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (686) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 179 companies were dissolved in Colchester during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 26.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Colchester UK 2011 179 71,324 2010 244 94,954 % change -26.6% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (395) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 31 72 76 Closed companies in 2010 50 100 94 % change -38.0% -28.0% -19% Record Year 2009 (97) 2009 (213) 2010 (94)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Colchester increased by 241 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Colchester UK 2011 241 66,425 2010 171 26,118 Record Year 2007 (371) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Colchester during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 130 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Colchester UK 2011 130 41,020 2010 43 3,658 Record Year 1997 (213) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 52 15 63 Net growth in 2010 41 -17 19 Record Year 1997 (117) 2006 (60) 2008 (74)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Colchester formed 0.3% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.3%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Colchester 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.4%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Colchester formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Colchester 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -11.7% -17.4% 9.0% Record Year 1967 (0.7%) 1976 (0.6%) 1966 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 44.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Colchester was 1857 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.1% of all director appointments in Colchester in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Colchester was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
29.0% of all director appointments in Colchester in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.76% CONSULTING 5.09% CONSULTING 1.71% MANAGEMENT 4.86% CONSULTANCY 1.34% CONSULTANCY 3.17% DESIGN 1.03% PROPERTY 2.43% PROPERTY 0.98% TRADING 2.05% COLCHESTER 0.93% DESIGN 1.94% MEDIA 0.83% ASSOCIATES 1.92% CARE 0.78% BUSINESS 1.87% ESSEX 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% TRAINING 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ASSOCIATES 0.67% MEDIA 1.73% CONSULTANTS 0.62% ENGINEERING 1.67% (COLCHESTER) 0.62% LONDON 1.60% TRADING 0.57% GLOBAL 1.46% ENGINEERING 0.52% J 1.44% T 0.52% CARE 1.44% C 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.42% PROPERTIES 0.47% IT 1.39% CONSTRUCTION 0.47% BUILDING 1.32% HOLDINGS 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.31% ANTHONY 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.30% J 0.41% M 1.27% MAINTENANCE 0.41% S 1.23% ELECTRICAL 0.41% ENTERPRISES 1.20% TRANSPORT 0.41% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 447 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 153 60,758 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 137 30,647 99999 - Dormant Company 78 18,918 9999 - Dormant Company 76 20,111 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 70 16,419 7414 - Business & management consultancy 41 13,053 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 39 10,545 7499 - Non-trading company 33 10,955 7260 - Other computer related activities 32 7,849 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 29 10,322 62090 - Other information technology service activities 29 7,095 9305 - Other service activities 27 9,063 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 23 7,143 74990 - Non-trading company 21 8,481 43210 - Electrical installation 19 3,085 93199 - Other sports activities 19 1,558 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 18 5,928 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 7,835 41100 - Development of building projects 16 3,852
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07604911 THE LIGHTHOUSE CATERING LIMITED 14 Apr 2011 07596185 CARCAR STYLE LTD 07 Apr 2011 07591774 INCENDIO LIMITED 05 Apr 2011 07591767 RAMUS LTD 05 Apr 2011 07611222 FLASH HAND CAR WASH LTD 20 Apr 2011 07596927 CARISMA AUTO DESIGN LTD 08 Apr 2011 07589257 VOLITATION INVESTMENT CO. LTD 04 Apr 2011 07612094 24-28 SANDMARTIN CRESCENT LIMITED 21 Apr 2011 07606388 AGRIMAC (UK) LIMITED 15 Apr 2011 07598130 JOSEPH LUKES GUITARS LTD. 11 Apr 2011 07594318 ASSURED FUNDING LTD 06 Apr 2011 07617633 MICK'S PIE & TASH LTD 28 Apr 2011 07610430 369INTERNET LTD 20 Apr 2011 07609129 DEAL CARROT PLC 19 Apr 2011 07595830 DOWNTOWN CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Apr 2011 07595099 JANE'S ADDICTION LTD 07 Apr 2011 07618164 MERSEA TRAWLERS LIMITED 28 Apr 2011 07617852 TPMG LIMITED 28 Apr 2011 07588247 STRAWBERRY SYSTEMS LIMITED 01 Apr 2011 07614059 HOMES FOR WASTES LTD 26 Apr 2011 07607546 SPILLSURE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Apr 2011 07602629 REGIONAL SCAFFOLDING (COLCHESTER) LIMITED 13 Apr 2011 07590914 COGGESHALL AUTO REPAIRS & SERVICING LIMITED 05 Apr 2011 07612392 LENS LENDERS LTD 21 Apr 2011 07603073 DXK LTD 13 Apr 2011
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