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Colchester, Essex

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Colchester when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Colchester when compared to any previous August.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Colchester when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 337 companies were registered in Colchester during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 10.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)ColchesterUK
    2011337114,512
    2010306101,492
    % change10.1%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (337) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Colchester when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201195128114
    New companies in 201010191114
    % change-5.9%40.7%0.0%
    Record Year2003 (128)2011 (128)2003 (118)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 193 companies were dissolved in Colchester during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)ColchesterUK
    201119372,230
    201023687,705
    % change-18.2%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (292) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011647752
    Closed companies in 2010699275
    % change-7.2%-16.3%-31%
    Record Year2010 (69)2008 (147)2009 (139)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Colchester during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 144 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)ColchesterUK
    201114442,282
    20107013,787
    Record Year 2003 (204) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011315162
    Net growth in 201032-139
    Record Year2008 (98)2002 (71)2002 (80)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Colchester formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Colchester
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-13.9%18.3%-9.7%
    Record Year1973 (0.6%)1972 (0.6%)1961 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 45.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Colchester was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.9% of all director appointments in Colchester in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.69%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT1.64%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.13%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    MEDIA0.92%PROPERTY2.41%
    ESSEX0.87%TRADING2.06%
    COLCHESTER0.87%DESIGN1.94%
    PROPERTY0.87%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    (COLCHESTER)0.82%BUSINESS1.82%
    DESIGN0.77%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ASSOCIATES0.77%ENGINEERING1.74%
    CARE0.72%MEDIA1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.56%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.51%LONDON1.63%
    C0.51%J1.47%
    CONTRACTS0.51%GLOBAL1.46%
    TRAINING0.51%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    TRANSPORT0.46%CARE1.42%
    GLOBAL0.46%IT1.38%
    MAINTENANCE0.46%BUILDING1.30%
    N0.46%PROPERTIES1.28%
    ELECTRICAL0.41%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    SOLAR0.41%M1.25%
    T0.41%ENERGY1.22%
    L0.41%TRAINING1.21%
    TRADING0.41%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied458204,493
    7487 - Other business activities16965,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified12329,245
    9999 - Dormant Company8322,587
    99999 - Dormant Company7218,281
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6615,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4514,755
    7499 - Non-trading company3911,543
    9305 - Other service activities3810,525
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3610,137
    7260 - Other computer related activities348,686
    62090 - Other information technology service activities286,798
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2810,018
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply218,345
    9262 - Other sporting activities201,868
    43210 - Electrical installation192,938
    93199 - Other sports activities191,510
    74990 - Non-trading company188,064
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering186,321
    5530 - Restaurants175,640

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07709503 SHOPPING WORLD LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07720572 ESTIRICHY LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07691637 COLLIS FOOD COMPANY LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07691659 MADDISON'S OF ESSEX LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07692840 MARYLYN PULLUM LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07698671 FLAG VICTOR LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07711174 OMEGA INVESTMENTS (UK) LTD 19 Jul 2011
    07716805 T S AND A LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07699989 SNEAKYBIDSTER LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07703642 A&A (EUROPE) LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07705073 THE LITTLE ANGEL CAKE COMPANY LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07707938 JAD COMPUTERS LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07718170 JETFIRE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07721440 KEITH BLACKMAN LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07691431 DANIELS & WOOD LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07702632 ROBERT J HUNT LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07703285 GRANITE CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07720535 FIREMEN MODELS LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07693082 FERGUSON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07721017 FIELDLAND FLOORING LTD 28 Jul 2011
    07721448 DIGITAL SHOWCASES LTD 28 Jul 2011
    07694905 WATERWORKS EAST ANGLIA LTD 06 Jul 2011
    07695817 PV SOLAR SPECIALISTS LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07703278 CAVENDISH TAXATION SERVICES LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07716761 TIBBSY LIMITED 25 Jul 2011