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
New Company Registrations
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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) Colchester UK 2011 337 114,512 2010 306 101,492 % change 10.1% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (337) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2011 95 128 114 New companies in 2010 101 91 114 % change -5.9% 40.7% 0.0% Record Year 2003 (128) 2011 (128) 2003 (118)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Colchester UK 2011 193 72,230 2010 236 87,705 % change -18.2% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (292) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 64 77 52 Closed companies in 2010 69 92 75 % change -7.2% -16.3% -31% Record Year 2010 (69) 2008 (147) 2009 (139)
Net Company Growth
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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) Colchester UK 2011 144 42,282 2010 70 13,787 Record Year 2003 (204) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 31 51 62 Net growth in 2010 32 -1 39 Record Year 2008 (98) 2002 (71) 2002 (80)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -13.9% 18.3% -9.7% Record Year 1973 (0.6%) 1972 (0.6%) 1961 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.69% CONSULTING 5.11% MANAGEMENT 1.64% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.13% CONSULTANCY 3.19% MEDIA 0.92% PROPERTY 2.41% ESSEX 0.87% TRADING 2.06% COLCHESTER 0.87% DESIGN 1.94% PROPERTY 0.87% ASSOCIATES 1.85% (COLCHESTER) 0.82% BUSINESS 1.82% DESIGN 0.77% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ASSOCIATES 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.74% CARE 0.72% MEDIA 1.72% ENGINEERING 0.56% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.51% LONDON 1.63% C 0.51% J 1.47% CONTRACTS 0.51% GLOBAL 1.46% TRAINING 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.43% TRANSPORT 0.46% CARE 1.42% GLOBAL 0.46% IT 1.38% MAINTENANCE 0.46% BUILDING 1.30% N 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.28% ELECTRICAL 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.27% SOLAR 0.41% M 1.25% T 0.41% ENERGY 1.22% L 0.41% TRAINING 1.21% TRADING 0.41% S 1.21%
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 458 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 169 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 123 29,245 9999 - Dormant Company 83 22,587 99999 - Dormant Company 72 18,281 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 66 15,760 7414 - Business & management consultancy 45 14,755 7499 - Non-trading company 39 11,543 9305 - Other service activities 38 10,525 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 36 10,137 7260 - Other computer related activities 34 8,686 62090 - Other information technology service activities 28 6,798 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 28 10,018 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 21 8,345 9262 - Other sporting activities 20 1,868 43210 - Electrical installation 19 2,938 93199 - Other sports activities 19 1,510 74990 - Non-trading company 18 8,064 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 18 6,321 5530 - Restaurants 17 5,640
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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