Colchester, Essex
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Colchester when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Colchester when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Colchester when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Colchester when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Colchester when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Colchester when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Colchester when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Colchester when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Colchester when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Colchester when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 405 companies were registered in Colchester during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 12.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Colchester UK 2012 405 131,491 2011 359 116,391 % change 12.8% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (405) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Colchester when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Colchester when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 123 133 149 New companies in 2011 90 119 150 % change 36.7% 11.8% -0.7% Record Year 2012 (123) 2012 (133) 2007 (165)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 188 companies were dissolved in Colchester during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 24.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Colchester UK 2012 188 67,576 2011 248 90,987 % change -24.2% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (291) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 56 56 76 Closed companies in 2011 104 76 68 % change -46.2% -26.3% 12% Record Year 2011 (104) 2008 (77) 2009 (145)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Colchester when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Colchester when compared to any quarter in history.
Net company growth for Colchester during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 217 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Colchester UK 2012 217 63,915 2011 111 25,404 Record Year 2012 (217) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Colchester when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Colchester when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 67 77 73 Net growth in 2011 -14 43 82 Record Year 2012 (67) 2012 (77) 2007 (120)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Colchester formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Colchester 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 17.2% -4.4% -7.1% Record Year 1975 (0.6%) 1968 (0.9%) 1975 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Colchester was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.7% of all director appointments in Colchester in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.97% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.48% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.23% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PROPERTY 1.04% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSTRUCTION 0.89% TRADING 2.07% MEDIA 0.89% DESIGN 1.93% ESSEX 0.79% ENGINEERING 1.86% (COLCHESTER) 0.79% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CARE 0.79% CONSULTANTS 1.79% DESIGN 0.69% BUSINESS 1.73% ASSOCIATES 0.64% MEDIA 1.72% ELECTRICAL 0.54% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% G 0.54% LONDON 1.66% ENTERPRISES 0.54% J 1.54% MAINTENANCE 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.51% GREEN 0.49% GLOBAL 1.50% MARINE 0.49% IT 1.40% M 0.49% CARE 1.34% SCHOOL 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.31% SPORTS 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.27% S 0.49% M 1.27% HOUSE 0.49% BUILDING 1.24% P 0.44% ENERGY 1.20% CENTRE 0.44% S 1.20% SYSTEMS 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 483 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 137 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 134 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 92 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 80 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 72 18,617 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 47 14,303 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 46 13,637 7414 - Business & management consultancy 37 12,113 62090 - Other information technology service activities 32 8,145 9305 - Other service activities 32 8,818 7499 - Non-trading company 30 9,102 93199 - Other sports activities 26 2,011 7260 - Other computer related activities 22 7,154 74990 - Non-trading company 21 9,729 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 20 3,228 41100 - Development of building projects 20 4,984 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 19 6,934 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 18 3,931 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 9,892
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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