IT support or consultancy companies in the Chelmsford area
1,500 iT support or consultancy companies have a registered office in the Chelmsford area (CM postcodes), and 263 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £15,027 in cash and owed £14,237 at year end.
The numbers
| Measure | Chelmsford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Registered companies | 1,500 | 129,577 |
| Formed in 2025 or 2026 | 263 (18%) | 22% |
| Being struck off or in liquidation | 115 (7.7%) | 9.1% |
| Typical cash at year end | £15,027332 accounts | £20,549 |
| Typical amount owed at year end | £14,237933 accounts | £14,784 |
| Typical number of employees | 1959 accounts | 1 |
What this means if you’re starting one
You can start without much equipment
The typical it support or consultancy company in the Chelmsford area (CM postcodes) carries £1,840 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, lower than 96% of UK industries.
Most of the cost of entry is time and running costs rather than kit, so a small test is cheap.
Most of these businesses are run by one or two people
The typical it support or consultancy company in the Chelmsford area (CM postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (959 filings).
You are mostly up against owner-operators. Your own hours are likely to be your biggest cost, and the easiest one to undercount.
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Check my ideaWhat these figures can’t tell you
Companies are counted where their registered office is, which may be an accountant or a home address rather than a shop. Sole traders and partnerships are not on the register, and electronically filed accounts cover roughly 60–75% of accounts filed each year. The figures describe companies that exist; they cannot prove demand for your idea or predict whether it will work. How the figures are built.
IT support or consultancy in other places
- Ipswich1,549 companies
- Southend-on-Sea983 companies
- Peterborough953 companies
- Norwich668 companies
- London33,123 companies
- Reading3,297 companies
- Birmingham2,935 companies
- Harrow2,930 companies
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