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Security company companies in the Chelmsford area

153 security company companies have a registered office in the Chelmsford area (CM postcodes), and 37 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £20,295 in cash and owed £19,864 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Private security activities” (SIC 80100). Covers companies with a registered office in CM postcodes, including Chelmsford, Harlow.

The numbers

Security company companies in the Chelmsford area (CM postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureChelmsfordUK
Registered companies15313,277
Formed in 2025 or 202637 (24%)29%
Being struck off or in liquidation21 (14%)15%
Typical cash at year end£20,29541 accounts£11,382
Typical amount owed at year end£19,86471 accounts£11,707
Typical number of employees174 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

10% of security company companies in the Chelmsford area (CM postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 6.6% of all companies there. Nationally that rate is higher than 93% of UK industries.

Closures run high here. It is a churn signal, not a survival rate, but it means the common failure points are worth learning before you start.

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical security company company in the Chelmsford area (CM postcodes) holds £20,295 in cash and owes £19,864; that cash figure is lower than 81% of UK industries.

Typical operators end the year holding less cash than they owe, so there is little slack if takings dip or a big bill lands early.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical security company company in the Chelmsford area (CM postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 3 or more (74 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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What 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.

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