How many companies are there in Chesham?

There are 2,523 active companies in Chesham as of Dec 2023. In total, 4,401 companies have been incorporated, and 1,872 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Chesham?

Most companies in Chesham are categorised under: professional, scientific and technical activities. This accounts for 431 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Chesham?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Chesham are: other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; management consultancy activities other than financial management; and other business support service activities.

Which words do companies in Chesham use in their names most often?

Businesses and companies in Chesham most commonly used the words SERVICES, MANAGEMENT, UK, CONSULTING, and SOLUTIONS in their company names.

Chesham Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Out of Chesham's 4,401 total incorporated companies, 259 were formed in the last 12 months.

Chesham's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Chesham include the 431 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, 337 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and 325 companies working in construction. The business sectors with the least activity include water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 4 active companies, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 3 active companies, and public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 1 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Professional, scientific and technical activities	431	811	371
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	337	575	230
Construction	325	480	146
Real estate activities	285	351	64
Information and communication	284	542	251
Administrative and support service activities	269	564	283
Other service activities	147	277	128
Manufacturing	120	199	76
Human health and social work activities	104	180	75
Arts, entertainment and recreation	91	177	84
Accommodation and food service activities	87	203	113
Activities of households as employers	72	82	10
Education	59	98	38
Transportation and storage	58	123	64
Financial and insurance activities	55	85	28
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	11	17	6
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4	17	12
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3	7	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1	8	7
Mining and Quarrying	0	4	3

Company Trends in Chesham

Looking at the big changes in Chesham's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in other letting and operating of own or leased real estate now making up 7.77% of active businesses, a total of 196 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 3.96% of active businesses in Chesham, a change of 74% from the 2.28% percentage share seen in 2018. Retail sale via mail order houses or via internet also saw positive growth, currently representing 2.66% of Chesham's active companies.

Notable changes in Chesham's business sectors include a rise of 43% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 29% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and rise of 11% in construction.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	196	218	22
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	175	350	169
Other business support service activities	147	341	184
Buying and selling of own real estate	100	124	23
Information technology consultancy activities	93	198	100
Other service activities	92	187	95
Development of building projects	77	102	24
Residents property management	72	80	8
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	67	109	41
Other human health activities	52	94	41
Construction of domestic buildings	50	69	19
Other information technology service activities	45	94	48
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	44	59	15
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	42	60	18
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	41	77	36
Accounting and auditing activities	40	60	19
Other building completion and finishing	40	56	15
Specialised design activities	37	55	18
Electrical installation	36	68	30
Construction of commercial buildings	33	50	16

Company Names & Word Choices in Chesham

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Chesham are SERVICES, MANAGEMENT, UK, CONSULTING, and SOLUTIONS.

Chesham's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Chesham is Base Metal Products Limited at 90 years, 11 months, and 26 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00270930	Base Metal Products Limited	Development of building projects	07 Dec 1932	90 years
00325308	Balgley Manufacturing Company Limited	Development of building projects	12 Mar 1937	86 years
00345272	Gullett & Sons Limited	Construction of domestic buildings	15 Oct 1938	85 years
00401818	Redding & Webb Limited	Construction of domestic buildings	11 Dec 1945	77 years
00431958	P.Hunter,Limited	Other business support service activities	27 Mar 1947	76 years
00442494	H.Knowles-Brown Limited	Raising of sheep and goats	20 Sep 1947	76 years
00462542	Kincol Limited	Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified	20 Dec 1948	74 years
00597852	Talahasse Limited	Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles	24 Jan 1958	65 years
00612245	Inland Waterways Association(The)	Activities of other membership organizations	02 Oct 1958	65 years
00628645	Quadriga Cyber Consulting Ltd	Book publishing	22 May 1959	64 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Chesham

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Chesham, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 1,115 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
C/O Dickinsons, Brandon House, First Floor, 90 The Broadway	HP5 1EG	298
Unit 7a Waterside Business Park, Waterside	HP5 1PE	228
Brandon House - 2nd Floor, 90 The Broadway	HP5 1EG	213
C/O Dickinsons Brandon House, First Floor, 90 The Broadway	HP5 1EG	109
83 High Street	HP5 1DE	66
Mead Court 10 The Mead Business Centre, 176-178 Berkhampstead Road	HP5 3EE	52
117 High Street	HP5 1DE	47
13a Chiltern Court, Asheridge Road	HP5 2PX	40
Brandon House - Floor 2, 90 The Broadway	HP5 1EG	36
3 Bevan Hill	HP5 2QS	26

Chesham's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15321878	Dely Dar Limited	Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322124	Thornmead Financial Ltd	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322957	Christie Hlwec Limited	Manufacture of other plastic products	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15313155	Reeves Lawson & Co Law Limited	Solicitors	28 Nov 2023	5 days
15313691	Haixin Trade Limited	Agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft	28 Nov 2023	5 days
15310607	3aexecutivecars Ltd	Taxi operation	27 Nov 2023	6 days
15306734	Craft Buddy Property Holdings Ltd	Buying and selling of own real estate	24 Nov 2023	9 days
15301994	Mw Scenes Ltd	Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery	22 Nov 2023	11 days
15300173	Av Custom Electrical Ltd	Electrical installation	21 Nov 2023	12 days
15293234	Apex Residences Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	19 Nov 2023	14 days
15288643	Esin Packaging Ltd	Manufacture of printed labels	16 Nov 2023	17 days
15289029	House Of Rora Limited	Development of building projects	16 Nov 2023	17 days
15286488	Ivan's Village Foods Ltd	Licensed restaurants	15 Nov 2023	18 days
15286985	Drawingroom Entertainments Ltd	Performing arts	15 Nov 2023	18 days
15282210	Bhf1 Limited	Information technology consultancy activities	14 Nov 2023	19 days
15274012	Bevanhill Ltd	Information technology consultancy activities	10 Nov 2023	23 days
15274444	Arvyden Uk Ltd	Wholesale of fruit and vegetables	10 Nov 2023	23 days
15275102	Doves Care Agency (Franchise) Limited	Other service activities	10 Nov 2023	23 days
15275727	Zi Cloud Limited	Information technology consultancy activities	10 Nov 2023	23 days
15268266	Rocce Woodstone Pizza Ltd	Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	08 Nov 2023	25 days

Business Services in Chesham

Chesham Company Scorecard

4,401

Total Incorporations

2,523

Active Companies

1,872

Total Dissolved