Braintree, Essex
2010 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q2 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Braintree when compared to any previous Q2.
- June 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Braintree when compared to any previous June.
- May 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Braintree when compared to any previous May.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 187 companies were formed in Braintree. This figure is 6.3% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Braintree occurred in 2007 when a total of 206 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Braintree UK 2010 187 203,749 2009 176 182,021 % change 6.3% 11.9% Record Year 2007 (206) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Q2 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Braintree when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 98 companies were registered in Braintree during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is an increase of 14.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Braintree UK 2010 98 98,612 2009 86 90,987 % change 14.0% 8.4% Record Year 2010 (98) 2007 (112,283) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
June 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Braintree when compared to any previous June.
May 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Braintree when compared to any previous May.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2010 25 38 35 New companies in 2009 25 31 30 % change 0.0% 22.6% 16.7% Record Year 1997 (30) 2010 (38) 2010 (35)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 118 companies were dissolved in Braintree. This figure is 37.6% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -38.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Braintree occurred in 2009 when a total of 189 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Braintree UK 2010 118 177,631 2009 189 289,236 % change -37.6% -38.6% Record Year 2009 (189) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 59 companies were dissolved in Braintree during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 53.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Braintree UK 2010 59 94,954 2009 126 181,176 % change -53.2% -47.6% Record Year 2009 (126) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2010 14 23 22 Closed companies in 2009 35 62 29 % change -60.0% -62.9% -24% Record Year 2009 (35) 2009 (62) 2009 (29)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 the company register for Braintree increased by 69 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Braintree UK 2010 69 26,118 2009 -13 -107,215 Record Year 2007 (131) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Net company growth for Braintree during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was 39 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Braintree UK 2010 39 3,658 2009 -40 -90,189 Record Year 2003 (55) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2010 11 15 13 Net growth in 2009 -10 -31 1 Record Year 1997 (29) 2002 (22) 2008 (32)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 Braintree formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Braintree 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
In the second quarter of 2010, Braintree formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Braintree 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -8.0% 16.8% 4.9% Record Year 1961 (0.3%) 1974 (0.3%) 1969 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 45.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 46.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The record first half year for female directors in Braintree was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.2% of all director appointments in Braintree in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The record second quarter for female directors in Braintree was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
27.3% of all director appointments in Braintree in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2009-Jun 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PROPERTY 2.13% MANAGEMENT 5.01% ONE 1.37% CONSULTING 4.79% PRAGMATIC 1.37% CONSULTANCY 3.02% MANAGEMENT 1.07% PROPERTY 2.40% CONSULTING 1.07% ASSOCIATES 2.02% D 0.91% TRADING 2.01% SYSTEMS 0.76% DESIGN 1.91% IT 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.85% DESIGN 0.61% MEDIA 1.80% ELECTRICAL 0.61% BUSINESS 1.75% ASSOCIATES 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.71% DEVELOPMENTS 0.61% INTERNATIONAL 1.59% MEDIA 0.61% ENGINEERING 1.56% T 0.61% LONDON 1.52% CENTRE 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.49% HEALTH 0.46% J 1.46% TRANSPORT 0.46% CARE 1.41% K 0.46% GLOBAL 1.39% L 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.35% R 0.46% BUILDING 1.33% LONDON 0.46% M 1.29% SOUTH 0.46% IT 1.28% B 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.27% BRAINTREE 0.46% GROUP 1.25% GOOD 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.25%
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 126 207,125 7487 - Other business activities 52 68,525 9999 - Dormant Company 22 19,842 8511 - Hospital activities 14 788 90030 - Artistic creation 13 1,299 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 13 8,262 7499 - Non-trading company 12 13,997 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 12 13,490 7414 - Business & management consultancy 12 14,598 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 11 25,942 99999 - Dormant Company 11 14,342 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 10 8,285 4545 - Other building completion 9 3,057 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 8 8,590 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 7 7,922 74990 - Non-trading company 7 7,893 62090 - Other information technology service activities 6 5,854 5530 - Restaurants 5 4,879 86101 - Hospital activities 5 615 7260 - Other computer related activities 5 9,122
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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