Brentwood, Essex

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous February.
  • Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Brentwood when compared to any previous Q1.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 162 companies were registered in Brentwood during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 54.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BrentwoodUK
    2010162105,137
    200910591,034
    % change54.3%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (167) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010415170
    New companies in 2009363039
    % change13.9%70.0%79.5%
    Record Year2008 (43)2010 (51)2007 (81)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Brentwood when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 83 companies were dissolved in Brentwood during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 3.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BrentwoodUK
    20108382,677
    200980108,060
    % change3.8%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (83) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010272531
    Closed companies in 200971756
    % change285.7%47.1%-45%
    Record Year2004 (32)2000 (30)2009 (56)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Brentwood during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 79 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BrentwoodUK
    20107922,460
    200925-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (93) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010142639
    Net growth in 20092913-17
    Record Year2009 (29)2007 (33)2007 (51)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Brentwood formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Brentwood
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change5.7%45.5%49.1%
    Record Year1967 (0.7%)1962 (0.8%)1961 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Brentwood was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    25.6% of all director appointments in Brentwood in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.50%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT1.15%CONSULTING4.60%
    ESSEX1.04%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CONSTRUCTION0.92%PROPERTY2.50%
    CASTLE0.81%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTANTS0.69%TRADING1.93%
    J0.69%DESIGN1.91%
    CONSULTANCY0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    ENGINEERING0.69%MEDIA1.84%
    ELEGANT0.69%BUSINESS1.74%
    BRENTWOOD0.69%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    LENNOX0.69%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    MARKETING0.69%ENGINEERING1.54%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%J1.48%
    IT0.58%LONDON1.45%
    P0.58%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    NEW0.58%GROUP1.37%
    DESIGN0.58%GLOBAL1.35%
    C0.58%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CENTRE0.58%BUILDING1.34%
    TRAINING0.58%CARE1.33%
    LEISURE0.46%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CAPITAL0.46%M1.28%
    CONTRACTORS0.46%SYSTEMS1.25%
    MEDIA0.46%S1.23%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied214228,645
    7487 - Other business activities6374,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3926,974
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3014,007
    9999 - Dormant Company2819,948
    7499 - Non-trading company2215,398
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1617,003
    99999 - Dormant Company1513,808
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities149,943
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified133,069
    7260 - Other computer related activities1210,331
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified128,154
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply119,659
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering119,325
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.102,729
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified97,143
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment81,730
    43210 - Electrical installation83,163
    7450 - Labour recruitment73,809
    4534 - Other building installation72,840

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07163255 SMC TRAINING & COACHING SERVICES LTD 19 Feb 2010
    07160411 1ST CHOICE STORAGE LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07158419 MARLIN BATHROOM & TILE STUDIO LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07154697 SKYLINE 120 NEXUS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07170323 THE BUSINESS LOUNGE LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07168059 HEALTHMANAGER LINK LTD 24 Feb 2010
    07159515 G TRAVEL LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07159335 COUNTRY PLACES LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07157494 KEY DESIGN AUTOMOTIVE CONSULTANTS LTD 15 Feb 2010
    07155434 SUNSCAPE SALES & MARKETING LTD 12 Feb 2010
    07155360 ELEGANT CRUISES LTD 11 Feb 2010
    07154150 GROVE NEW HOMES LTD 11 Feb 2010
    07153026 ELEGANT VILLAS LTD 10 Feb 2010
    07150727 ELEGANT HOLIDAYS LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07148710 ROMFORD PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 06 Feb 2010
    07148085 ROBOSOL SOFTWARE UK LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07145295 ELEGENT RESORTS LTD 03 Feb 2010
    07144483 PROTEACHING PERSONNEL LTD 03 Feb 2010
    07141748 TS CONSULTANTS LTD 01 Feb 2010
    07141710 BLUE SERIF LIMITED 01 Feb 2010
    07171714 SIVARAMAN LIMITED 26 Feb 2010
    07158355 WORRIN SERVICES LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07154101 I W CAPITAL LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07151600 WEBB ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07142767 GOLDCREST NEW HOMES LTD. 02 Feb 2010