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
    07139941 ART CARE PRESENTATION LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07127173 E P CONCEPTS LTD 15 Jan 2010
    07122471 DJPG LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07122224 CHELTENHAM FUNDING LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07118169 4 BG GROUP LTD 07 Jan 2010
    07117168 MEED MARINE SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Jan 2010
    07116658 BRIDAL SHOP LTD 05 Jan 2010
    OC351627 WOODLANDS NURSERIES LLP 20 Jan 2010
    07140931 10 FORWARD LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07133623 X WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07132539 BRENTWOOD TILE AND STONE GALLERY LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07131493 MAVERICK CONSULTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07128442 MAISON BONBON LTD 18 Jan 2010
    07126072 CORPORATE BUILDING MAINTENANCE LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07120410 FURNITURE IMPORTS DIRECT LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07120374 MITTRING LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07119883 JTJ CLOTHING LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07118826 EMOOV LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    OC351934 LSA INSTALLATIONS LLP 31 Jan 2010
    07136732 GENIN IT SERVICES LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07133706 PUBLIC RELATIONS DISTRIBUTION LONDON LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07128204 THE PLACENTAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION 18 Jan 2010
    07127571 746 RESEARCH LTD 16 Jan 2010
    07123682 OAKMAIN ASSOCIATES LTD 13 Jan 2010
    OC351509 TOUCHLINE TRADING LLP 14 Jan 2010