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
New Company Registrations
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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) Brentwood UK 2010 162 105,137 2009 105 91,034 % change 54.3% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (167) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2010 41 51 70 New companies in 2009 36 30 39 % change 13.9% 70.0% 79.5% Record Year 2008 (43) 2010 (51) 2007 (81)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Brentwood UK 2010 83 82,677 2009 80 108,060 % change 3.8% -23.5% Record Year 2010 (83) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 27 25 31 Closed companies in 2009 7 17 56 % change 285.7% 47.1% -45% Record Year 2004 (32) 2000 (30) 2009 (56)
Net Company Growth
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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) Brentwood UK 2010 79 22,460 2009 25 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (93) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 14 26 39 Net growth in 2009 29 13 -17 Record Year 2009 (29) 2007 (33) 2007 (51)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.2% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 5.7% 45.5% 49.1% Record Year 1967 (0.7%) 1962 (0.8%) 1961 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.50% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.15% CONSULTING 4.60% ESSEX 1.04% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CONSTRUCTION 0.92% PROPERTY 2.50% CASTLE 0.81% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CONSULTANTS 0.69% TRADING 1.93% J 0.69% DESIGN 1.91% CONSULTANCY 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% ENGINEERING 0.69% MEDIA 1.84% ELEGANT 0.69% BUSINESS 1.74% BRENTWOOD 0.69% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% LENNOX 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.63% MARKETING 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.54% ASSOCIATES 0.58% J 1.48% IT 0.58% LONDON 1.45% P 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.45% NEW 0.58% GROUP 1.37% DESIGN 0.58% GLOBAL 1.35% C 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.35% CENTRE 0.58% BUILDING 1.34% TRAINING 0.58% CARE 1.33% LEISURE 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CAPITAL 0.46% M 1.28% CONTRACTORS 0.46% SYSTEMS 1.25% MEDIA 0.46% S 1.23%
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 214 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 63 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 39 26,974 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 30 14,007 9999 - Dormant Company 28 19,948 7499 - Non-trading company 22 15,398 7414 - Business & management consultancy 16 17,003 99999 - Dormant Company 15 13,808 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 9,943 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 13 3,069 7260 - Other computer related activities 12 10,331 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 8,154 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 11 9,659 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 11 9,325 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 10 2,729 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 7,143 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 8 1,730 43210 - Electrical installation 8 3,163 7450 - Labour recruitment 7 3,809 4534 - Other building installation 7 2,840
Recent Companies
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