Brentwood, Essex

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Brentwood when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 118 companies were registered in Brentwood during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 3.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BrentwoodUK
    2010118101,492
    200911494,671
    % change3.5%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (118) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010492841
    New companies in 2009333843
    % change48.5%-26.3%-4.7%
    Record Year2010 (49)2009 (38)2009 (43)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 107 companies were dissolved in Brentwood during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BrentwoodUK
    201010787,705
    2009109159,401
    % change-1.8%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010333935
    Closed companies in 2009184150
    % change83.3%-4.9%-30%
    Record Year2010 (33)2008 (60)2009 (50)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Brentwood during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 11 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BrentwoodUK
    20101113,787
    20095-64,730
    Record Year 2007 (56) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201016-116
    Net growth in 200915-3-7
    Record Year2007 (36)2002 (21)2008 (23)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Brentwood formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Brentwood
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change38.1%-33.2%-8.6%
    Record Year1961 (0.7%)1963 (0.5%)1977 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 43.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Brentwood was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    25.6% of all director appointments in Brentwood in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.00%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING1.56%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTANTS1.00%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTANCY0.89%PROPERTY2.38%
    J0.89%TRADING2.04%
    ESSEX0.78%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    BRENTWOOD0.78%DESIGN1.93%
    INVESTMENT0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    ASSOCIATES0.78%BUSINESS1.80%
    CASTLE0.67%MEDIA1.75%
    ELEGANT0.67%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    BUSINESS0.67%LONDON1.59%
    LENNOX0.67%ENGINEERING1.59%
    LONDON0.56%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ELECTRICAL0.56%CARE1.44%
    IT0.56%J1.44%
    TRADING0.56%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    (ESSEX)0.56%GLOBAL1.42%
    MARKETING0.56%IT1.35%
    NEW0.56%PROPERTIES1.35%
    BUILDING0.56%BUILDING1.32%
    SALES0.44%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    PROPERTY0.44%M1.28%
    CARE0.44%SYSTEMS1.26%
    CO0.44%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied189202,902
    7487 - Other business activities7769,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4125,053
    9999 - Dormant Company2921,484
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2513,161
    99999 - Dormant Company1914,072
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering147,634
    7260 - Other computer related activities148,967
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified147,767
    7499 - Non-trading company1313,408
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1214,940
    9305 - Other service activities119,454
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified92,664
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment81,664
    62090 - Other information technology service activities85,716
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified86,460
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities88,292
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.72,440
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores72,205
    7450 - Labour recruitment62,972

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07348908 GIBSON PARTNERSHIP LTD 18 Aug 2010
    07346449 BUILD ME A SITE LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07342517 AVAIL CAPITAL LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07358349 SAKURA EXPRESS LTD 26 Aug 2010
    07358309 WII ADJ LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07356886 MASTERTECH PUBLISHING LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07356361 AFJOL LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07354942 HARRIDEC LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07352910 PAIN AND GLORY CLOTHING LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07352897 CAGEFIT LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07347063 CYGNET EVENT MANAGEMENT, STRATEGIES & SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07346354 PROVERBS31 LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07345969 DECADENT PROMOTIONS LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07345600 DESIGN TRADE LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07342752 BURTY AND SONS LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07335145 ESSEX P SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Aug 2010
    07361064 GAMMA COMMODITIES LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07358500 ZHONG SHUN LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07352444 ESSENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07346553 HISTORICAL INTERPRETATIONS LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07344031 VALTEC PROPERTIES LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07344007 SCORPION REMOULDS LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07339010 CHAMPIONS ACADEMY (BASKETBALL) CIC 06 Aug 2010
    07336891 FUSION RAIL LTD 05 Aug 2010
    07336023 RUSSELL REMOVALS LTD 04 Aug 2010