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
    07379928 PRIMO MANAGEMENT LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07372915 SONESTA FILMS LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07365758 OBERKORN LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07390352 D GLENN MANAGEMENT LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07389787 HARRIS CONTRACTORS LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07383495 YE OLDE SWEET SHOPPE LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07383479 THE ORIGINAL SWEET COMPANY LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07383104 MPREET SINGH LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07382982 BLUE DRAGON TRANSPORT UK LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07381894 F & C JORDON'S LTD 20 Sep 2010
    07380743 FRESH SPACES CEC LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07371590 A NIGHT WITH WILLS LTD 09 Sep 2010
    07371082 KINGDOM COBB ASSOCIATES LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07370470 42 COPTFOLD ROAD LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07368445 FAD EVENTS LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07365404 CAGED GLORY LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07364539 UFINDALOCAL.COM LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07361964 JRE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07384768 PROFIN COST SOLUTIONS LTD 22 Sep 2010
    07382893 SAWYERS CHURCH 21 Sep 2010
    07381541 CREDITAS CAPITAL PLC 20 Sep 2010
    07378643 SHENFIELD LANDSCAPES LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07372258 THE LONDON LANDSCAPER LTD 10 Sep 2010
    07367108 T D H TRADING LTD 06 Sep 2010
    07366198 B J LAWRENCE & SONS LTD 06 Sep 2010