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Brentwood, Essex

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Brentwood when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Brentwood when compared to any previous January.

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 2011)

    A total of 135 companies were registered in Brentwood during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 16.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BrentwoodUK
    2011135116,391
    2010162105,137
    % change-16.7%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (167) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011424845
    New companies in 2010415170
    % change2.4%-5.9%-35.7%
    Record Year2008 (43)2010 (51)2007 (81)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Brentwood when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 87 companies were dissolved in Brentwood during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 4.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BrentwoodUK
    20118790,986
    20108382,677
    % change4.8%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (87) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Brentwood when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011342528
    Closed companies in 2010272531
    % change25.9%0.0%-10%
    Record Year2011 (34)2000 (30)2009 (56)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Brentwood during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 48 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BrentwoodUK
    20114825,405
    20107922,460
    Record Year 2007 (93) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201182317
    Net growth in 2010142639
    Record Year2009 (29)2007 (33)2007 (51)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Brentwood formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Brentwood
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change-11.7%-17.2%-38.7%
    Record Year1967 (0.7%)1962 (0.8%)1961 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    23.9% of all director appointments in Brentwood in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.55%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTING1.58%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    ESSEX1.09%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    ASSOCIATES0.85%PROPERTY2.38%
    LONDON0.85%TRADING2.10%
    CONSULTANTS0.85%DESIGN1.93%
    TRADING0.85%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    INVESTMENT0.85%BUSINESS1.87%
    PROPERTY0.85%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    BRENTWOOD0.85%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANCY0.73%MEDIA1.69%
    CONSTRUCTION0.73%ENGINEERING1.61%
    B0.61%LONDON1.60%
    (ESSEX)0.61%CARE1.45%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.61%J1.45%
    IT0.61%GLOBAL1.44%
    ELECTRICAL0.61%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    J0.61%IT1.41%
    GLOBAL0.49%PROPERTIES1.36%
    DESIGN0.49%BUILDING1.34%
    K0.49%M1.30%
    MEDICAL0.49%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    MEDIA0.49%S1.24%
    ROAD0.49%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    BUSINESS0.49%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied202202,798
    7487 - Other business activities6760,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5230,253
    99999 - Dormant Company3418,336
    9999 - Dormant Company3119,765
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2216,150
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering156,183
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1510,085
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified143,097
    62090 - Other information technology service activities136,996
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1310,246
    7260 - Other computer related activities137,789
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified117,788
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1112,916
    9305 - Other service activities108,740
    7499 - Non-trading company1011,316
    74990 - Non-trading company98,695
    43210 - Electrical installation93,172
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores91,957
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities93,436

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07580052 TEAMFITNESS SOCIAL CLUB LTD 28 Mar 2011
    07578633 THINKEASY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07572980 BRENTWOOD COMMUNITY PRINT COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 22 Mar 2011
    07564977 BOWS & BELLS LTD. 15 Mar 2011
    07546306 GREENFIELD DEMOLITION & RECYCLING LTD 01 Mar 2011
    07583291 GNAW CHOCOLATE LTD 29 Mar 2011
    07579087 PROMOVERE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07569734 DELIMORES LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07563641 EASTERN FAMILY SERVICES LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07563136 FULLER & SCOTT LTD 14 Mar 2011
    07551693 START FINISH LTD 04 Mar 2011
    07551182 DOMESTIC CLEANING SERVICES (S.E) LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07547549 PEARLS REMITTANCE SERVICES LTD 01 Mar 2011
    07546235 HEALTHCARE RECRUITERS (UK) LIMITED 01 Mar 2011
    OC362824 THE LONDON WINE TOURNAMENT LLP 16 Mar 2011
    07579693 CS BRICKWORK & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07578288 ONGAR ROAD FISH BAR LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07576746 FINE EDIT FILMS LTD 24 Mar 2011
    07573475 CLIVE CROUCH MEDIA INSIGHT LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07572885 GAMMA LOGISTICS LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07570812 SUNSEEKERS WORLDWIDE LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07570369 ESSEX STAYING PUT LTD 18 Mar 2011
    07568992 CROWNWALK TAKEAWAY LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07564452 CHARM BROKERS LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07559598 KAITECH CONSULTANTS LIMITED 10 Mar 2011