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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
    07545828 HBCG5313 LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07529086 KIS CONSULTANTS LTD 14 Feb 2011
    07526523 VIRTUAL MEMENTO SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07522748 XG3 LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07522744 ARMATUS LOGISTICS LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07521393 SYSTEM BOOKINGS LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    OC361520 K&D CONSULTANCY LLP 03 Feb 2011
    07545963 RECRUITMENT WORLD LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07544035 ROBERT JAMES ESTATES LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07536637 COFFEE AT NO.5 LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07535485 RAIL WELDING SOLUTIONS LTD 18 Feb 2011
    07533217 REGINALD WOODWORKING LIMITED 17 Feb 2011
    07532118 CAUSEWAY AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07524011 CAVALETTO LTD 09 Feb 2011
    07523013 CIRESOFT LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07514488 HEARN TECHNOLOGIES LTD 02 Feb 2011
    07514259 LITTLE ACORN DEVELOPMENTS LTD 02 Feb 2011
    07542603 LIONSTAR BRICKWORK LTD 25 Feb 2011
    07541191 NEW LIFE TAKEAWAY LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07536060 CRUTCHETT PENSIONS LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07520471 HERO HANDYMEN LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07518695 SINA MEDICAL UK LTD 07 Feb 2011
    07517373 WARDEN TRADING LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07516617 KL HIRE SERVICES LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07513733 MARK T WEBSTER LTD 02 Feb 2011