Brentwood, Essex

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Brentwood when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2012 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 2012)

    A total of 100 companies were registered in Brentwood during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BrentwoodUK
    2012100118,868
    2011123114,512
    % change-18.7%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (123) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012343630
    New companies in 2011384441
    % change-10.5%-18.2%-26.8%
    Record Year2010 (49)2011 (44)2009 (43)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Brentwood when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 116 companies were dissolved in Brentwood during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 41.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BrentwoodUK
    201211674,772
    20118272,230
    % change41.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2012 (116) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Brentwood when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012384929
    Closed companies in 2011242731
    % change58.3%81.5%-6%
    Record Year2012 (38)2008 (60)2009 (50)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Brentwood during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was -16 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BrentwoodUK
    2012-1644,096
    20114142,282
    Record Year 2007 (56) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012-4-131
    Net growth in 2011141710
    Record Year2007 (36)2002 (21)2008 (23)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Brentwood formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Brentwood
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-19.6%-17.6%-27.6%
    Record Year1961 (0.7%)1963 (0.5%)1977 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    32.3% of all director appointments in Brentwood in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.23%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.38%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    BRENTWOOD1.27%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    DESIGN1.06%PROPERTY2.35%
    J0.74%TRADING2.08%
    ENGINEERING0.74%DESIGN1.87%
    ESSEX0.74%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ASSOCIATES0.74%ENGINEERING1.83%
    (ESSEX)0.74%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTY0.74%BUSINESS1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSULTANCY0.64%MEDIA1.67%
    CO0.64%LONDON1.67%
    BEAUTY0.64%J1.55%
    TRADING0.64%GLOBAL1.53%
    MEDIA0.64%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%IT1.43%
    PLANT0.53%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CREATIVE0.53%CARE1.32%
    PROJECT0.53%M1.27%
    G0.53%BUILDING1.22%
    S0.53%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    CLEANING0.53%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    K0.42%S1.17%
    BUILDING0.42%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied345331,455
    7487 - Other business activities5035,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4833,677
    99999 - Dormant Company4225,035
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2919,425
    9999 - Dormant Company2412,598
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2214,774
    7414 - Business & management consultancy158,437
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1413,716
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified139,891
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet113,712
    62090 - Other information technology service activities107,869
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation102,607
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities94,119
    7499 - Non-trading company86,164
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified83,943
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands73,094
    98000 - Residents property management72,786
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering73,493
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis73,160

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08203884 PAUL CHATRATH LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08207924 JSD PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08210421 WII ANAKA AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEMONSTRATION FARM (WARDDF) LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08216292 MY BODY IN THE UK LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08224197 WEAR THE CUSTOMER HAT LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08224699 FLY PELICAN LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08228206 ALL FROM ONE LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08205356 BE-BOUTIQUE EVENTS LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08206882 BPH DEVELOPMENTS LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08210327 RBMM EDUCATION LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08214290 NEXTGEN HEALTHCARE LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08216199 PLM PROPERTIES LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08218321 WEALD PARK GOLF CLUB LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08219389 COSMETIC FACIAL (UK) LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08221039 THE 26.6 LTD. 19 Sep 2012
    08229052 MPI TRADING LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08230252 BRENTWOOD BEDS LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08232677 G W HERRON LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08206911 JAN 59 LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08210189 GW INCLUSIVE EDUCATION LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08210407 SONIC GOLFER LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08220148 12 SYSTEMS LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08225565 DADAKIM LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08226264 NEW CHINA TAKEAWAY LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08230478 EXOTIC PASSION LTD 26 Sep 2012