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
    08163673 RUBY RENTALS LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08168043 GEORGE INNS LTD 03 Aug 2012
    08171523 CS MEDIA CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08172029 POINTCYCLE LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08173802 MJX MEDICAL SERVICES LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08177073 C&S RESEARCH LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08183924 ADAM BISHOP LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08184362 PUBLIC TRADE LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08184967 TAYLOR'S BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Aug 2012
    08194787 SHERLOCK PERSONAL MANAGEMENT LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08164365 CAN CELEBRITY BRANDS LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08165353 MULTI-TASKING CLEANING COMPANY LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08178091 CBMA LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08178531 LYSANDER MEWS RESIDENTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08181683 WORTLEY BYERS (ESSEX) LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08187217 DARK DEVIL PROMOTIONS LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08188055 ETHICAL ENERGY OFFSETTERS LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08163701 ECO-ITMOVE UK LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08168800 BKZ ASSOCIATES LTD. 06 Aug 2012
    08171676 CROW GREEN MANAGEMENT LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08173770 BRENTWOOD & DISTRICT MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION 09 Aug 2012
    08175107 THE AMY PEPPERCORN PROJECT LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08180228 IN DETAIL INVENTORY LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08187657 YOUNG TURK DESIGN LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08194830 CPMXK CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 29 Aug 2012