Brentwood, Essex
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous January.
- February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Brentwood when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Brentwood when compared to any previous January.
- The record first quarter for female directors in Brentwood was in 2013 when 42.9% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 177 companies were registered in Brentwood during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 12.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Brentwood UK 2013 177 134,802 2012 158 131,491 % change 12.0% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (177) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 63 61 53 New companies in 2012 50 51 57 % change 26.0% 19.6% -7.0% Record Year 2013 (63) 2013 (61) 2007 (81)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 136 companies were dissolved in Brentwood during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 100.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Brentwood UK 2013 136 77,914 2012 68 67,576 % change 100.0% 15.3% Record Year 2013 (136) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Brentwood when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Brentwood when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 53 43 40 Closed companies in 2012 22 25 21 % change 140.9% 72.0% 90% Record Year 2013 (53) 2013 (43) 2009 (56)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Brentwood during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 41 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Brentwood UK 2013 41 56,888 2012 90 63,915 Record Year 2007 (93) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 10 18 13 Net growth in 2012 28 26 36 Record Year 2009 (29) 2007 (33) 2007 (51)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Brentwood formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Brentwood 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 12.9% 18.7% -3.9% Record Year 1993 (0.2%) 1998 (0.2%) 1998 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Brentwood was in 2013 when 42.9% of all directors were female.
42.9% of all director appointments in Brentwood in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.83% CONSULTING 5.18% PROPERTY 1.12% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 1.02% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 0.91% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSTRUCTION 0.91% TRADING 2.06% S 0.81% DESIGN 1.79% CONSULTANTS 0.71% ENGINEERING 1.78% BUILDING 0.71% BUSINESS 1.77% DESIGN 0.71% ASSOCIATES 1.75% STORE 0.71% LONDON 1.72% BRENTWOOD 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.71% (ESSEX) 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% TRADING 0.71% MEDIA 1.63% J 0.61% GLOBAL 1.57% EVENTS 0.61% J 1.56% ASSOCIATES 0.61% CARE 1.46% HOME 0.51% IT 1.43% HIRE 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.41% - 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.36% LOAN 0.51% M 1.25% SELL 0.51% BUILDING 1.21% BUY 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.19% BSL 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.18% CLEANING 0.51% TRAINING 1.17% PROMOTIONS 0.51% SECURITY 1.15%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 233 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 70 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 64 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 49 32,624 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 34 23,532 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 34 24,894 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 16 7,199 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 12,664 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 16,448 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 14 5,629 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 6,954 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 12 5,372 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 11 5,248 71129 - Other engineering activities 10 4,226 98000 - Residents property management 10 4,579 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 10 7,507 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 10 5,145 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 10 4,332 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 9 5,104 74990 - Non-trading company 9 14,129
Recent Companies
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