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.

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 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)BrentwoodUK
    2013177134,802
    2012158131,491
    % change12.0%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (177) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013636153
    New companies in 2012505157
    % change26.0%19.6%-7.0%
    Record Year2013 (63)2013 (61)2007 (81)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BrentwoodUK
    201313677,914
    20126867,576
    % change100.0%15.3%
    Record Year 2013 (136) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013534340
    Closed companies in 2012222521
    % change140.9%72.0%90%
    Record Year2013 (53)2013 (43)2009 (56)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BrentwoodUK
    20134156,888
    20129063,915
    Record Year 2007 (93) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013101813
    Net growth in 2012282636
    Record Year2009 (29)2007 (33)2007 (51)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change12.9%18.7%-3.9%
    Record Year1993 (0.2%)1998 (0.2%)1998 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.83%CONSULTING5.18%
    PROPERTY1.12%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT1.02%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY0.91%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSTRUCTION0.91%TRADING2.06%
    S0.81%DESIGN1.79%
    CONSULTANTS0.71%ENGINEERING1.78%
    BUILDING0.71%BUSINESS1.77%
    DESIGN0.71%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    STORE0.71%LONDON1.72%
    BRENTWOOD0.71%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    (ESSEX)0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    TRADING0.71%MEDIA1.63%
    J0.61%GLOBAL1.57%
    EVENTS0.61%J1.56%
    ASSOCIATES0.61%CARE1.46%
    HOME0.51%IT1.43%
    HIRE0.51%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    -0.51%PROPERTIES1.36%
    LOAN0.51%M1.25%
    SELL0.51%BUILDING1.21%
    BUY0.51%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    BSL0.51%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    CLEANING0.51%TRAINING1.17%
    PROMOTIONS0.51%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied233249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company7043,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6454,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4932,624
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3423,532
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3424,894
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet167,199
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,664
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1516,448
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands145,629
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified146,954
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings125,372
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment115,248
    71129 - Other engineering activities104,226
    98000 - Residents property management104,579
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate107,507
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing105,145
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation104,332
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis95,104
    74990 - Non-trading company914,129

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08387434 FOUR BROTHERS INCORPORATED LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08397638 A.C. TRAINER LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08407622 ACCELERATE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08416356 MANHATTAN CONSULTANTS LTD 22 Feb 2013
    08386219 LEGENDERRY LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08386352 HARRMAN LTD 04 Feb 2013
    08390202 SECURE LOCKING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08394418 MANAGED MAINTENANCE SERVICES LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08394499 CHARTWELL LETTINGS LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08396523 TSM MARKETING LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08401092 MOBILE CASE STORE LTD 13 Feb 2013
    08401107 ACTIVITYMIX LONDON LTD 13 Feb 2013
    08401392 LYNCH BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08403792 LALI SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08411000 NEWFUND PROMOTIONS LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08423693 FRANKLIN'S PLUMBING LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08424876 THE WISE HIPPO LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08386835 YOUTH FUNDING LTD 04 Feb 2013
    08396140 FIVE ELEMENTS WELLBEING LTD 08 Feb 2013
    08398316 FANCY THAT INTERIORS LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08398729 TEMPERED STEELS & ALLOYS LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08402286 THE BLUE DANDELION LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08409630 DANTEX MANUFACTURING LTD 19 Feb 2013
    08418847 NICKI ABBOTT CONSULTING LTD 25 Feb 2013
    08421525 BSL - THE BUY SELL & LOAN STORE (WESTCLI FF) LTD 27 Feb 2013