Brentwood, Essex

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2013 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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 176 companies were registered in Brentwood during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 76.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BrentwoodUK
    2013176132,684
    2012100118,868
    % change76.0%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (176) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous September.

    August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous August.

    July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013605660
    New companies in 2012343630
    % change76.5%55.6%100.0%
    Record Year2013 (60)2013 (56)2013 (60)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 130 companies were dissolved in Brentwood during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 8.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BrentwoodUK
    201313086,170
    201212075,908
    % change8.3%13.5%
    Record Year 2013 (130) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Brentwood when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013434938
    Closed companies in 2012384933
    % change13.2%0.0%15%
    Record Year2013 (43)2008 (60)2009 (50)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Brentwood during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 46 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BrentwoodUK
    20134646,514
    2012-2042,960
    Record Year 2007 (56) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201317722
    Net growth in 2012-4-13-3
    Record Year2007 (36)2002 (21)2008 (23)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Brentwood formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Brentwood
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change57.9%42.7%75.5%
    Record Year1993 (0.3%)1979 (0.3%)1963 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Brentwood was in 2008 when 56.7% of all directors were female.

    24.3% of all director appointments in Brentwood in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.74%CONSULTING5.27%
    CONSULTANCY1.79%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.70%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    BUILDING1.23%PROPERTY2.53%
    PROPERTY1.04%TRADING2.08%
    TRADING0.75%ENGINEERING1.83%
    DESIGN0.75%LONDON1.79%
    CONSTRUCTION0.75%DESIGN1.78%
    S0.75%BUSINESS1.74%
    ELECTRICAL0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    STORE0.66%CARE1.64%
    CONTRACTORS0.66%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    LONDON0.57%GLOBAL1.59%
    ASSOCIATES0.57%J1.54%
    B0.57%MEDIA1.54%
    DEVELOPMENT0.57%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    FINANCIAL0.57%PROPERTIES1.45%
    -0.57%IT1.39%
    BUY0.47%M1.25%
    BRENTWOOD0.47%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    SELL0.47%BUILDING1.19%
    HOMES0.47%CAPITAL1.19%
    HIRE0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    J0.47%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied249260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company6146,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5854,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4934,970
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3525,547
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3526,675
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet168,475
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands166,651
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1517,715
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,516
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment135,859
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation124,590
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings126,039
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,228
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified117,590
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing105,382
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities103,439
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate98,312
    86900 - Other human health activities99,203
    71129 - Other engineering activities94,894

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08684932 LIFE CHOICES AND LAST CHANCES CIC 10 Sep 2013
    08687745 ROXWELL CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08689400 JOHNSONS OF KEYWORTH LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    OC388046 LOTTE & LAN LLP 23 Sep 2013
    08701863 E W CONTRACTORS LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08704070 PEARTREE VILLAGE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08705457 FIRST RECEPTION LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08706403 CROWE'S IT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08709181 WEST EXPORT LTD 27 Sep 2013
    08673679 R&C GREAT HORKESLEY LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08676452 PHIL LOWE CONSULTANCY LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08678345 EASIER ONLINE LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08680278 ESSEX SECURITY PRODUCTS LTD 06 Sep 2013
    08681912 MOVING TARGET MEDIA LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08691968 FLOW RITE (UK) LTD 16 Sep 2013
    08694692 EMSTREY LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08699639 FPVIEW LTD 20 Sep 2013
    08703162 FOOD MANIA (UK) LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08672989 F H ANALYTICS LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08677580 RESET ROOM LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08697926 2SUM LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08697944 ABSOLUTE IDEAS & COMPANY LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08703778 UGADGETS LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08703913 INGENIUM ONLINE LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08707744 VSH PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 26 Sep 2013