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
    08635185 ADVANCED AUTOMATED ACCESS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08639451 WONDERBYTE CONSULTING SERVICES LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08641599 SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT LTD 07 Aug 2013
    08641655 CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08641680 BROOKE OLIVER LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08645584 JWG BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08668405 MBROS FABRICATION LIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    08670040 INGATESTONE CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC LTD 30 Aug 2013
    08639664 V.R.C. HOMES (SOUTH) LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08645245 MATEROSE CONSULTING LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08653196 CWB ASSOCIATES LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08654022 WORSFOLD MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08655166 FRESCO INVESTMENTS LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08663916 VANITY PAWS LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08668055 UNIDO ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    08668155 THE GEH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    08668159 UNITED BUILDING AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    08670554 ROCK M D S LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08634602 LITTLE ENGLAND INTERIORS LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08638716 HART HOMES KITCHENS & BATHROOMS LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08640896 FREEFLY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08642118 MLB CONTRACTORS LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08646427 S6 TRAINING LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08662339 SMARTPHONESUK LIMITED 23 Aug 2013
    08666194 MATCHROOM BOXING LIMITED 28 Aug 2013