Brentwood, Essex

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Brentwood when compared to any previous February.

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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 196 companies were registered in Brentwood during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 10.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BrentwoodUK
    2014196150,722
    2013177134,802
    % change10.7%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (196) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014626173
    New companies in 2013636153
    % change-1.6%0.0%37.7%
    Record Year2013 (63)2013 (61)2007 (81)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 137 companies were dissolved in Brentwood during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 0.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BrentwoodUK
    201413782,370
    201313677,914
    % change0.7%5.7%
    Record Year 2014 (137) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Brentwood when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014405245
    Closed companies in 2013534340
    % change-24.5%20.9%13%
    Record Year2013 (53)2014 (52)2009 (56)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Brentwood during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 59 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BrentwoodUK
    20145968,352
    20134156,888
    Record Year 2007 (93) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201422928
    Net growth in 2013101813
    Record Year2009 (29)2007 (33)2007 (51)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Brentwood formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Brentwood
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-7.9%-7.7%15.0%
    Record Year1993 (0.2%)1998 (0.2%)1998 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 42.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Brentwood was in 2013 when 42.9% of all directors were female.

    31.1% of all director appointments in Brentwood in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.92%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTING2.47%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY1.41%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    ESSEX1.06%PROPERTY2.64%
    BUILDING0.97%TRADING2.05%
    PROPERTY0.97%LONDON1.88%
    CONTRACTORS0.80%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ASSOCIATES0.80%CARE1.79%
    ELECTRICAL0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    S0.71%DESIGN1.75%
    MEDIA0.71%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    BRENTWOOD0.71%BUSINESS1.71%
    PROPERTIES0.62%PROPERTIES1.60%
    DESIGN0.62%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    FINANCIAL0.62%GLOBAL1.58%
    TRADING0.53%J1.48%
    CO0.53%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    LONDON0.53%MEDIA1.48%
    INVESTMENTS0.53%IT1.33%
    GLOBAL0.53%TRANSPORT1.30%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    GO0.53%BUILDING1.24%
    BUSINESS0.53%M1.21%
    ENGINEERING0.53%CAPITAL1.20%
    IT0.53%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied273280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7056,411
    99999 - Dormant Company6647,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5137,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3827,750
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2926,700
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1912,813
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings186,559
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands167,300
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment136,236
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1318,491
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities123,680
    86900 - Other human health activities1110,273
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified118,155
    74990 - Non-trading company1114,135
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation114,866
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing105,521
    90020 - Support activities to performing arts102,111
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate95,920
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate99,284

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08829775 DNA HEALTHCARE LTD 02 Jan 2014
    08842003 NB ACCOUNTANCY SOLUTIONS LTD 13 Jan 2014
    08853085 MARIAN NESTOR LTD 20 Jan 2014
    08855123 SAM'S PHYSIO LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08857348 DMOG PROPERTY LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08860790 NWNTAS CAE ANALYSIS LTD 24 Jan 2014
    08867635 TRACK LIGHTING LTD 29 Jan 2014
    08870268 GUILD TRADING LTD 30 Jan 2014
    08870305 GUILD LEISURE LTD 30 Jan 2014
    08833377 SANDERS WITHERSPOON SOLICITORS LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08835605 LANGEMS LTD 07 Jan 2014
    08842927 LINGAM LOCUMS LTD. 13 Jan 2014
    08850089 MERCHANDISE 365 LIMITED 17 Jan 2014
    08853226 3 KEY ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08855884 GRILLA FITNESS LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08855976 STONEHOUSE ELECTRICAL LTD 22 Jan 2014
    08857705 ROSS-COM PRINT LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08863279 RWR CONTRACT MANAGEMENT LTD 27 Jan 2014
    08832580 WARESCOT FARM LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08838671 TRS LONDON LTD 09 Jan 2014
    08852754 ONE52 AM LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08853919 MATANA & CO LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08862441 HAPPY VALLEY ORIENTAL LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    08868718 MEDIAGAMMA LIMITED 30 Jan 2014
    08869474 JKJ ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED 30 Jan 2014