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
    08885156 BURFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08885348 TJPS CONSULTANCY LTD 11 Feb 2014
    08885942 DF2020 LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08891853 OCKENDON SELF STORAGE LTD. 12 Feb 2014
    08906367 D & M BUILDING CONTRACTORS ESSEX LTD 21 Feb 2014
    08912345 OAKWOOD DEVELOPMENTS LTD 26 Feb 2014
    08913407 CLOUD SALES SERVICES LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08914305 ONE CHOICE ESTATE PLANNING LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08914751 GELLEE LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08915477 AJP BOND LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08873916 QUALIFIED PERSON SOLUTIONS LTD 03 Feb 2014
    08875807 RX MANAGEMENT LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08880678 RJG PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD 06 Feb 2014
    08886912 JSM MEDIA AND EVENT LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08893577 HEALTH MARKET 24 LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08900814 KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08901529 BLUESKYE RESPONSE LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08902742 H2O COMPLY LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08907974 THE BARGAIN GENERATION LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08915260 JAMES WARWICK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08873016 PHLOCAL LTD 03 Feb 2014
    08879380 HISTORIC CAR WORKSHOP LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08900150 ESSEX TRADES LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08903526 RP FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08915737 APPBOOST LTD 27 Feb 2014