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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Brentwood UK 2014 196 150,722 2013 177 134,802 % change 10.7% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (196) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 62 61 73 New companies in 2013 63 61 53 % change -1.6% 0.0% 37.7% Record Year 2013 (63) 2013 (61) 2007 (81)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Brentwood UK 2014 137 82,370 2013 136 77,914 % change 0.7% 5.7% Record Year 2014 (137) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2014 40 52 45 Closed companies in 2013 53 43 40 % change -24.5% 20.9% 13% Record Year 2013 (53) 2014 (52) 2009 (56)
Net Company Growth
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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) Brentwood UK 2014 59 68,352 2013 41 56,888 Record Year 2007 (93) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 22 9 28 Net growth in 2013 10 18 13 Record Year 2009 (29) 2007 (33) 2007 (51)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -7.9% -7.7% 15.0% Record Year 1993 (0.2%) 1998 (0.2%) 1998 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.92% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTING 2.47% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 1.41% CONSULTANCY 3.49% ESSEX 1.06% PROPERTY 2.64% BUILDING 0.97% TRADING 2.05% PROPERTY 0.97% LONDON 1.88% CONTRACTORS 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.86% ASSOCIATES 0.80% CARE 1.79% ELECTRICAL 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% S 0.71% DESIGN 1.75% MEDIA 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.73% BRENTWOOD 0.71% BUSINESS 1.71% PROPERTIES 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.60% DESIGN 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.60% FINANCIAL 0.62% GLOBAL 1.58% TRADING 0.53% J 1.48% CO 0.53% ASSOCIATES 1.48% LONDON 0.53% MEDIA 1.48% INVESTMENTS 0.53% IT 1.33% GLOBAL 0.53% TRANSPORT 1.30% CONSULTANTS 0.53% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% GO 0.53% BUILDING 1.24% BUSINESS 0.53% M 1.21% ENGINEERING 0.53% CAPITAL 1.20% IT 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 273 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 70 56,411 99999 - Dormant Company 66 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 51 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 38 27,750 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 29 26,700 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 12,813 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 18 6,559 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 16 7,300 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 13 6,236 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 18,491 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 12 3,680 86900 - Other human health activities 11 10,273 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 11 8,155 74990 - Non-trading company 11 14,135 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 11 4,866 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 10 5,521 90020 - Support activities to performing arts 10 2,111 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 9 5,920 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 9 9,284
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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