Brentwood, Essex
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous September.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Brentwood when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 166 companies were registered in Brentwood during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 5.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Brentwood UK 2014 166 143,414 2013 176 132,684 % change -5.7% 8.1% Record Year 2013 (176) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 50 52 64 New companies in 2013 60 56 60 % change -16.7% -7.1% 6.7% Record Year 2013 (60) 2013 (56) 2014 (64)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 132 companies were dissolved in Brentwood during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 1.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Brentwood UK 2014 132 101,670 2013 130 86,170 % change 1.5% 18.0% Record Year 2014 (132) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Brentwood when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 47 38 47 Closed companies in 2013 43 49 38 % change 9.3% -22.4% 24% Record Year 2014 (47) 2008 (60) 2009 (50)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Brentwood during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 34 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Brentwood UK 2014 34 41,744 2013 46 46,514 Record Year 2007 (56) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 3 14 17 Net growth in 2013 17 7 22 Record Year 2007 (36) 2002 (21) 2008 (23)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Brentwood formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Brentwood 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -24.3% -11.4% -2.2% Record Year 1993 (0.3%) 1979 (0.3%) 1963 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 41.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Brentwood was in 2008 when 56.7% of all directors were female.
22.0% of all director appointments in Brentwood in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.77% CONSULTING 5.17% CONSULTING 2.12% MANAGEMENT 4.63% PROPERTY 1.22% CONSULTANCY 3.55% ASSOCIATES 1.06% PROPERTY 2.62% ESSEX 0.98% ENGINEERING 2.07% BRENTWOOD 0.90% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% CONSULTANCY 0.90% TRADING 2.00% ELECTRICAL 0.81% LONDON 1.95% CONSTRUCTION 0.73% CARE 1.94% MEDIA 0.73% TRANSPORT 1.76% IT 0.65% DESIGN 1.70% CONSULTANTS 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.70% DESIGN 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.63% TRADING 0.57% BUSINESS 1.62% PROPERTIES 0.57% J 1.53% ENGINEERING 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.53% BUILDING 0.57% GLOBAL 1.51% ENTERPRISES 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.50% GO 0.49% ASSOCIATES 1.48% CO 0.49% MEDIA 1.38% J 0.49% CO., 1.36% M 0.49% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% BUSINESS 0.49% BUILDING 1.30% S 0.49% IT 1.30% HOLDINGS 0.41% M 1.23%
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 279 278,481 99999 - Dormant Company 81 48,286 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 77 57,264 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 66 40,717 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 49 29,313 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 32 28,224 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 12,795 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 18,890 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 15 7,151 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 14 6,630 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 8,501 41100 - Development of building projects 12 10,604 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 12 5,786 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 12 5,083 62012 - Business and domestic software development 12 9,675 43210 - Electrical installation 11 5,922 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 11 7,917 86900 - Other human health activities 11 11,807 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 11 3,889 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 10 9,914
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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