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

  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 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)BrentwoodUK
    2014166143,414
    2013176132,684
    % change-5.7%8.1%
    Record Year 2013 (176) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014505264
    New companies in 2013605660
    % change-16.7%-7.1%6.7%
    Record Year2013 (60)2013 (56)2014 (64)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BrentwoodUK
    2014132101,670
    201313086,170
    % change1.5%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (132) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014473847
    Closed companies in 2013434938
    % change9.3%-22.4%24%
    Record Year2014 (47)2008 (60)2009 (50)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BrentwoodUK
    20143441,744
    20134646,514
    Record Year 2007 (56) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201431417
    Net growth in 201317722
    Record Year2007 (36)2002 (21)2008 (23)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-24.3%-11.4%-2.2%
    Record Year1993 (0.3%)1979 (0.3%)1963 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.77%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTING2.12%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    PROPERTY1.22%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    ASSOCIATES1.06%PROPERTY2.62%
    ESSEX0.98%ENGINEERING2.07%
    BRENTWOOD0.90%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    CONSULTANCY0.90%TRADING2.00%
    ELECTRICAL0.81%LONDON1.95%
    CONSTRUCTION0.73%CARE1.94%
    MEDIA0.73%TRANSPORT1.76%
    IT0.65%DESIGN1.70%
    CONSULTANTS0.65%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    DESIGN0.57%PROPERTIES1.63%
    TRADING0.57%BUSINESS1.62%
    PROPERTIES0.57%J1.53%
    ENGINEERING0.57%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    BUILDING0.57%GLOBAL1.51%
    ENTERPRISES0.49%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    GO0.49%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CO0.49%MEDIA1.38%
    J0.49%CO.,1.36%
    M0.49%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    BUSINESS0.49%BUILDING1.30%
    S0.49%IT1.30%
    HOLDINGS0.41%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied279278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company8148,286
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7757,264
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6640,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4929,313
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3228,224
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2012,795
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1518,890
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings157,151
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment146,630
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified128,501
    41100 - Development of building projects1210,604
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing125,786
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation125,083
    62012 - Business and domestic software development129,675
    43210 - Electrical installation115,922
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands117,917
    86900 - Other human health activities1111,807
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities113,889
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet109,914

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09168776 AA INSTALLING LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09169855 FLOORING EMPORIUM LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09181118 IRESES LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09184995 JOE WILLIAMS DATA INSTALLATIONS LTD 21 Aug 2014
    09187011 AEVESTO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 22 Aug 2014
    09189273 BRENTWOOD ELECTRICAL & AV SERVICES LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09193158 MANDJEDUCATION LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09195277 MANN ISLAND ESTATE LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09156800 THE SAVINGS GURU LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09159677 EAT CLEAN ESSEX LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09162597 JACNIS LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09165953 GT ENDTOEND IT CONSULTANCY LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09185482 COLONOSCOPY SERVICES LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09192117 DELAPRE STORES LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09193082 AUSTIN & SAPWELL LTD. 29 Aug 2014
    09159538 QUALITY FIRST LTD 04 Aug 2014
    09172314 CCP CONSULTANTS LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09172511 ST CLAIR CONSULTING LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09172662 MOREWOOD FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09175885 KUMIHO SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09188290 QUEENSBRIDGE CAPITAL LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09190411 TURNER AUDIO LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09193552 MATSIMGAL LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09195804 LAKEHOUSE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 30 Aug 2014
    09196375 CAPTAIN DOODLE LIMITED 30 Aug 2014