Brentwood, Essex
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous February.
- February 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any month in history.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Brentwood when compared to any previous March.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Brentwood when compared to any previous February.
- February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Brentwood when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
-
Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 221 companies were registered in Brentwood during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 12.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Brentwood UK 2015 221 161,156 2014 196 150,722 % change 12.8% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (221) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any previous February.
February 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Brentwood when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 57 89 75 New companies in 2014 62 61 73 % change -8.1% 45.9% 2.7% Record Year 2013 (63) 2015 (89) 2007 (81)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
-
Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 151 companies were dissolved in Brentwood during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 10.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Brentwood UK 2015 151 89,523 2014 137 82,370 % change 10.2% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (151) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Brentwood when compared to any previous March.
February 2015 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 2015 38 53 60 Closed companies in 2014 40 52 45 % change -5.0% 1.9% 33% Record Year 2013 (53) 2015 (53) 2015 (60)
Net Company Growth
-
Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Brentwood during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 70 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Brentwood UK 2015 70 71,633 2014 59 68,352 Record Year 2007 (93) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Brentwood when compared to any previous February.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 19 36 15 Net growth in 2014 22 9 28 Record Year 2009 (29) 2015 (36) 2007 (51)
UK Company Share
-
Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Brentwood formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Brentwood 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -9.8% 34.4% -6.4% Record Year 1993 (0.2%) 1998 (0.2%) 1998 (0.2%)
Director Age
-
Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 42.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
-
Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Brentwood was in 2013 when 42.9% of all directors were female.
28.4% of all director appointments in Brentwood in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
-
Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.75% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 2.04% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTANCY 1.34% CONSULTANCY 3.62% PROPERTY 1.18% PROPERTY 2.72% ELECTRICAL 1.02% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% ASSOCIATES 0.86% CARE 2.13% ESSEX 0.79% ENGINEERING 2.12% BRENTWOOD 0.71% LONDON 1.91% MEDIA 0.71% TRADING 1.88% IT 0.71% TRANSPORT 1.82% DESIGN 0.63% ELECTRICAL 1.76% BUILDING 0.63% DESIGN 1.65% D 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.63% M 0.55% CO., 1.58% CONSTRUCTION 0.55% J 1.55% TRADING 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.54% J 0.55% BUSINESS 1.49% R 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.49% B 0.47% GLOBAL 1.46% ENTERPRISES 0.47% ASSOCIATES 1.44% CONSULTANTS 0.47% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% PRODUCTIONS 0.47% BUILDING 1.31% ROAD 0.47% IT 1.30% PROJECT 0.39% MEDIA 1.28% BUSINESS 0.39% M 1.27%
SIC Data
-
Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 278 288,953 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 91 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 80 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 71 43,081 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 46 30,825 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 29,218 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 12,862 62012 - Business and domestic software development 17 9,651 86900 - Other human health activities 15 13,990 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 15 7,797 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 15 10,200 41100 - Development of building projects 15 11,863 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 14 5,331 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 19,098 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 13 8,607 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 13 6,815 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 12 6,557 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 12 11,600 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 12 6,052 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 11 4,253
Recent Companies
-
Randomly selected companies from this quarter
reports
Select a report from the list below: