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

  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 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)BrentwoodUK
    2015221161,156
    2014196150,722
    % change12.8%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (221) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015578975
    New companies in 2014626173
    % change-8.1%45.9%2.7%
    Record Year2013 (63)2015 (89)2007 (81)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BrentwoodUK
    201515189,523
    201413782,370
    % change10.2%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (151) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015385360
    Closed companies in 2014405245
    % change-5.0%1.9%33%
    Record Year2013 (53)2015 (53)2015 (60)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BrentwoodUK
    20157071,633
    20145968,352
    Record Year 2007 (93) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015193615
    Net growth in 201422928
    Record Year2009 (29)2015 (36)2007 (51)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-9.8%34.4%-6.4%
    Record Year1993 (0.2%)1998 (0.2%)1998 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.75%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT2.04%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTANCY1.34%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    PROPERTY1.18%PROPERTY2.72%
    ELECTRICAL1.02%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    ASSOCIATES0.86%CARE2.13%
    ESSEX0.79%ENGINEERING2.12%
    BRENTWOOD0.71%LONDON1.91%
    MEDIA0.71%TRADING1.88%
    IT0.71%TRANSPORT1.82%
    DESIGN0.63%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    BUILDING0.63%DESIGN1.65%
    D0.55%PROPERTIES1.63%
    M0.55%CO.,1.58%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%J1.55%
    TRADING0.55%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    J0.55%BUSINESS1.49%
    R0.55%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    B0.47%GLOBAL1.46%
    ENTERPRISES0.47%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    CONSULTANTS0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    PRODUCTIONS0.47%BUILDING1.31%
    ROAD0.47%IT1.30%
    PROJECT0.39%MEDIA1.28%
    BUSINESS0.39%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied278288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9158,522
    99999 - Dormant Company8049,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7143,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4630,825
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2529,218
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,862
    62012 - Business and domestic software development179,651
    86900 - Other human health activities1513,990
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings157,797
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1510,200
    41100 - Development of building projects1511,863
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation145,331
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1319,098
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands138,607
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment136,815
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets126,557
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1211,600
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing126,052
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies114,253

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09419354 BYPERFECT LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09419825 ALVES HOMECARE LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09435651 BRITSEC SECURITY SUPPORT SERVICES LTD 12 Feb 2015
    09443435 GARETH SUTCLIFFE EDITOR LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09444724 DEANBUILD MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09445322 OTHER FLOWER LTD 18 Feb 2015
    09449253 RGD RIGID LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09455173 SELFCARE PHARMACIA LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09455412 CALIN FRITEA LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09417965 ESSEX BOW COMPANY LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09418129 PSHOTUNDE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09448285 PETER MARLOW THERAPY LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09456986 BLUE STAR KENNELS LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09457699 SUNBATHERS TANNING LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
    09457852 BURGOYNE MOTORS LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
    09458675 MARE CHIARO LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
    09420582 LOCKED OUT LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09421623 FACTION TRADING LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09428819 BRITTON CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09434422 LRJC CONSULTING LTD 11 Feb 2015
    09434957 TJT SERVICES LTD 11 Feb 2015
    09434972 ECOCLEAN ESSEX LTD 11 Feb 2015
    09440125 CHRIS WAGSTAFF CONSULTING LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09441171 WHO BUILDS YOUR STAND LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09447710 FOOTPRINTS AND HIDDEN TREASURES LTD 19 Feb 2015