Business Services in Brent

Brent Company Scorecard

Out of Brent's 75,435 total incorporated companies, 6,970 were formed in the last 12 months.

Brent's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Brent include the 6,608 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 4,602 companies working in real estate activities, and 4,513 companies working in construction. The business sectors with the least activity include agriculture, forestry and fishing with 56 active companies, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 45 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 32 active companies.

Company Trends in Brent

Looking at the big changes in Brent's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in other letting and operating of own or leased real estate now making up 8.55% of active businesses, a total of 2,983 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 5.8% of active businesses in Brent, a change of 72% from the 3.38% percentage share seen in 2018. Retail sale via mail order houses or via internet also saw positive growth, currently representing 4.65% of Brent's active companies.

Notable changes in Brent's business sectors include a rise of 23% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 33% in real estate activities, and rise of 10% in construction.