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Waste Management Businesses in Essex

Explore the Essex's Waste Management sector. From regional hotspots to turnover breakdowns, discover key intelligence on company performance, market concentration, and growth opportunities across the UK.

32
Businesses
84.2%
Active
8.6 yrs
Avg company age
Brentwood
Top Location · 8
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

3.1% of waste management survive beyond 20 years – vs 12.5% cross-sector average. This is a young industry's graveyard as much as its nursery.

Market: new incorporations, six-year view

New company registrations for Waste management, 2021-2026 (2026 shown year-to-date). The sector added more companies in 2021 than any year on record.

SOURCE: COMPANIES HOUSE INCORPORATION DATA · SIC 39000 · SYNCED DAILY

Outlook: sector signals

A composite view across six dimensions, scored 0–100.

    What the score means

    Business profile: who runs UK agencies

    Active companies by Waste management. The sector is overwhelmingly founder-owned private companies

      Structure & age: a young sector

      Age distribution of active businesses. – are under five years old - and only – make it past twenty.

      UK CROSS-SECTOR AVERAGE AGE: 10.6 YRS · AGENCIES: 8.6 YRS

      Key companies

      Largest active Waste management by latest reported turnover. Click through for filings, directors and group structure.

      £61.1m
      £28.8m
      £24.7m
      £23.4m

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active Waste management businesses registered in each location.

      01Brentwood825% of sector
      02Grays721.9% of sector
      03Leigh-on-sea618.8% of sector
      04Colchester39.4% of sector
      05Braintree26.3% of sector