brentwood borough council

Name

brentwood borough council

Legal name

Brentwood Borough Council

Website

https://brentwood.gov.uk

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs (925110), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Waste Collection (56211)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340), Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable & Subsidized Housing Property Management (LIHTC, Section 8) (BPAJAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Municipal Tax & Revenue Administration (Local) (BPAIACAD), Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations (EUAIAAAF), Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ)

Keywords

• Local government services
• Waste collection services
• Council tax administration
• Planning and building control
• Community support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Brentwood

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Council Tax: Primary source of funding from residential properties. Residents pay council tax based on property band to fund local services including waste collection, planning, housing, and community services.
2. Business Rates: Levied on commercial properties within the borough. Transparency documents show business rates data published for various periods.
3. Licensing Fees: Fees collected for various licenses including hackney carriage/private hire vehicles and drivers, animal welfare, street trading, skin piercing and beauty treatments, scrap metal dealers, and premises licenses.
4. Parking Charges: Revenue from parking tariffs at council-owned car parks including Coptfold Road multi-storey, William Hunter Way, Chatham Way, and King George's Playing Fields. ANPR system enables pay-on-exit model.
5. Grants to Voluntary Sector: Council provides grants to community organisations and social enterprises. Documents show grants to voluntary sector and social enterprises for 2024-2025.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Brentwood Borough Council is a local government authority providing statutory services to residents and businesses of the Brentwood borough in Essex, England. Core offerings include waste and recycling collection, council tax and benefits administration, planning and building control, licensing (taxis, premises, street trading), housing services, parking management, and community-based cost of living and wellbeing support.

Product overview

Brentwood Borough Council operates a single integrated digital services platform consisting of the MyBrentwood resident portal as the primary access point, supplemented by service-specific modules covering council tax and benefits, planning applications, waste and recycling collections, parking services, and licensing. The council's digital presence includes an interactive collection day mapping tool and a waste collection pilot program in Ingatestone. Services are primarily web-based with online application and payment capabilities, designed for resident self-service rather than a commercial SaaS product architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MyBrentwood Portal Online self-service portal enabling residents to access council services, make payments, submit applications, and manage their interactions with the council.
• Council Tax and Benefits Services Digital services for council tax payments, benefit claims, discount applications, and change of circumstances reporting.
• Planning and Building Control Services Online portal for searching, commenting on, and tracking planning applications, building control submissions, and local plan documents.
• Waste and Recycling Collection Services Bin collection day lookup, collection day maps, missed collection reporting, recycling guides, and bulky waste collection booking services.
• Parking and Car Parks Services Information and payment services for council-owned car parks including Coptfold Road multi-storey, William Hunter Way, Chatham Way, and King George's Playing Fields, with ANPR-based pay-on-exit systems.
• Licensing Services Online applications for hackney carriage and private hire driver/vehicle licences, premises licences, temporary event notices, street trading, and animal welfare licensing.
• Country Parks and Nature Reserves Seven country parks managed by the council (Hartswood, Hutton, Merrymeade, St Faith's, Thorndon, Warley, Weald) providing recreational access and community green space.
• Warm Welcome Hubs and Cost of Living Support Network of community venues (churches, community centres, libraries) providing warm spaces, food parcels, financial advice, and wellbeing support for vulnerable and cost-of-living-affected residents.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ingatestone bin pilot showed substantial uplift in recycling rates during trial period
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Brentwood Connected (Business Improvement District)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrentwood Connected is a Business Improvement District (BID) supporting the borough's three high streets. The council collaborates with BID on Family Fun Days, Christmas events (Lighting Up Brentwood, Festive Shenfield), and general community promotions. Joint initiatives include high street events and economic development activities.
• Everyone ActiveminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the 2026 Brentwood and Rochford Sports Awards. Provides support for recognition of local sporting achievements.
• Mullis and Peake LLP (M&P Law)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of Family Fun Days 2026 events in Brentwood parks and high streets.
• Razzamataz Theatre School BrentwoodminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of Family Fun Days 2026 events.
• Stagecoach Performing ArtsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of Family Fun Days 2026 events.
• Brentwood Community TransportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides affordable, accessible door-to-door transport for vulnerable and elderly residents of Brentwood. Operates the 808 bus service to community hospitals. Council supports this voluntary sector organisation.
• Warm Welcome Hub Partners (Various Churches and Community Organisations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of venues including churches (St Peters Hutton, Brentwood Baptist, Christ Church Warley, Doddinghurst Road Community Church), Brentwood CVS, and community halls providing warm spaces, food banks, and cost of living support. Partners include Barclays (financial advice), Peabody (housing support), Essex Fire Service, Active Essex, and local voluntary organisations.
• Manna MealsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organisation providing free hot meals at Bishops Hall Community Centre every Wednesday during term time. Council supports through partnership for cost of living assistance.
• Love EssexcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty-wide waste reduction and recycling initiative. Brentwood council references Love Essex resources for recycling guidance, cloth nappy schemes, and recycling centre information as part of Essex Waste Strategy targeting 65% recycling rate by 2035.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Castle Point Borough Council: Borough-level Essex council providing council tax, housing, planning, and waste services. Similar population and resource footprint to Brentwood, with parallel exposure to Essex-wide recycling targets.
• Chelmsford City Council: Neighbouring Essex city council delivering the same portfolio of local authority services — waste, licensing, council tax, planning, housing — but at a larger urban scale. Closest comparable on service breadth and digital maturity.
• Basildon Council: Adjacent Essex borough council with overlapping responsibilities including social housing, ANPR parking, licensing, and waste collection. Comparable in scope and population scale to Brentwood.
• Rochford District Council: Adjacent Essex district council and explicit co-organiser of the Brentwood & Rochford Sports Awards. Same statutory functions (waste, planning, licensing, council tax) at a comparable borough scale, making it the closest operational peer.
• Thurrock Council: Essex borough council with an overlapping service portfolio including social housing, ANPR parking, licensing, and waste — relevant for peer benchmarking on operational scale and digital delivery.
• Maldon District Council: Essex district council operating the same suite of statutory services including council tax, waste collection, planning, and licensing at a comparable small-borough scale.
• Harlow Council: Essex district council with a similar statutory mandate and council tax funding model, plus parallel exposure to devolution and LGR restructuring.
• Braintree District Council: Larger Essex district council delivering parallel waste, licensing, planning, and housing services. Useful benchmark for digital channel maturity and ANPR-enabled parking rollouts.
• Epping Forest District Council: Essex district council operating the same statutory services and currently undergoing the same LGR process. Strongest direct peer for benchmarking service delivery under shared reorganisation pressures.

Regional players

• Tendring District Council: Essex district council operating the same local-authority functions; same regional regulatory and recycling-rate framework but serving a coastal population rather than Brentwood's commuter-belt demographic.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/brentwoodcouncil
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brentwood-borough-council
• Instagraminstagram.com/brentwoodboroughcouncil
• TikToktiktok.com/@brentwoodboroughcouncil

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