Brighton, East Sussex

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Brighton 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 2010)

    A total of 391 companies were registered in Brighton during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 8.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BrightonUK
    2010391105,137
    200936191,034
    % change8.3%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (476) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010110126155
    New companies in 200993113155
    % change18.3%11.5%0.0%
    Record Year2007 (150)2003 (151)2007 (210)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 299 companies were dissolved in Brighton during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BrightonUK
    201029982,677
    2009309108,060
    % change-3.2%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (309) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Brighton when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201078102119
    Closed companies in 20095657196
    % change39.3%78.9%-39%
    Record Year2006 (93)2010 (102)2009 (196)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Brighton during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 92 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BrightonUK
    20109222,460
    200952-17,026
    Record Year 2003 (275) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010322436
    Net growth in 20093756-41
    Record Year2007 (83)2003 (107)2008 (148)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Brighton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Brighton
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    20070.3%
    20060.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.4%0.4%
    % change9.7%-4.5%-16.9%
    Record Year1997 (0.6%)1963 (0.9%)1966 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 43.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Brighton was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    27.9% of all director appointments in Brighton in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BRIGHTON2.03%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING1.49%CONSULTING4.60%
    MEDIA1.13%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    (BRIGHTON)0.95%PROPERTY2.50%
    MANAGEMENT0.95%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    ROAD0.90%TRADING1.93%
    DESIGN0.90%DESIGN1.91%
    PROPERTY0.86%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    SUSSEX0.81%MEDIA1.84%
    PRODUCTIONS0.81%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSULTANTS0.63%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.59%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CONSULTANCY0.54%ENGINEERING1.54%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%J1.48%
    GROUP0.50%LONDON1.45%
    HOUSE0.50%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    RTM0.50%GROUP1.37%
    GREEN0.45%GLOBAL1.35%
    BUSINESS0.45%PROPERTIES1.35%
    TRAINING0.41%BUILDING1.34%
    BUILDING0.41%CARE1.33%
    (SUSSEX)0.41%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    STREET0.41%M1.28%
    SOUTH0.41%SYSTEMS1.25%
    D0.36%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied695228,645
    7487 - Other business activities28074,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8726,974
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply669,659
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6317,003
    9999 - Dormant Company5819,948
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities569,943
    99999 - Dormant Company5313,808
    7499 - Non-trading company5315,398
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5214,007
    62090 - Other information technology service activities516,340
    7260 - Other computer related activities5010,331
    98000 - Residents property management353,892
    9305 - Other service activities349,038
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified318,154
    5530 - Restaurants274,798
    59113 - Television programme production activities27928
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering269,325
    9800 - Residents Property Management232,185
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate224,131

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07171361 TAYLORMADE LOFTS LIMITED 26 Feb 2010
    07170758 KARL WILLIAMS DESIGN LIMITED 26 Feb 2010
    07169499 TRADERS OWN PLC 25 Feb 2010
    07166901 ZRT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07166828 A CONSTANTI CARS LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07165083 FX FIREWORKS LIMITED 22 Feb 2010
    07163402 FEELS LIKE MINE LTD 19 Feb 2010
    07162117 RUSHDIE MEDIA LTD 18 Feb 2010
    07161514 SPL COMMERCIAL LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07160695 SILVERADO RETAIL LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07158982 MAXIM TRADING LTD 16 Feb 2010
    07158670 MOTORIK LTD 16 Feb 2010
    07156629 LYS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07153069 UNIQUE SELECTION LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07151660 K P A BUILDING SERVICES LTD. 09 Feb 2010
    07150429 MI SUSSEX LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07150419 EUROPEAN AND LOCAL SUPPORT SERVICES LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07147094 DAVID REDMAN (UK) LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07146681 MEDIA PRO FIVE LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07146401 POWER INC. LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07144005 A P ROLLERS LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07141578 NSN OPTIMUM LIMITED 01 Feb 2010
    07164366 AUMSAI LIMITED 22 Feb 2010
    07162244 TRIPLE BBB LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07153649 TURNERS DISTRIBUTION LTD 10 Feb 2010