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
New Company Registrations
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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) Brighton UK 2010 391 105,137 2009 361 91,034 % change 8.3% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (476) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 110 126 155 New companies in 2009 93 113 155 % change 18.3% 11.5% 0.0% Record Year 2007 (150) 2003 (151) 2007 (210)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Brighton UK 2010 299 82,677 2009 309 108,060 % change -3.2% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (309) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2010 78 102 119 Closed companies in 2009 56 57 196 % change 39.3% 78.9% -39% Record Year 2006 (93) 2010 (102) 2009 (196)
Net Company Growth
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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) Brighton UK 2010 92 22,460 2009 52 -17,026 Record Year 2003 (275) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 32 24 36 Net growth in 2009 37 56 -41 Record Year 2007 (83) 2003 (107) 2008 (148)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% % change 9.7% -4.5% -16.9% Record Year 1997 (0.6%) 1963 (0.9%) 1966 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BRIGHTON 2.03% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 1.49% CONSULTING 4.60% MEDIA 1.13% CONSULTANCY 2.87% (BRIGHTON) 0.95% PROPERTY 2.50% MANAGEMENT 0.95% ASSOCIATES 2.04% ROAD 0.90% TRADING 1.93% DESIGN 0.90% DESIGN 1.91% PROPERTY 0.86% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% SUSSEX 0.81% MEDIA 1.84% PRODUCTIONS 0.81% BUSINESS 1.74% CONSULTANTS 0.63% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% DEVELOPMENTS 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.63% CONSULTANCY 0.54% ENGINEERING 1.54% ASSOCIATES 0.54% J 1.48% GROUP 0.50% LONDON 1.45% HOUSE 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.45% RTM 0.50% GROUP 1.37% GREEN 0.45% GLOBAL 1.35% BUSINESS 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.35% TRAINING 0.41% BUILDING 1.34% BUILDING 0.41% CARE 1.33% (SUSSEX) 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.30% STREET 0.41% M 1.28% SOUTH 0.41% SYSTEMS 1.25% D 0.36% S 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 695 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 280 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 87 26,974 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 66 9,659 7414 - Business & management consultancy 63 17,003 9999 - Dormant Company 58 19,948 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 56 9,943 99999 - Dormant Company 53 13,808 7499 - Non-trading company 53 15,398 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 52 14,007 62090 - Other information technology service activities 51 6,340 7260 - Other computer related activities 50 10,331 98000 - Residents property management 35 3,892 9305 - Other service activities 34 9,038 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 31 8,154 5530 - Restaurants 27 4,798 59113 - Television programme production activities 27 928 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 26 9,325 9800 - Residents Property Management 23 2,185 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 22 4,131
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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