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
    07137743 KNITPRINT LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07137315 HOLIDAYS & HANDBAGS LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07134255 OLIVE CLEANING LTD 25 Jan 2010
    07134118 CARE4PHARMA UK LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07130912 CAUGHT IN ACTION LTD 20 Jan 2010
    07130103 BET A POUND.COM LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07129090 PRT SOFTWARE LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07127507 WEBSTER'S VETS LTD 16 Jan 2010
    07126678 EVENTSONLINE LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07126650 138 HOLLINGDEAN TERRACE RTM COMPANY LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07124729 PROVIDENCE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07124647 GENERALUNIT LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07123663 WINNIMAC LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07121130 NOBBY`S CAR DISPOSAL LTD 09 Jan 2010
    07118106 81 BUCKINGHAM ROAD (BRIGHTON) LIMITED 06 Jan 2010
    07117253 TEMPTATIONS OF LONDON LTD 05 Jan 2010
    07116111 THE AVIATION PARTNERSHIP LTD 05 Jan 2010
    07141082 WETINK LAND & SEA LTD 30 Jan 2010
    07140234 GLOBAL CENTER LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07132075 CHRIS DAY LEADWORKS LTD 21 Jan 2010
    07123291 WETALKLAW LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07121322 GRP SOLUTIONS LTD 11 Jan 2010
    07118243 TDG DESIGN LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07117811 11 MARKET STREET RESTAURANT LTD 06 Jan 2010
    07116856 BOW STREET FILMS LIMITED 05 Jan 2010