Brighton, East Sussex

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous August.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 398 companies were registered in Brighton during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 6.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BrightonUK
    2010398101,492
    200937494,671
    % change6.4%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (407) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010133136129
    New companies in 2009108129137
    % change23.1%5.4%-5.8%
    Record Year2002 (136)2010 (136)2003 (161)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 317 companies were dissolved in Brighton during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 17.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BrightonUK
    201031787,705
    2009384159,401
    % change-17.4%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (384) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20109413093
    Closed companies in 2009100121163
    % change-6.0%7.4%-43%
    Record Year2009 (100)2008 (204)2009 (163)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Brighton during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 81 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BrightonUK
    20108113,787
    2009-10-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (230) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201039636
    Net growth in 200988-26
    Record Year2008 (75)2002 (68)2003 (110)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Brighton
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    20070.4%
    20060.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.4%0.4%
    % change14.5%-4.3%-9.7%
    Record Year1965 (0.8%)1969 (1.1%)1961 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 43.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Brighton was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.2% of all director appointments in Brighton in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BRIGHTON2.38%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING1.62%CONSULTING4.99%
    MEDIA1.17%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    MANAGEMENT1.08%PROPERTY2.38%
    DESIGN1.03%TRADING2.04%
    SUSSEX0.94%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    PROPERTY0.90%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANCY0.85%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    ASSOCIATES0.72%BUSINESS1.80%
    (BRIGHTON)0.72%MEDIA1.75%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.67%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PRODUCTIONS0.67%LONDON1.59%
    EVENTS0.58%ENGINEERING1.59%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    BUSINESS0.58%CARE1.44%
    ROAD0.58%J1.44%
    ENTERPRISES0.54%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    CREATIVE0.49%GLOBAL1.42%
    RTM0.49%IT1.35%
    TRAINING0.49%PROPERTIES1.35%
    TRADING0.45%BUILDING1.32%
    BUILDING0.45%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    PROJECT0.45%M1.28%
    HOVE0.45%SYSTEMS1.26%
    CATERING0.40%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied683202,902
    7487 - Other business activities27469,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8725,053
    9999 - Dormant Company7421,484
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5814,940
    99999 - Dormant Company5814,072
    7499 - Non-trading company5213,408
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply508,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5013,161
    62090 - Other information technology service activities445,716
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities428,292
    98000 - Residents property management383,273
    7260 - Other computer related activities378,967
    5530 - Restaurants325,181
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified317,767
    9305 - Other service activities259,454
    8514 - Other human health activities222,650
    9800 - Residents Property Management211,908
    90030 - Artistic creation201,255
    86900 - Other human health activities193,361

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07359897 COMPLETE PROPERTY ENTERPRISES LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07358507 FOCUS 4 NETWORKS LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07358253 INSURESERVE MARKETING LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07357491 SHERMANBURY LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07356377 ELLSON CONSULTING LTD 25 Aug 2010
    07353093 GRAPEVINE MEDIA ONLINE LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07351837 KAREN DODD ASSOCIATES LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07350624 LUSOARTS LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07349608 CLEARSAVVY.COM LTD 18 Aug 2010
    07346913 GREEN EYE DESIGN LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07346337 TIFFANY'S (BRIGHTON) LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07342186 NEW BORN MEDIA LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07341404 ALLIUM B LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07341237 BRIDGES & TUNNELS LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07340821 DIRECT LAW HAYWARDS HEATH LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07340690 KICK THE PRESSURE LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07340490 IMAGO STUDIO LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07339866 EMMA WRAFTER INTERIORS LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07339795 144-146 DYKE ROAD BRIGHTON LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07338203 ABBINGSWORTH PROPERTIES LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07337215 POSH TOTTY DESIGNS LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07360360 BLACK SHEEP UTILITIES LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07356810 49 UPPER LEWES ROAD BRIGHTON LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07356067 EXCELLENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07355875 MAID IN BRIGHTON (COMMERCIAL) LTD 24 Aug 2010