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
New Company Registrations
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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) Brighton UK 2010 398 101,492 2009 374 94,671 % change 6.4% 7.2% Record Year 2003 (407) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2010 133 136 129 New companies in 2009 108 129 137 % change 23.1% 5.4% -5.8% Record Year 2002 (136) 2010 (136) 2003 (161)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Brighton UK 2010 317 87,705 2009 384 159,401 % change -17.4% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (384) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 94 130 93 Closed companies in 2009 100 121 163 % change -6.0% 7.4% -43% Record Year 2009 (100) 2008 (204) 2009 (163)
Net Company Growth
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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) Brighton UK 2010 81 13,787 2009 -10 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (230) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 39 6 36 Net growth in 2009 8 8 -26 Record Year 2008 (75) 2002 (68) 2003 (110)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.4% 2006 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% % change 14.5% -4.3% -9.7% Record Year 1965 (0.8%) 1969 (1.1%) 1961 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BRIGHTON 2.38% MANAGEMENT 5.06% CONSULTING 1.62% CONSULTING 4.99% MEDIA 1.17% CONSULTANCY 3.12% MANAGEMENT 1.08% PROPERTY 2.38% DESIGN 1.03% TRADING 2.04% SUSSEX 0.94% ASSOCIATES 2.01% PROPERTY 0.90% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTANCY 0.85% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% ASSOCIATES 0.72% BUSINESS 1.80% (BRIGHTON) 0.72% MEDIA 1.75% DEVELOPMENTS 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.73% PRODUCTIONS 0.67% LONDON 1.59% EVENTS 0.58% ENGINEERING 1.59% CONSULTANTS 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.49% BUSINESS 0.58% CARE 1.44% ROAD 0.58% J 1.44% ENTERPRISES 0.54% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% CREATIVE 0.49% GLOBAL 1.42% RTM 0.49% IT 1.35% TRAINING 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.35% TRADING 0.45% BUILDING 1.32% BUILDING 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.30% PROJECT 0.45% M 1.28% HOVE 0.45% SYSTEMS 1.26% CATERING 0.40% S 1.24%
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 683 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 274 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 87 25,053 9999 - Dormant Company 74 21,484 7414 - Business & management consultancy 58 14,940 99999 - Dormant Company 58 14,072 7499 - Non-trading company 52 13,408 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 50 8,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 50 13,161 62090 - Other information technology service activities 44 5,716 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 42 8,292 98000 - Residents property management 38 3,273 7260 - Other computer related activities 37 8,967 5530 - Restaurants 32 5,181 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 31 7,767 9305 - Other service activities 25 9,454 8514 - Other human health activities 22 2,650 9800 - Residents Property Management 21 1,908 90030 - Artistic creation 20 1,255 86900 - Other human health activities 19 3,361
Recent Companies
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