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Brighton, East Sussex

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Brighton when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Brighton when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Brighton when compared to any previous January.

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 2011)

    A total of 457 companies were registered in Brighton during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 16.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BrightonUK
    2011457116,391
    2010391105,137
    % change16.9%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (476) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011140144173
    New companies in 2010110126155
    % change27.3%14.3%11.6%
    Record Year2007 (150)2003 (151)2007 (210)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Brighton when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 365 companies were dissolved in Brighton during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 22.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BrightonUK
    201136590,986
    201029982,677
    % change22.1%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (365) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Brighton when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Brighton when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011144103118
    Closed companies in 201078102119
    % change84.6%1.0%-1%
    Record Year2011 (144)2011 (103)2009 (196)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Brighton during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 92 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BrightonUK
    20119225,405
    20109222,460
    Record Year 2003 (275) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-44155
    Net growth in 2010322436
    Record Year2007 (83)2003 (107)2008 (148)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Brighton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Brighton
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change9.8%0.5%6.5%
    Record Year1997 (0.6%)1963 (0.9%)1966 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 41.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    25.6% of all director appointments in Brighton in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BRIGHTON2.54%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTING2.07%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MANAGEMENT1.55%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    MEDIA1.25%PROPERTY2.38%
    DESIGN1.08%TRADING2.10%
    CONSULTANCY1.03%DESIGN1.93%
    SUSSEX0.99%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    (BRIGHTON)0.90%BUSINESS1.87%
    ROAD0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    PROPERTY0.77%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ASSOCIATES0.77%MEDIA1.69%
    BUSINESS0.65%ENGINEERING1.61%
    PRODUCTIONS0.65%LONDON1.60%
    ENTERPRISES0.60%CARE1.45%
    CONSTRUCTION0.52%J1.45%
    BUILDING0.52%GLOBAL1.44%
    PROJECT0.52%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    HOVE0.52%IT1.41%
    TRADING0.52%PROPERTIES1.36%
    EVENTS0.52%BUILDING1.34%
    INVESTMENTS0.52%M1.30%
    CLINIC0.47%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    CATERING0.47%S1.24%
    TRAINING0.47%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    PROPERTIES0.47%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied691202,798
    7487 - Other business activities23460,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11930,253
    99999 - Dormant Company7018,336
    9999 - Dormant Company6919,765
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6016,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5512,916
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5310,246
    62090 - Other information technology service activities476,996
    7499 - Non-trading company4411,316
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply427,000
    98000 - Residents property management423,154
    7260 - Other computer related activities357,789
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3210,085
    5530 - Restaurants294,898
    59111 - Motion picture production activities241,248
    90030 - Artistic creation241,535
    9305 - Other service activities218,740
    56302 - Public houses and bars211,825
    86900 - Other human health activities214,092

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07508305 A & A QUALITY SECONDS LTD 27 Jan 2011
    07507307 BOOKISH LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07501833 VIVA PAELLA LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07500821 LOST CHRISTMAS LTD 21 Jan 2011
    07500365 ALLREACH LTD 20 Jan 2011
    07498462 RICH CLINICAL SERVICES LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07496814 EVEL38 LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07492797 ZENBULLETS LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07490155 LAMOUREUX ASSOCIATES LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07487272 THE GERMAN SATURDAY SCHOOL 10 Jan 2011
    07485817 BLUE RIVER SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Jan 2011
    07485388 PRESTON STEAK HOUSE LTD 07 Jan 2011
    07485070 MAGNETIC WORKS LIMITED 07 Jan 2011
    07484803 CRESTGROVE CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07484644 ATTIC ART PUBLISHING LTD 06 Jan 2011
    07481460 TAJ THE GROCER (UK) LTD 04 Jan 2011
    OC360836 FIRSTCATALYST CONSULTING LLP 12 Jan 2011
    OC361062 HOPE INNS LLP 21 Jan 2011
    07507791 CALCUTTA GOURMET LTD 27 Jan 2011
    07506931 CLARK'S MEAT & POULTRY LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07503482 TANDEM YACHTS LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07503008 LENNY LALSIE LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07502546 PILATES IN BRIGHTON LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07500695 OXDOWN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07499186 BRIGHTON BAKERY LIMITED 19 Jan 2011