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
New Company Registrations
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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) Brighton UK 2011 457 116,391 2010 391 105,137 % change 16.9% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (476) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 140 144 173 New companies in 2010 110 126 155 % change 27.3% 14.3% 11.6% Record Year 2007 (150) 2003 (151) 2007 (210)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Brighton UK 2011 365 90,986 2010 299 82,677 % change 22.1% 10.0% Record Year 2011 (365) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2011 144 103 118 Closed companies in 2010 78 102 119 % change 84.6% 1.0% -1% Record Year 2011 (144) 2011 (103) 2009 (196)
Net Company Growth
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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) Brighton UK 2011 92 25,405 2010 92 22,460 Record Year 2003 (275) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -4 41 55 Net growth in 2010 32 24 36 Record Year 2007 (83) 2003 (107) 2008 (148)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change 9.8% 0.5% 6.5% Record Year 1997 (0.6%) 1963 (0.9%) 1966 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BRIGHTON 2.54% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSULTING 2.07% MANAGEMENT 4.97% MANAGEMENT 1.55% CONSULTANCY 3.16% MEDIA 1.25% PROPERTY 2.38% DESIGN 1.08% TRADING 2.10% CONSULTANCY 1.03% DESIGN 1.93% SUSSEX 0.99% ASSOCIATES 1.92% (BRIGHTON) 0.90% BUSINESS 1.87% ROAD 0.77% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% PROPERTY 0.77% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ASSOCIATES 0.77% MEDIA 1.69% BUSINESS 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.61% PRODUCTIONS 0.65% LONDON 1.60% ENTERPRISES 0.60% CARE 1.45% CONSTRUCTION 0.52% J 1.45% BUILDING 0.52% GLOBAL 1.44% PROJECT 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.43% HOVE 0.52% IT 1.41% TRADING 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.36% EVENTS 0.52% BUILDING 1.34% INVESTMENTS 0.52% M 1.30% CLINIC 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.28% CATERING 0.47% S 1.24% TRAINING 0.47% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% PROPERTIES 0.47% SYSTEMS 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 691 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 234 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 119 30,253 99999 - Dormant Company 70 18,336 9999 - Dormant Company 69 19,765 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 60 16,150 7414 - Business & management consultancy 55 12,916 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 53 10,246 62090 - Other information technology service activities 47 6,996 7499 - Non-trading company 44 11,316 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 42 7,000 98000 - Residents property management 42 3,154 7260 - Other computer related activities 35 7,789 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 32 10,085 5530 - Restaurants 29 4,898 59111 - Motion picture production activities 24 1,248 90030 - Artistic creation 24 1,535 9305 - Other service activities 21 8,740 56302 - Public houses and bars 21 1,825 86900 - Other human health activities 21 4,092
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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