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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
    07545415 BRIGHTON CHEESE LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07542044 LEO DURAN LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07541751 MR SUPER GREEN LTD 24 Feb 2011
    07540000 ZAC NICHOLSON LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07537512 BOOZE2GO LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07536496 HAMPSTEAD FARM LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07536271 EVOSIS LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07535831 AGC CAPITAL LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07534018 SAFER LONDON BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP LTD 17 Feb 2011
    07533537 ASTOUND MAINTENANCE LIMITED 17 Feb 2011
    07533339 FUTURE INSIGHT ANALYTICS LTD 17 Feb 2011
    07533232 CLASS STUDIOS LTD 17 Feb 2011
    07532894 PATEMAN GROUP LIMITED 17 Feb 2011
    07532081 WEAR YOUR CLUB LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07529559 VISUAL HERITAGE LTD 15 Feb 2011
    07528239 TRAVELANDTALK LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07526394 INPACK LTD 11 Feb 2011
    07526008 KELLYS SOLICITORS (BRIGHTON) LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07525616 SIAAR LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07525084 360 STUDENT SERVICES LTD 10 Feb 2011
    07523219 HIRSCH GUITAR LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07521092 R & M SCAFFOLDING (SOUTHERN) LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07519139 POLISH GROCERY CAFE NO 12 LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07518188 ONE CHURCH BRIGHTON 04 Feb 2011
    07516872 NICOLA FURNER ARCHITECTS LIMITED 03 Feb 2011