Brighton, East Sussex
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2011 was a record first half year for company registrations in Brighton when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous Q2.
- May 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous May.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The first half of 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2011 was a record first half year for company registrations in Brighton when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2011 a total of 877 companies were formed in Brighton. This figure is 15.5% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
The highest total for a first half year in Brighton occurred in 2011 when a total of 877 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Brighton UK 2011 877 228,735 2010 759 203,749 % change 15.5% 12.3% Record Year 2011 (877) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Q2 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 420 companies were registered in Brighton during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is an increase of 14.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Brighton UK 2011 420 112,344 2010 368 98,612 % change 14.1% 13.9% Record Year 2011 (420) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
May 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous May.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 140 136 144 New companies in 2010 132 92 144 % change 6.1% 47.8% 0.0% Record Year 2007 (158) 2006 (136) 2003 (148)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 645 companies were dissolved in Brighton. This figure is 3.5% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Brighton occurred in 2009 when a total of 860 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Brighton UK 2011 645 162,310 2010 623 177,631 % change 3.5% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (860) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 280 companies were dissolved in Brighton during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 13.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Brighton UK 2011 280 71,324 2010 324 94,954 % change -13.6% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (551) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 69 125 86 Closed companies in 2010 85 108 131 % change -18.8% 15.7% -34% Record Year 2009 (144) 2009 (237) 2009 (170)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Brighton increased by 232 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Brighton UK 2011 232 66,425 2010 136 26,118 Record Year 2003 (544) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Brighton during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 140 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Brighton UK 2011 140 41,020 2010 44 3,658 Record Year 2003 (269) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 71 11 58 Net growth in 2010 47 -16 13 Record Year 2007 (115) 2003 (93) 2003 (103)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Brighton formed 0.4% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.4%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) 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 Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Brighton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Brighton 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% % change 2.7% 16.4% -11.4% Record Year 1971 (1.2%) 1968 (0.9%) 1970 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 42.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 43.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Brighton was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.6% of all director appointments in Brighton in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Brighton was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
25.6% of all director appointments in Brighton in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BRIGHTON 2.68% CONSULTING 5.09% CONSULTING 1.93% MANAGEMENT 4.86% MANAGEMENT 1.38% CONSULTANCY 3.17% MEDIA 1.38% PROPERTY 2.43% CONSULTANCY 1.22% TRADING 2.05% DESIGN 1.13% DESIGN 1.94% (BRIGHTON) 0.96% ASSOCIATES 1.92% SUSSEX 0.92% BUSINESS 1.87% ASSOCIATES 0.88% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% ROAD 0.88% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PROPERTY 0.80% MEDIA 1.73% PRODUCTIONS 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.67% BUSINESS 0.63% LONDON 1.60% INVESTMENTS 0.59% GLOBAL 1.46% ENTERPRISES 0.59% J 1.44% PROPERTIES 0.55% CARE 1.44% CATERING 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.42% CONSTRUCTION 0.55% IT 1.39% HOVE 0.50% BUILDING 1.32% EVENTS 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.31% SOUTH 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.30% MARKETING 0.50% M 1.27% SOLAR 0.46% S 1.23% CLINIC 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.20% IT 0.46% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 661 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 243 60,758 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 107 30,647 99999 - Dormant Company 75 18,918 9999 - Dormant Company 68 20,111 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 64 16,419 7414 - Business & management consultancy 56 13,053 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 54 10,545 62090 - Other information technology service activities 48 7,095 98000 - Residents property management 41 2,888 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 36 10,322 7499 - Non-trading company 36 10,955 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 35 7,143 5530 - Restaurants 34 5,086 7260 - Other computer related activities 33 7,849 74990 - Non-trading company 24 8,481 9305 - Other service activities 23 9,063 90030 - Artistic creation 22 1,536 86230 - Dental practice activities 22 1,407 59111 - Motion picture production activities 22 1,237
Recent Companies
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