Brighton, East Sussex
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous August.
- July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous July.
- July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Brighton when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 463 companies were registered in Brighton during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 16.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Brighton UK 2011 463 114,512 2010 398 101,492 % change 16.3% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (463) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous August.
July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 151 160 152 New companies in 2010 133 136 129 % change 13.5% 17.6% 17.8% Record Year 2011 (151) 2011 (160) 2003 (161)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 302 companies were dissolved in Brighton during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 4.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Brighton UK 2011 302 72,230 2010 317 87,705 % change -4.7% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (384) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Brighton when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 103 102 97 Closed companies in 2010 94 130 93 % change 9.6% -21.5% 4% Record Year 2011 (103) 2008 (204) 2009 (163)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Brighton during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 161 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Brighton UK 2011 161 42,282 2010 81 13,787 Record Year 2003 (230) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 48 58 55 Net growth in 2010 39 6 36 Record Year 2008 (75) 2002 (68) 2003 (110)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Brighton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Brighton 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change 3.9% -1.0% 6.4% Record Year 1965 (0.8%) 1969 (1.1%) 1961 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 41.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Brighton was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
26.5% of all director appointments in Brighton in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BRIGHTON 2.05% CONSULTING 5.11% CONSULTING 2.01% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.32% CONSULTANCY 3.19% MEDIA 1.20% PROPERTY 2.41% CONSULTANCY 1.08% TRADING 2.06% SUSSEX 1.00% DESIGN 1.94% DESIGN 1.00% ASSOCIATES 1.85% (BRIGHTON) 1.00% BUSINESS 1.82% PROPERTY 0.92% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ROAD 0.88% ENGINEERING 1.74% PRODUCTIONS 0.76% MEDIA 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% INVESTMENTS 0.64% LONDON 1.63% BUSINESS 0.64% J 1.47% CARE 0.60% GLOBAL 1.46% CONSTRUCTION 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.43% SOLAR 0.56% CARE 1.42% (SUSSEX) 0.52% IT 1.38% SOUTH 0.52% BUILDING 1.30% ELECTRICAL 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.28% HEALTH 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.27% BUILDING 0.52% M 1.25% ENTERPRISES 0.48% ENERGY 1.22% HOUSE 0.48% TRAINING 1.21% HOVE 0.44% S 1.21%
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 688 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 277 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 104 29,245 9999 - Dormant Company 72 22,587 99999 - Dormant Company 70 18,281 7414 - Business & management consultancy 60 14,755 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 57 15,760 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 52 10,137 62090 - Other information technology service activities 45 6,798 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 39 8,345 5530 - Restaurants 38 5,640 98000 - Residents property management 37 2,664 7260 - Other computer related activities 36 8,686 7499 - Non-trading company 34 11,543 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 34 10,018 9305 - Other service activities 32 10,525 74990 - Non-trading company 24 8,064 90030 - Artistic creation 22 1,494 86230 - Dental practice activities 22 1,365 59111 - Motion picture production activities 21 1,200
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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