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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.

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 (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)BrightonUK
    2011463114,512
    2010398101,492
    % change16.3%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (463) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011151160152
    New companies in 2010133136129
    % change13.5%17.6%17.8%
    Record Year2011 (151)2011 (160)2003 (161)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BrightonUK
    201130272,230
    201031787,705
    % change-4.7%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (384) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201110310297
    Closed companies in 20109413093
    % change9.6%-21.5%4%
    Record Year2011 (103)2008 (204)2009 (163)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BrightonUK
    201116142,282
    20108113,787
    Record Year 2003 (230) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011485855
    Net growth in 201039636
    Record Year2008 (75)2002 (68)2003 (110)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    20070.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change3.9%-1.0%6.4%
    Record Year1965 (0.8%)1969 (1.1%)1961 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BRIGHTON2.05%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING2.01%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.32%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    MEDIA1.20%PROPERTY2.41%
    CONSULTANCY1.08%TRADING2.06%
    SUSSEX1.00%DESIGN1.94%
    DESIGN1.00%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    (BRIGHTON)1.00%BUSINESS1.82%
    PROPERTY0.92%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ROAD0.88%ENGINEERING1.74%
    PRODUCTIONS0.76%MEDIA1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    INVESTMENTS0.64%LONDON1.63%
    BUSINESS0.64%J1.47%
    CARE0.60%GLOBAL1.46%
    CONSTRUCTION0.60%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    SOLAR0.56%CARE1.42%
    (SUSSEX)0.52%IT1.38%
    SOUTH0.52%BUILDING1.30%
    ELECTRICAL0.52%PROPERTIES1.28%
    HEALTH0.52%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    BUILDING0.52%M1.25%
    ENTERPRISES0.48%ENERGY1.22%
    HOUSE0.48%TRAINING1.21%
    HOVE0.44%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied688204,493
    7487 - Other business activities27765,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10429,245
    9999 - Dormant Company7222,587
    99999 - Dormant Company7018,281
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6014,755
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5715,760
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5210,137
    62090 - Other information technology service activities456,798
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply398,345
    5530 - Restaurants385,640
    98000 - Residents property management372,664
    7260 - Other computer related activities368,686
    7499 - Non-trading company3411,543
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3410,018
    9305 - Other service activities3210,525
    74990 - Non-trading company248,064
    90030 - Artistic creation221,494
    86230 - Dental practice activities221,365
    59111 - Motion picture production activities211,200

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07759239 DIGITAL TARGET LTD 01 Sep 2011
    07759789 ALICE DREAMS LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07759836 DWP STUDIO LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07765909 JUST ECONOMICS RESEARCH LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07766532 PHOENIXSTAR LTD 08 Sep 2011
    07767390 GOLDEN NETWORK LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07764203 SIDE TWO LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07770915 STUDIO ST VITUS LTD 12 Sep 2011
    07771551 THEM BIG OAK TREES LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07773500 ATLANTIC MEDIA TECH LTD 14 Sep 2011
    07775581 OWEN WHITE MANAGEMENT LTD 15 Sep 2011
    07777298 HAMY LTD. 16 Sep 2011
    07778251 STERLING RETAILING LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07780363 THE SURVIVORS' NETWORK LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07783430 A B PEARSON-WILSON LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07783540 PLEECE & CO LTD 22 Sep 2011
    07784046 HALO CYCLE HELMETS LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07787182 3 LITTLE DOTS LTD 26 Sep 2011
    07787468 82 LARGE LTD 26 Sep 2011
    07787865 MARCOMS SHOP LTD 27 Sep 2011
    OC367857 G & L MILKSHAKES (LONDON) LLP 08 Sep 2011
    07791021 BRIGHTON THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED 28 Sep 2011
    07793992 ANGLO WEST LIMITED 30 Sep 2011
    07762636 NO.1 POWER CLEANER LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07765763 SOLAR CLEANTECH LIMITED 07 Sep 2011