Brighton, East Sussex
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Brighton when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous January.
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Brighton when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Brighton when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 491 companies were registered in Brighton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 7.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Brighton UK 2012 491 131,491 2011 457 116,391 % change 7.4% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (491) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 162 162 167 New companies in 2011 140 144 173 % change 15.7% 12.5% -3.5% Record Year 2012 (162) 2012 (162) 2007 (210)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 244 companies were dissolved in Brighton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 33.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Brighton UK 2012 244 67,576 2011 365 90,987 % change -33.2% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (365) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 73 86 85 Closed companies in 2011 144 103 118 % change -49.3% -16.5% -28% Record Year 2011 (144) 2011 (103) 2009 (196)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Brighton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 247 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Brighton UK 2012 247 63,915 2011 92 25,404 Record Year 2003 (275) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Brighton when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 89 76 82 Net growth in 2011 -4 41 55 Record Year 2012 (89) 2003 (107) 2008 (148)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Brighton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Brighton 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change -0.8% -3.8% -9.7% Record Year 1997 (0.6%) 1963 (0.9%) 1966 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Brighton was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.8% of all director appointments in Brighton in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BRIGHTON 2.04% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.73% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.29% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.10% PROPERTY 2.37% MEDIA 1.10% TRADING 2.07% ROAD 1.06% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.98% ENGINEERING 1.86% SUSSEX 0.98% ASSOCIATES 1.84% DESIGN 0.86% CONSULTANTS 1.79% (BRIGHTON) 0.86% BUSINESS 1.73% ASSOCIATES 0.59% MEDIA 1.72% HOVE 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% PRODUCTIONS 0.59% LONDON 1.66% SOLAR 0.55% J 1.54% CARE 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.51% CONSTRUCTION 0.55% GLOBAL 1.50% CONSULTANTS 0.51% IT 1.40% BUSINESS 0.47% CARE 1.34% PARTNERS 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.31% DIGITAL 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.27% HEALTH 0.47% M 1.27% IT 0.47% BUILDING 1.24% BUILDING 0.47% ENERGY 1.20% CLEANING 0.47% S 1.20% CO 0.43% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 718 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 225 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 131 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 78 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 76 19,704 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 64 14,303 9999 - Dormant Company 58 18,617 62090 - Other information technology service activities 52 8,145 7414 - Business & management consultancy 46 12,113 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 41 13,637 98000 - Residents property management 40 3,050 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 33 6,934 7260 - Other computer related activities 31 7,154 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 31 9,892 5530 - Restaurants 29 4,633 56302 - Public houses and bars 28 2,795 86230 - Dental practice activities 28 1,834 90030 - Artistic creation 27 2,013 9305 - Other service activities 26 8,818 74990 - Non-trading company 26 9,729
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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