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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.

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 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)BrightonUK
    2012491131,491
    2011457116,391
    % change7.4%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (491) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012162162167
    New companies in 2011140144173
    % change15.7%12.5%-3.5%
    Record Year2012 (162)2012 (162)2007 (210)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BrightonUK
    201224467,576
    201136590,987
    % change-33.2%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (365) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012738685
    Closed companies in 2011144103118
    % change-49.3%-16.5%-28%
    Record Year2011 (144)2011 (103)2009 (196)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BrightonUK
    201224763,915
    20119225,404
    Record Year 2003 (275) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012897682
    Net growth in 2011-44155
    Record Year2012 (89)2003 (107)2008 (148)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.4%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change-0.8%-3.8%-9.7%
    Record Year1997 (0.6%)1963 (0.9%)1966 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BRIGHTON2.04%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING1.73%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT1.29%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.10%PROPERTY2.37%
    MEDIA1.10%TRADING2.07%
    ROAD1.06%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.98%ENGINEERING1.86%
    SUSSEX0.98%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    DESIGN0.86%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    (BRIGHTON)0.86%BUSINESS1.73%
    ASSOCIATES0.59%MEDIA1.72%
    HOVE0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    PRODUCTIONS0.59%LONDON1.66%
    SOLAR0.55%J1.54%
    CARE0.55%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%GLOBAL1.50%
    CONSULTANTS0.51%IT1.40%
    BUSINESS0.47%CARE1.34%
    PARTNERS0.47%PROPERTIES1.31%
    DIGITAL0.47%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    HEALTH0.47%M1.27%
    IT0.47%BUILDING1.24%
    BUILDING0.47%ENERGY1.20%
    CLEANING0.47%S1.20%
    CO0.43%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied718216,665
    7487 - Other business activities22552,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13135,233
    99999 - Dormant Company7825,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7619,704
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6414,303
    9999 - Dormant Company5818,617
    62090 - Other information technology service activities528,145
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4612,113
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4113,637
    98000 - Residents property management403,050
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply336,934
    7260 - Other computer related activities317,154
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified319,892
    5530 - Restaurants294,633
    56302 - Public houses and bars282,795
    86230 - Dental practice activities281,834
    90030 - Artistic creation272,013
    9305 - Other service activities268,818
    74990 - Non-trading company269,729

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07973336 SEED EIS LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07975547 16 BUCKINGHAM ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07976620 THE SECRET RESTAURANT LTD 05 Mar 2012
    07977433 TOUGH SOFTWARE LIMITED 06 Mar 2012
    07978596 MELEN LONDON LTD. 06 Mar 2012
    07979444 GRAFTECK LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07980925 NLH (BRIGHTON) LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07986997 ELEV8CAREERS ENTERPRISE C.I.C. 12 Mar 2012
    07993616 ATSYNES LTD 16 Mar 2012
    07994657 HOME & COMPANY LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    07996487 PERMATECTURE LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    07997177 JULIEN PLUMART CAFE (BRIGHTON) LTD 20 Mar 2012
    07997611 THE CLIPBOARD LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    07999072 BRIGHTON BEACH BOUTIQUE LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    07999303 FCV GLOBAL LTD 21 Mar 2012
    07999440 JULIEN PLUMART BOUTIQUE (BRIGHTON) LTD 21 Mar 2012
    07999846 TRAFFIC WEB DEVELOPMENT LTD 21 Mar 2012
    08002210 BRIGHTON COMMUNITY DARKROOM C.I.C. 22 Mar 2012
    08002224 FERRIS AND FERRIS LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08002339 WP CENTRAL LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08005416 POWER POOL LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08007290 N & M TASTIES LIMITED 27 Mar 2012
    08008153 ALMOND CAPITAL LIMITED 27 Mar 2012
    08008639 SJIT LIMITED 27 Mar 2012
    08012857 WORLD OF WEDMIN LIMITED 30 Mar 2012