Brighton, East Sussex
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Brighton when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous Q2.
- May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous May.
- April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous April.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Brighton when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 a total of 982 companies were formed in Brighton. This figure is 12.0% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Brighton occurred in 2012 when a total of 982 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Brighton UK 2012 982 253,150 2011 877 228,735 % change 12.0% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (982) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 491 companies were registered in Brighton during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 16.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Brighton UK 2012 491 121,659 2011 420 112,344 % change 16.9% 8.3% Record Year 2012 (491) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous May.
April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 176 170 145 New companies in 2011 140 136 144 % change 25.7% 25.0% 0.7% Record Year 2012 (176) 2012 (170) 2003 (148)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 538 companies were dissolved in Brighton. This figure is 16.6% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
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 2012 538 147,793 2011 645 162,310 % change -16.6% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (860) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 294 companies were dissolved in Brighton during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 5.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Brighton UK 2012 294 80,218 2011 280 71,324 % change 5.0% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (551) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 87 112 95 Closed companies in 2011 69 125 86 % change 26.1% -10.4% 10% Record Year 2009 (144) 2009 (237) 2009 (170)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Brighton increased by 444 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Brighton UK 2012 444 105,357 2011 232 66,425 Record Year 2003 (544) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Brighton during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 197 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Brighton UK 2012 197 41,441 2011 140 41,020 Record Year 2003 (269) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 89 58 50 Net growth in 2011 71 11 58 Record Year 2007 (115) 2003 (93) 2003 (103)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Brighton formed 0.4% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.4%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) 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 Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Brighton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Brighton 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change 5.9% 9.6% 7.5% Record Year 1971 (1.2%) 1968 (0.9%) 1970 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 41.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 40.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Brighton was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.5% of all director appointments in Brighton in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Brighton was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
26.4% of all director appointments in Brighton in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BRIGHTON 1.89% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.62% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.21% CONSULTANCY 3.28% ROAD 1.13% PROPERTY 2.35% SUSSEX 1.02% TRADING 2.10% PROPERTY 0.94% DESIGN 1.89% MEDIA 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.87% CONSULTANCY 0.79% ASSOCIATES 1.82% (BRIGHTON) 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.78% DESIGN 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% PRODUCTIONS 0.60% BUSINESS 1.70% CONSTRUCTION 0.57% MEDIA 1.69% CARE 0.57% LONDON 1.68% ASSOCIATES 0.53% J 1.57% BUSINESS 0.53% GLOBAL 1.51% CONSULTANTS 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.48% BUILDING 0.49% IT 1.42% HOVE 0.49% CARE 1.31% STREET 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.31% FOR 0.42% M 1.26% PARTNERS 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.23% IT 0.42% BUILDING 1.23% CLEANING 0.42% SECURITY 1.19% DIGITAL 0.42% S 1.18% TRADING 0.42% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 808 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 202 47,029 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 124 35,447 99999 - Dormant Company 84 26,088 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 73 20,390 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 63 15,280 9999 - Dormant Company 51 16,469 62090 - Other information technology service activities 50 8,258 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 43 14,220 7414 - Business & management consultancy 42 10,978 98000 - Residents property management 36 3,001 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 32 10,271 7260 - Other computer related activities 29 6,456 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 28 6,356 56302 - Public houses and bars 27 2,913 86230 - Dental practice activities 27 1,834 5530 - Restaurants 27 4,037 59111 - Motion picture production activities 24 1,580 74990 - Non-trading company 24 9,706 90030 - Artistic creation 24 2,106
Recent Companies
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