Brighton, East Sussex

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2012)

    A total of 432 companies were registered in Brighton during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 6.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BrightonUK
    2012432118,868
    2011463114,512
    % change-6.7%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (463) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012152129151
    New companies in 2011151160152
    % change0.7%-19.4%-0.7%
    Record Year2012 (152)2011 (160)2003 (161)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 293 companies were dissolved in Brighton during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BrightonUK
    201229374,772
    201130272,230
    % change-3.0%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (384) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20129612473
    Closed companies in 201110310297
    % change-6.8%21.6%-25%
    Record Year2011 (103)2008 (204)2009 (163)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Brighton during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 139 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BrightonUK
    201213944,096
    201116142,282
    Record Year 2003 (230) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201256578
    Net growth in 2011485855
    Record Year2008 (75)2002 (68)2003 (110)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Brighton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Brighton
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change-9.6%-18.8%-1.7%
    Record Year1965 (0.8%)1969 (1.1%)1961 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Brighton was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    29.3% of all director appointments in Brighton in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BRIGHTON1.94%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING1.86%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.48%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    ROAD1.14%PROPERTY2.35%
    SUSSEX0.95%TRADING2.08%
    (BRIGHTON)0.91%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSULTANCY0.87%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    PROPERTY0.87%ENGINEERING1.83%
    MEDIA0.84%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.72%BUSINESS1.72%
    DESIGN0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PRODUCTIONS0.53%MEDIA1.67%
    CONSTRUCTION0.53%LONDON1.67%
    MUSIC0.53%J1.55%
    STREET0.53%GLOBAL1.53%
    ASSOCIATES0.49%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    HOVE0.49%IT1.43%
    BUSINESS0.49%PROPERTIES1.34%
    FREEHOLD0.49%CARE1.32%
    RTM0.46%M1.27%
    ENGINEERING0.42%BUILDING1.22%
    BUILDING0.42%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    J0.42%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    LONDON0.42%S1.17%
    IT0.42%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,157331,455
    7487 - Other business activities14935,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11833,677
    99999 - Dormant Company8225,035
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7219,425
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6014,774
    62090 - Other information technology service activities497,869
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4313,716
    9999 - Dormant Company3212,598
    7414 - Business & management consultancy318,437
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified309,891
    98000 - Residents property management302,786
    56302 - Public houses and bars282,823
    86230 - Dental practice activities261,752
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply264,997
    7260 - Other computer related activities244,979
    74990 - Non-trading company249,203
    59111 - Motion picture production activities231,498
    90030 - Artistic creation222,031
    62012 - Business and domestic software development214,584

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08198567 KESWICK HALL (WANDSWORTH) LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08199274 GIRLS OF GLORY LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08201469 ROCKPORT BLUE LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08203539 WHYKE COURT RESIDENTS LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08206124 CLARK AND BLUE ENTERPRISES LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08207430 INCLUSIVE MARKETING LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08212016 ORBIT SOUTHERN LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08213697 LADYBIRD LANDSCAPES LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08213968 7 SALISBURY ROAD SUSSEX LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08214738 TIM PEAT LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08218439 RUFUS TAYLOR LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08220245 WE'RE THE FITTEST LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08223042 ON BUDGET LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08224156 D K VINTNERS (BILLINGSHURST) LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08224598 MODEMA LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08224631 GROOVY STUFF LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08226251 GOOD CAKE COMPANY LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08226402 DITA IT CONSULTING LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08226555 SUSSEX STANDARD LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08226732 LEROY & LEROY LTD. 24 Sep 2012
    08228097 MRKIZ JELLERY LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08229843 BLOCKSTUDIO LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08230878 28 PALMEIRA AVENUE COMPANY LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08233564 SASHWEIGHTS LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08233699 TRANSMILLE SALES (UK) LIMITED 28 Sep 2012