Brighton, East Sussex
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Brighton when compared to any quarter in history.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous January.
- The record first quarter for female directors in Brighton was in 2013 when 32.7% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Brighton when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 506 companies were registered in Brighton during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 3.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Brighton UK 2013 506 134,802 2012 491 131,491 % change 3.1% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (506) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 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 2013 176 159 171 New companies in 2012 162 162 167 % change 8.6% -1.9% 2.4% Record Year 2013 (176) 2012 (162) 2007 (210)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 311 companies were dissolved in Brighton during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 27.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Brighton UK 2013 311 77,914 2012 244 67,576 % change 27.5% 15.3% Record Year 2011 (365) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 115 101 95 Closed companies in 2012 73 86 85 % change 57.5% 17.4% 12% Record Year 2011 (144) 2011 (103) 2009 (196)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Brighton during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 195 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Brighton UK 2013 195 56,888 2012 247 63,915 Record Year 2007 (267) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 61 58 76 Net growth in 2012 89 76 82 Record Year 2012 (89) 2003 (107) 2008 (148)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Brighton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Brighton 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% % change -2.6% -2.6% 5.9% Record Year 1997 (0.6%) 1997 (0.6%) 1993 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Brighton was in 2013 when 32.7% of all directors were female.
32.7% of all director appointments in Brighton in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BRIGHTON 2.08% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTING 1.60% MANAGEMENT 4.78% ROAD 1.30% CONSULTANCY 3.30% MANAGEMENT 1.26% PROPERTY 2.44% SUSSEX 1.15% TRADING 2.06% CONSULTANCY 0.93% DESIGN 1.79% (BRIGHTON) 0.82% ENGINEERING 1.78% PROPERTY 0.78% BUSINESS 1.77% PRODUCTIONS 0.74% ASSOCIATES 1.75% ASSOCIATES 0.71% LONDON 1.72% MEDIA 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.71% J 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% IT 0.56% MEDIA 1.63% STREET 0.56% GLOBAL 1.57% CONSULTANTS 0.56% J 1.56% CONSTRUCTION 0.52% CARE 1.46% DESIGN 0.52% IT 1.43% RTM 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.41% FREEHOLD 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.36% MUSIC 0.48% M 1.25% BUSINESS 0.48% BUILDING 1.21% B 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.19% HOVE 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.18% INVESTMENTS 0.41% TRAINING 1.17% (SUSSEX) 0.41% SECURITY 1.15%
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 774 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 160 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 142 43,384 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 130 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 123 24,894 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 78 23,532 62090 - Other information technology service activities 68 12,664 98000 - Residents property management 53 4,579 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 49 16,448 86900 - Other human health activities 43 8,465 56302 - Public houses and bars 42 4,952 56101 - Licensed restaurants 41 6,894 62012 - Business and domestic software development 40 8,099 90030 - Artistic creation 39 3,719 59200 - Sound recording and music publishing activities 37 2,347 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 37 7,507 59111 - Motion picture production activities 37 2,656 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 36 5,062 74100 - specialised design activities 35 3,645 86230 - Dental practice activities 30 2,346
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08385582 AQUATECH DRAIN SERVICES LIMITED 01 Feb 2013 08385823 EMERALD DRINKS LIMITED 01 Feb 2013 08386804 VANKODEC LTD 04 Feb 2013 08390457 NATURAL MUSCLE COMPANY LIMITED 06 Feb 2013 08391253 SPRINGARDI LIMITED 06 Feb 2013 08392015 STEKI'S SOUTH COAST LTD 07 Feb 2013 08392393 COOL AUDIO VISUAL LTD 07 Feb 2013 08393839 BORFEX LTD 07 Feb 2013 08395302 LOVE ZUNDAY LTD 08 Feb 2013 08395508 EVENTXPERTS LIMITED 08 Feb 2013 08395617 EVA WEAVER LTD 08 Feb 2013 08395628 MIKE BITHELL GAMES LIMITED 08 Feb 2013 08396300 PAZZO PR LTD 08 Feb 2013 08404528 LOOK FANTASTIC CLEANING LTD 15 Feb 2013 08405742 26 HOLLINGBURY ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED 15 Feb 2013 08406819 GREENSMITH MANUFACTURING LIMITED 18 Feb 2013 08408119 HOFFMANNGASTROCK SERVICES LIMITED 18 Feb 2013 08408784 HOVELS TO HOMES PROPERTIES LTD 19 Feb 2013 08411818 BLOOM PICTURES LTD 20 Feb 2013 08413758 BARRETT PORTFOLIOS LTD 21 Feb 2013 08413816 OUTSOURCE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 21 Feb 2013 08419454 DUOLOGUE LIMITED 26 Feb 2013 08419512 SATUBBEES LIMITED 26 Feb 2013 08422275 INNOVATIVE WEBTECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 27 Feb 2013 08386332 MAKAN MAKAN LTD 04 Feb 2013
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