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.

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 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)BrightonUK
    2013506134,802
    2012491131,491
    % change3.1%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (506) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013176159171
    New companies in 2012162162167
    % change8.6%-1.9%2.4%
    Record Year2013 (176)2012 (162)2007 (210)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BrightonUK
    201331177,914
    201224467,576
    % change27.5%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (365) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201311510195
    Closed companies in 2012738685
    % change57.5%17.4%12%
    Record Year2011 (144)2011 (103)2009 (196)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BrightonUK
    201319556,888
    201224763,915
    Record Year 2007 (267) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013615876
    Net growth in 2012897682
    Record Year2012 (89)2003 (107)2008 (148)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.4%0.3%
    % change-2.6%-2.6%5.9%
    Record Year1997 (0.6%)1997 (0.6%)1993 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BRIGHTON2.08%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTING1.60%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    ROAD1.30%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MANAGEMENT1.26%PROPERTY2.44%
    SUSSEX1.15%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANCY0.93%DESIGN1.79%
    (BRIGHTON)0.82%ENGINEERING1.78%
    PROPERTY0.78%BUSINESS1.77%
    PRODUCTIONS0.74%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    ASSOCIATES0.71%LONDON1.72%
    MEDIA0.71%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    J0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    IT0.56%MEDIA1.63%
    STREET0.56%GLOBAL1.57%
    CONSULTANTS0.56%J1.56%
    CONSTRUCTION0.52%CARE1.46%
    DESIGN0.52%IT1.43%
    RTM0.52%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    FREEHOLD0.52%PROPERTIES1.36%
    MUSIC0.48%M1.25%
    BUSINESS0.48%BUILDING1.21%
    B0.48%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    HOVE0.45%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    INVESTMENTS0.41%TRAINING1.17%
    (SUSSEX)0.41%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied774249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified16054,531
    99999 - Dormant Company14243,384
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13032,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities12324,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7823,532
    62090 - Other information technology service activities6812,664
    98000 - Residents property management534,579
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4916,448
    86900 - Other human health activities438,465
    56302 - Public houses and bars424,952
    56101 - Licensed restaurants416,894
    62012 - Business and domestic software development408,099
    90030 - Artistic creation393,719
    59200 - Sound recording and music publishing activities372,347
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate377,507
    59111 - Motion picture production activities372,656
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified365,062
    74100 - specialised design activities353,645
    86230 - Dental practice activities302,346

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08344511 M.JAMES DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08344605 RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIC 02 Jan 2013
    08345550 PESAR LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08352925 HEAD SHOPS LTD 09 Jan 2013
    08353254 STAFFRM LTD 09 Jan 2013
    08355177 DITCHING DOVER LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08355561 YEO ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LTD 10 Jan 2013
    08356566 BRIGHTPIP C.I.C. 11 Jan 2013
    08356729 PERIO KIND LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08356779 SOLICITORS ONLINE LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08357900 DOUGH DELICIOUS PIZZA PRODUCTS LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08357962 GRANNY SWEET PIES LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08358509 ARTROOM BRIGHTON LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08359848 MAYTRIX PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08360258 MILLENNIUM GRID POWER LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08367249 TAKAS.LT LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08368386 JACK WILLIAMS LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08370104 THE SINGING HEART LTD 22 Jan 2013
    08370296 6 UPPER LEWES ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08371210 MAPLE LEAF SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 23 Jan 2013
    08372090 SKILL SUMMIT LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08373156 TALENT 4 U LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08376559 AURORA ECLIPSE PRODUCTIONS LTD. 28 Jan 2013
    08377203 SHADES TILES AND FLOORING LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
    08378553 SMARTRULES LTD 28 Jan 2013