Brighton, East Sussex
2013 Half Year 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
- The first half of 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2013 was a record first half year for company registrations in Brighton when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous Q2.
- Q2 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Brighton when compared to any quarter in history.
- May 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous May.
- April 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous April.
- May 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Brighton when compared to any previous May.
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New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The first half of 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2013 was a record first half year for company registrations in Brighton when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2013 a total of 1,025 companies were formed in Brighton. This figure is 4.4% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
The highest total for a first half year in Brighton occurred in 2013 when a total of 1,025 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Brighton UK 2013 1,025 269,432 2012 982 253,150 % change 4.4% 6.4% Record Year 2013 (1,025) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Q2 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous Q2.
Q2 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Brighton when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 519 companies were registered in Brighton during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 5.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Brighton UK 2013 519 134,630 2012 491 121,659 % change 5.7% 10.7% Record Year 2013 (519) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
May 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous May.
April 2013 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 2013 198 184 137 New companies in 2012 176 170 145 % change 12.5% 8.2% -5.5% Record Year 2013 (198) 2013 (184) 2003 (148)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 601 companies were dissolved in Brighton. This figure is 11.7% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
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 2013 601 155,192 2012 538 147,794 % change 11.7% 5.0% Record Year 2009 (860) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 290 companies were dissolved in Brighton during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 1.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Brighton UK 2013 290 77,278 2012 294 80,218 % change -1.4% -3.7% Record Year 2009 (551) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 116 80 94 Closed companies in 2012 87 112 95 % change 33.3% -28.6% -1% Record Year 2009 (144) 2009 (237) 2009 (170)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 the company register for Brighton increased by 424 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Brighton UK 2013 424 114,240 2012 444 105,356 Record Year 2003 (544) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for Brighton during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 229 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Brighton UK 2013 229 57,352 2012 197 41,441 Record Year 2013 (229) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
May 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Brighton when compared to any previous May.
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 82 104 43 Net growth in 2012 89 58 50 Record Year 2007 (115) 2013 (104) 2003 (103)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 Brighton formed 0.4% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.4%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) 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 Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, Brighton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Brighton 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change -5.5% 5.2% -14.5% Record Year 1989 (0.6%) 1992 (0.6%) 1990 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 42.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 41.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in Brighton was 2005 when 30.6% of all directors were female.
27.5% of all director appointments in Brighton in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in Brighton was in 2012 when 30.5% of all directors were female.
26.4% of all director appointments in Brighton in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BRIGHTON 2.13% CONSULTING 5.25% CONSULTING 1.69% MANAGEMENT 4.80% MANAGEMENT 1.44% CONSULTANCY 3.41% ROAD 1.26% PROPERTY 2.48% SUSSEX 1.04% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTANCY 0.83% ENGINEERING 1.81% MEDIA 0.79% DESIGN 1.79% (BRIGHTON) 0.76% LONDON 1.77% ASSOCIATES 0.68% BUSINESS 1.77% PROPERTY 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.68% DESIGN 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% IT 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.67% PRODUCTIONS 0.58% GLOBAL 1.59% CONSULTANTS 0.58% MEDIA 1.57% (SUSSEX) 0.54% CARE 1.55% J 0.54% J 1.53% CONSTRUCTION 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.46% FREEHOLD 0.43% IT 1.40% INVESTMENTS 0.43% PROPERTIES 1.40% MUSIC 0.43% M 1.26% STREET 0.40% BUILDING 1.22% SOUTH 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.19% FOR 0.40% ENTERPRISES 1.18% B 0.40% CAPITAL 1.16% TRAINING 0.40% TRAINING 1.16%
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 830 257,517 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 152 54,555 99999 - Dormant Company 142 44,817 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 132 33,633 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 129 25,583 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 83 24,324 62090 - Other information technology service activities 66 12,578 98000 - Residents property management 55 4,626 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 48 17,095 56302 - Public houses and bars 46 5,165 86900 - Other human health activities 44 8,687 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 43 7,871 59111 - Motion picture production activities 42 2,715 90030 - Artistic creation 42 3,872 62012 - Business and domestic software development 42 8,590 56101 - Licensed restaurants 41 7,148 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 38 5,319 59200 - Sound recording and music publishing activities 38 2,456 74100 - specialised design activities 37 3,908 86230 - Dental practice activities 30 2,138
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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