Brighton, East Sussex
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous Q3.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous July.
- July 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Brighton when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 470 companies were registered in Brighton during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 8.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Brighton UK 2013 470 132,684 2012 432 118,868 % change 8.8% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (470) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 186 138 146 New companies in 2012 152 129 151 % change 22.4% 7.0% -3.3% Record Year 2013 (186) 2011 (160) 2003 (161)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 287 companies were dissolved in Brighton during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 3.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Brighton UK 2013 287 86,170 2012 298 75,908 % change -3.7% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (384) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 98 97 92 Closed companies in 2012 96 124 78 % change 2.1% -21.8% 18% Record Year 2011 (103) 2008 (204) 2009 (163)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Brighton during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 183 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Brighton UK 2013 183 46,514 2012 134 42,960 Record Year 2013 (183) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
July 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Brighton when compared to any previous July.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 88 41 54 Net growth in 2012 56 5 73 Record Year 2013 (88) 2002 (68) 2003 (110)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Brighton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 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 (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% % change 9.5% -1.9% -15.2% Record Year 1992 (0.6%) 1984 (0.6%) 1999 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Brighton was in 2005 when 34.7% of all directors were female.
30.1% of all director appointments in Brighton in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BRIGHTON 1.92% CONSULTING 5.27% CONSULTING 1.60% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.28% CONSULTANCY 3.45% ROAD 1.28% PROPERTY 2.53% SUSSEX 1.07% TRADING 2.08% PROPERTY 0.82% ENGINEERING 1.83% MEDIA 0.78% LONDON 1.79% DESIGN 0.78% DESIGN 1.78% (BRIGHTON) 0.78% BUSINESS 1.74% CONSULTANCY 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% IT 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.69% ASSOCIATES 0.61% CARE 1.64% PRODUCTIONS 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.61% CONSTRUCTION 0.61% GLOBAL 1.59% ENTERPRISES 0.57% J 1.54% DEVELOPMENT 0.53% MEDIA 1.54% CONSULTANTS 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.53% J 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.45% INVESTMENTS 0.50% IT 1.39% (SUSSEX) 0.46% M 1.25% RTM 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.20% TRADING 0.43% BUILDING 1.19% HOUSE 0.43% CAPITAL 1.19% EAST 0.39% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% SOUTH 0.39% TRAINING 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 818 260,135 99999 - Dormant Company 147 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 144 54,854 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 137 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 137 26,675 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 90 25,547 62090 - Other information technology service activities 66 12,516 98000 - Residents property management 57 4,680 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 51 17,715 62012 - Business and domestic software development 48 9,104 59111 - Motion picture production activities 46 2,830 56302 - Public houses and bars 46 5,437 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 46 8,312 56101 - Licensed restaurants 44 7,531 86900 - Other human health activities 44 9,203 59200 - Sound recording and music publishing activities 43 2,591 74100 - specialised design activities 41 4,171 90030 - Artistic creation 41 4,090 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 33 8,475 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 32 5,576
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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