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.

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 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)BrightonUK
    2013470132,684
    2012432118,868
    % change8.8%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (470) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013186138146
    New companies in 2012152129151
    % change22.4%7.0%-3.3%
    Record Year2013 (186)2011 (160)2003 (161)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BrightonUK
    201328786,170
    201229875,908
    % change-3.7%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (384) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013989792
    Closed companies in 20129612478
    % change2.1%-21.8%18%
    Record Year2011 (103)2008 (204)2009 (163)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BrightonUK
    201318346,514
    201213442,960
    Record Year 2013 (183) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013884154
    Net growth in 201256573
    Record Year2013 (88)2002 (68)2003 (110)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.3%0.4%
    % change9.5%-1.9%-15.2%
    Record Year1992 (0.6%)1984 (0.6%)1999 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BRIGHTON1.92%CONSULTING5.27%
    CONSULTING1.60%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.28%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    ROAD1.28%PROPERTY2.53%
    SUSSEX1.07%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY0.82%ENGINEERING1.83%
    MEDIA0.78%LONDON1.79%
    DESIGN0.78%DESIGN1.78%
    (BRIGHTON)0.78%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSULTANCY0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    IT0.68%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    ASSOCIATES0.61%CARE1.64%
    PRODUCTIONS0.61%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    CONSTRUCTION0.61%GLOBAL1.59%
    ENTERPRISES0.57%J1.54%
    DEVELOPMENT0.53%MEDIA1.54%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    J0.50%PROPERTIES1.45%
    INVESTMENTS0.50%IT1.39%
    (SUSSEX)0.46%M1.25%
    RTM0.43%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    TRADING0.43%BUILDING1.19%
    HOUSE0.43%CAPITAL1.19%
    EAST0.39%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    SOUTH0.39%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied818260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company14746,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified14454,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13734,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities13726,675
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9025,547
    62090 - Other information technology service activities6612,516
    98000 - Residents property management574,680
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5117,715
    62012 - Business and domestic software development489,104
    59111 - Motion picture production activities462,830
    56302 - Public houses and bars465,437
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate468,312
    56101 - Licensed restaurants447,531
    86900 - Other human health activities449,203
    59200 - Sound recording and music publishing activities432,591
    74100 - specialised design activities414,171
    90030 - Artistic creation414,090
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet338,475
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified325,576

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08672781 TILE TREE LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08673177 ARABIAN CHIC LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08674811 KINGS GATE RESIDENTS FREEHOLD LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08676062 REFURBFISHED LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08676236 EXPLOREMORE MEDIA LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08678371 DECORUM RECRUITMENT LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08681178 SOUL HEAVEN LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08684504 DOWSING PP LTD 10 Sep 2013
    08685029 SPECTRUM SOUTH ELECTRICAL LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08686520 ALAEDDINE LIMITED 11 Sep 2013
    08687805 ANGELE ALBERTI LTD 12 Sep 2013
    08689005 Z H EDITORIAL LTD 12 Sep 2013
    08689843 BRIGHTON ARTISTS LTD 13 Sep 2013
    08692921 COMPASS FINANCIAL PLANNING & EMPLOYEE BENEFITS LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08696320 TOTARA LEARNING (EUROPE) LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08697614 SIMPLICITY PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08697827 MODERN DREAM LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08702359 ALPINE CONSULTING LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08702410 BOW FILMS LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08704328 THE DARK WORLD NETWORK LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08706587 THE BEACH HOUSE WORTHING COMPANY LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08707904 BOOTSTRAPPED PR LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08708620 MEDI-ROM LTD 27 Sep 2013
    08709743 ON BRAND COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 27 Sep 2013
    08711131 DDL CONSULTING LIMITED 30 Sep 2013