Brighton, East Sussex
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Brighton when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous February.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Brighton when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Brighton when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 523 companies were registered in Brighton during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 3.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Brighton UK 2014 523 150,722 2013 506 134,802 % change 3.4% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (523) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 166 164 193 New companies in 2013 176 159 171 % change -5.7% 3.1% 12.9% Record Year 2013 (176) 2014 (164) 2007 (210)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 365 companies were dissolved in Brighton during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 17.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Brighton UK 2014 365 82,370 2013 311 77,914 % change 17.4% 5.7% Record Year 2014 (365) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Brighton when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 112 128 125 Closed companies in 2013 115 101 95 % change -2.6% 26.7% 32% Record Year 2011 (144) 2014 (128) 2009 (196)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Brighton during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 158 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Brighton UK 2014 158 68,352 2013 195 56,888 Record Year 2007 (267) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 54 36 68 Net growth in 2013 61 58 76 Record Year 2012 (89) 2003 (107) 2008 (148)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Brighton formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Brighton 2014 0.3% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change -11.8% -4.8% -5.8% Record Year 1997 (0.6%) 1997 (0.6%) 1993 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Brighton was in 2013 when 32.7% of all directors were female.
30.5% of all director appointments in Brighton in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.93% CONSULTING 5.22% BRIGHTON 1.79% MANAGEMENT 4.67% MANAGEMENT 1.48% CONSULTANCY 3.49% PROPERTY 1.13% PROPERTY 2.64% ROAD 1.09% TRADING 2.05% DESIGN 0.88% LONDON 1.88% MEDIA 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.86% ENTERPRISES 0.74% CARE 1.79% CONSULTANCY 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% (BRIGHTON) 0.63% DESIGN 1.75% DEVELOPMENT 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CONSULTANTS 0.56% BUSINESS 1.71% SUSSEX 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.60% PRODUCTIONS 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.60% ELECTRICAL 0.53% GLOBAL 1.58% PROPERTIES 0.53% J 1.48% FILMS 0.49% ASSOCIATES 1.48% IT 0.49% MEDIA 1.48% ASSOCIATES 0.49% IT 1.33% STREET 0.49% TRANSPORT 1.30% RTM 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% HOUSE 0.46% BUILDING 1.24% PLACE 0.42% M 1.21% CONSTRUCTION 0.42% CAPITAL 1.20% EVENTS 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 863 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 169 47,084 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 145 27,750 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 143 37,882 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 124 56,411 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 87 26,700 62090 - Other information technology service activities 77 12,813 98000 - Residents property management 66 4,832 62012 - Business and domestic software development 56 9,509 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 54 18,491 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 51 9,284 56101 - Licensed restaurants 50 7,965 59111 - Motion picture production activities 50 3,048 59200 - Sound recording and music publishing activities 48 2,722 86900 - Other human health activities 42 10,273 90030 - Artistic creation 42 4,340 56302 - Public houses and bars 41 5,732 74100 - specialised design activities 40 4,475 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 36 9,358 74990 - Non-trading company 36 14,135
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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