Brighton, East Sussex

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures 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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 522 companies were registered in Brighton during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 11.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BrightonUK
    2014522143,414
    2013470132,684
    % change11.1%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (522) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous September.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014199156167
    New companies in 2013186138146
    % change7.0%13.0%14.4%
    Record Year2014 (199)2011 (160)2014 (167)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 409 companies were dissolved in Brighton during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 42.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BrightonUK
    2014409101,670
    201328786,170
    % change42.5%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (409) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Brighton when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014139113157
    Closed companies in 2013989792
    % change41.8%16.5%71%
    Record Year2014 (139)2008 (204)2009 (163)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Brighton during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 113 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BrightonUK
    201411341,744
    201318346,514
    Record Year 2013 (183) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014604310
    Net growth in 2013884154
    Record Year2013 (88)2002 (68)2003 (110)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Brighton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Brighton
    20140.4%
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.4%0.4%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.3%0.3%
    % change-2.8%7.8%4.9%
    Record Year1992 (0.6%)1984 (0.6%)1999 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Brighton was in 2005 when 34.7% of all directors were female.

    30.6% of all director appointments in Brighton in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BRIGHTON2.21%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTING2.11%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    MANAGEMENT1.22%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    PROPERTY1.22%PROPERTY2.62%
    ROAD1.16%ENGINEERING2.07%
    ELECTRICAL0.88%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    CONSULTANCY0.82%TRADING2.00%
    PRODUCTIONS0.75%LONDON1.95%
    SUSSEX0.71%CARE1.94%
    DESIGN0.68%TRANSPORT1.76%
    PROPERTIES0.58%DESIGN1.70%
    CONSTRUCTION0.51%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    MEDIA0.51%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ASSOCIATES0.51%BUSINESS1.62%
    (BRIGHTON)0.51%J1.53%
    PARTNERSHIP0.44%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    STREET0.44%GLOBAL1.51%
    RTM0.44%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    INVESTMENTS0.44%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CREATIVE0.44%MEDIA1.38%
    IN0.44%CO.,1.36%
    CONSULTANTS0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    ENTERPRISES0.44%BUILDING1.30%
    HOVE0.44%IT1.30%
    HOUSE0.41%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied864278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company16548,286
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities14829,313
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management14840,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10557,264
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8728,224
    98000 - Residents property management785,047
    62090 - Other information technology service activities6512,795
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate5910,361
    62012 - Business and domestic software development599,675
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5818,890
    56101 - Licensed restaurants508,546
    59111 - Motion picture production activities493,162
    59200 - Sound recording and music publishing activities472,776
    86900 - Other human health activities4711,807
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet439,914
    56302 - Public houses and bars416,056
    41100 - Development of building projects3810,604
    90030 - Artistic creation384,566
    74990 - Non-trading company3514,006

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09198433 JG BRIGHTON BUILDERS LIMITED 01 Sep 2014
    09198513 AVENUE INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LTD 01 Sep 2014
    09199296 SYNTACTIXS LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09199820 LOVE 2 DANCE LTD 02 Sep 2014
    09200033 THE MOUSEHOLE (CORNWALL) LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09200124 AURELIUS PRODUCTIONS CIC 02 Sep 2014
    09200325 ATLAS CHANGE LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09200996 ROSIE FOX LONDON LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09202932 BESPOKE BIOTECH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Sep 2014
    09207032 GRADE EIGHT PUBLISHING LTD 08 Sep 2014
    09208414 MAPLE PROPERTIES (UK) LTD 08 Sep 2014
    09213209 THE HONEST SCOT LTD 11 Sep 2014
    09215850 SPIRAL WINE GALLERIES LTD 12 Sep 2014
    09216301 INTENSEBITS LTD 12 Sep 2014
    09220032 MONEY FIGHT CLUB LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09220748 KYMARN LTD 16 Sep 2014
    09221900 NSC SURVEYS LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09222724 GROUP CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09223859 THE SUSSEX ANCHOR LIMITED 18 Sep 2014
    09226507 TIE FREAK LTD 19 Sep 2014
    09228826 SAI SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LTD 22 Sep 2014
    09232232 NRW UTILITIES LIMITED 23 Sep 2014
    09232284 ST CHARLES CONSULTING LIMITED 23 Sep 2014
    09233137 PLAYERS OF BRIGHTON LTD 24 Sep 2014
    09235891 LISA RODRIGUES LIMITED 25 Sep 2014