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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Brighton UK 2014 522 143,414 2013 470 132,684 % change 11.1% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (522) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2014 199 156 167 New companies in 2013 186 138 146 % change 7.0% 13.0% 14.4% Record Year 2014 (199) 2011 (160) 2014 (167)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Brighton UK 2014 409 101,670 2013 287 86,170 % change 42.5% 18.0% Record Year 2014 (409) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2014 139 113 157 Closed companies in 2013 98 97 92 % change 41.8% 16.5% 71% Record Year 2014 (139) 2008 (204) 2009 (163)
Net Company Growth
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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) Brighton UK 2014 113 41,744 2013 183 46,514 Record Year 2013 (183) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 60 43 10 Net growth in 2013 88 41 54 Record Year 2013 (88) 2002 (68) 2003 (110)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.4% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% % change -2.8% 7.8% 4.9% Record Year 1992 (0.6%) 1984 (0.6%) 1999 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BRIGHTON 2.21% CONSULTING 5.17% CONSULTING 2.11% MANAGEMENT 4.63% MANAGEMENT 1.22% CONSULTANCY 3.55% PROPERTY 1.22% PROPERTY 2.62% ROAD 1.16% ENGINEERING 2.07% ELECTRICAL 0.88% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% CONSULTANCY 0.82% TRADING 2.00% PRODUCTIONS 0.75% LONDON 1.95% SUSSEX 0.71% CARE 1.94% DESIGN 0.68% TRANSPORT 1.76% PROPERTIES 0.58% DESIGN 1.70% CONSTRUCTION 0.51% CONSULTANTS 1.70% MEDIA 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.63% ASSOCIATES 0.51% BUSINESS 1.62% (BRIGHTON) 0.51% J 1.53% PARTNERSHIP 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.53% STREET 0.44% GLOBAL 1.51% RTM 0.44% INVESTMENTS 1.50% INVESTMENTS 0.44% ASSOCIATES 1.48% CREATIVE 0.44% MEDIA 1.38% IN 0.44% CO., 1.36% CONSULTANTS 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% ENTERPRISES 0.44% BUILDING 1.30% HOVE 0.44% IT 1.30% HOUSE 0.41% M 1.23%
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 864 278,481 99999 - Dormant Company 165 48,286 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 148 29,313 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 148 40,717 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 105 57,264 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 87 28,224 98000 - Residents property management 78 5,047 62090 - Other information technology service activities 65 12,795 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 59 10,361 62012 - Business and domestic software development 59 9,675 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 58 18,890 56101 - Licensed restaurants 50 8,546 59111 - Motion picture production activities 49 3,162 59200 - Sound recording and music publishing activities 47 2,776 86900 - Other human health activities 47 11,807 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 43 9,914 56302 - Public houses and bars 41 6,056 41100 - Development of building projects 38 10,604 90030 - Artistic creation 38 4,566 74990 - Non-trading company 35 14,006
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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