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
    09161234 CITY AVIATION SERVICES LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09164217 T. STACE & SONS LTD 06 Aug 2014
    09166743 MARTA PROKOP CONSULTANT LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09168329 DH SOLAR ENGINEERING LIMITED 08 Aug 2014
    09168572 RO-TEL ESTATES LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09168636 ASSEMBLE TALENT LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09170832 ELEVATOLOGY LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09171371 PRESTON PARK PAINTING LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09173021 POLARSNAP LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09176417 LUSTIG & WEBB LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09178312 NXTGEN MANAGEMENT LTD 15 Aug 2014
    09178915 MIGHTY BRIGHT LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09180278 DATOOB LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09180387 ATIR FOODS LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09185488 ATTIKK LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09185518 CLICK CLICK BANG LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09186675 SUPERMATIC LTD 22 Aug 2014
    09187192 DESIGN EVERY DAY LTD 22 Aug 2014
    09188519 HUCK INNOVATIONS LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09189974 HIDEL LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09190742 L'EGLISE LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09192687 DWP STUDIO LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09192980 PLUGIN MOTORS LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09193134 LANGUAGE CAMPS UK LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09194512 SUNDIAL CLINICS LIMITED 29 Aug 2014