Brighton, East Sussex

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Brighton when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Brighton when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Brighton when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Brighton when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Brighton when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 599 companies were registered in Brighton during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 14.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BrightonUK
    2015599161,156
    2014523150,722
    % change14.5%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (599) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous March.

    March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Brighton when compared to any month in history.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous February.

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Brighton when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015188195216
    New companies in 2014166164193
    % change13.3%18.9%11.9%
    Record Year2015 (188)2015 (195)2015 (216)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 373 companies were dissolved in Brighton during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 2.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BrightonUK
    201537389,523
    201436582,370
    % change2.2%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (373) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Brighton when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201598135140
    Closed companies in 2014112128125
    % change-12.5%5.5%12%
    Record Year2011 (144)2015 (135)2009 (196)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Brighton during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 226 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BrightonUK
    201522671,633
    201415868,352
    Record Year 2007 (267) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Brighton when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015906076
    Net growth in 2014543668
    Record Year2015 (90)2003 (107)2008 (148)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Brighton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Brighton
    20150.4%
    20140.3%
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20140.4%0.3%0.3%
    % change11.1%9.5%2.0%
    Record Year1997 (0.6%)1997 (0.6%)1993 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Brighton was in 2013 when 32.7% of all directors were female.

    27.3% of all director appointments in Brighton in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BRIGHTON2.28%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTING1.89%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    SUSSEX1.11%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    MANAGEMENT1.07%PROPERTY2.72%
    ROAD1.04%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTANCY0.94%CARE2.13%
    ELECTRICAL0.94%ENGINEERING2.12%
    PROPERTY0.91%LONDON1.91%
    DESIGN0.88%TRADING1.88%
    CONSTRUCTION0.81%TRANSPORT1.82%
    CREATIVE0.65%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    MEDIA0.55%DESIGN1.65%
    BUILDING0.55%PROPERTIES1.63%
    PRODUCTIONS0.52%CO.,1.58%
    PROPERTIES0.49%J1.55%
    SECURITY0.49%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    INVESTMENTS0.49%BUSINESS1.49%
    (BRIGHTON)0.49%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    IN0.46%GLOBAL1.46%
    TRAINING0.46%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    FILMS0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    DIGITAL0.46%BUILDING1.31%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.46%IT1.30%
    HEATING0.42%MEDIA1.28%
    GROUP0.42%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied922288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company17249,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management15843,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities15330,825
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11258,522
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9129,218
    98000 - Residents property management825,308
    62090 - Other information technology service activities6212,862
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5819,098
    62012 - Business and domestic software development589,651
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate5311,600
    56101 - Licensed restaurants508,909
    86900 - Other human health activities4913,990
    59111 - Motion picture production activities453,355
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified459,080
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet4410,200
    56302 - Public houses and bars446,355
    90030 - Artistic creation384,677
    59200 - Sound recording and music publishing activities382,809
    41100 - Development of building projects3811,863

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09418807 RECURSIVE MEDIA GROUP LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09420163 K M MOTOR SERVICES LTD 03 Feb 2015
    OC397962 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY INTO LONDON LLP 04 Feb 2015
    09421816 TELSON LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09421864 TULIP PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09422605 LEWIS MCMILLAN ARCHITECTS LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09422855 VALLANCE TRAINING LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09425469 THE ATTIC CREATIVE LTD. 06 Feb 2015
    09426252 HAPPY HORSE PICTURES LTD 06 Feb 2015
    09426399 IKIGAI WORKS LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09426863 WHITE PEBBLE CONSULTING LTD 06 Feb 2015
    09430127 SKOFF LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09430995 HALSPICA LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09433028 MAY CORPORATION LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09435456 BELINDA GANNAWAY CONSULTING LTD 12 Feb 2015
    09437448 BRIGHTON YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL CIC 12 Feb 2015
    09439722 HOUSE OF JUBA LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09439739 J.BENTLEY SEARCH CONSULTANCY LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09442594 51 MILLERS ROAD (BRIGHTON) LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09442866 MAY MARINE LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09443023 MPB GROUP LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09445594 CORBY ESTATES LTD 18 Feb 2015
    09445995 WILD PEAK LTD 18 Feb 2015
    09454314 LYNSEY CROTHERS LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09455277 NICOLA POINTER LTD 24 Feb 2015