Eastbourne, East Sussex

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 2010)

    A total of 179 companies were registered in Eastbourne during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 26.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)EastbourneUK
    2010179105,137
    200914291,034
    % change26.1%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (194) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010395684
    New companies in 2009434455
    % change-9.3%27.3%52.7%
    Record Year2003 (53)2003 (62)2007 (89)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 115 companies were dissolved in Eastbourne during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 24.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)EastbourneUK
    201011582,677
    2009153108,060
    % change-24.8%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (153) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010303055
    Closed companies in 20091736100
    % change76.5%-16.7%-45%
    Record Year2006 (37)2009 (36)2009 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Eastbourne during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 64 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)EastbourneUK
    20106422,460
    2009-11-17,026
    Record Year 2003 (121) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201092629
    Net growth in 2009268-45
    Record Year2003 (37)2003 (40)2007 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Eastbourne formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Eastbourne
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-15.8%9.0%27.0%
    Record Year1969 (0.6%)1970 (0.6%)1960 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Eastbourne was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    27.1% of all director appointments in Eastbourne in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.92%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    EASTBOURNE1.44%CONSULTING4.60%
    TRADING1.15%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    (EASTBOURNE)1.15%PROPERTY2.50%
    PROPERTY0.96%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    SUSSEX0.77%TRADING1.93%
    RTM0.77%DESIGN1.91%
    DESIGN0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    PROPERTIES0.67%MEDIA1.84%
    INVESTMENTS0.67%BUSINESS1.74%
    ENGINEERING0.67%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    HEATING0.67%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CONSULTANTS0.67%ENGINEERING1.54%
    CONSULTANCY0.58%J1.48%
    MEDIA0.58%LONDON1.45%
    RIGHTFUL0.58%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    BUSINESS0.58%GROUP1.37%
    PLUMBING0.58%GLOBAL1.35%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CARE0.58%BUILDING1.34%
    CONTRACTORS0.58%CARE1.33%
    AGENCY0.58%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    INTERNATIONAL0.58%M1.28%
    ROAD0.48%SYSTEMS1.25%
    PUBLISHING0.48%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied282228,645
    7487 - Other business activities8274,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6126,974
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering409,325
    9999 - Dormant Company3619,948
    99999 - Dormant Company2513,808
    7499 - Non-trading company2315,398
    7260 - Other computer related activities2110,331
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2014,007
    98000 - Residents property management193,892
    74990 - Non-trading company168,149
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities139,943
    4534 - Other building installation132,840
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified128,154
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1117,003
    9305 - Other service activities109,038
    86230 - Dental practice activities101,233
    7031 - Real estate agencies101,702
    43210 - Electrical installation103,163
    4525 - Other special trades construction92,434

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07140681 EMINENCEGREY LTD 29 Jan 2010
    07140068 BUSINESS CONSULTANT MD LTD 29 Jan 2010
    07139100 OFFICE LIGHTING LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07138498 HALAL SHOP LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07136831 XTREME TECHNOLOGIES LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07135671 PURCONSULT LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07133039 SAYANI MEDICAL LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07131369 KJH PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07125557 HASTINGS TURBO LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07124752 GPS LEASING UK LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07122162 TUUM LTD 12 Jan 2010
    07121710 JONCEE LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07119693 TUMM LTD 08 Jan 2010
    07117615 JAMEDICAL (SOUTH EAST) LIMITED 06 Jan 2010
    07116691 CONTRAST INVESTMENTS LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07137302 CMS (GB) LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07136311 SIMON MAXWELL LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07131906 EASTBOURNE INVESTMENTS LTD 21 Jan 2010
    07130516 R&C CARS LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07129409 STYLE FORECAST LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07128893 JSL RENTALS LTD 19 Jan 2010
    OC351286 SODEXA LLP 06 Jan 2010
    07135740 RED FOX PARTNERSHIP LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07133627 209 PRIORY ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07123705 HALLWORTH CONSULTANTS LTD 13 Jan 2010