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
    07154727 FLEET DRIVER ASSESSMENT AND TRAINING LTD 11 Feb 2010
    07167821 BILL DUFFY ELECTRICAL LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07167279 D H ELECTRICS LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07164736 OFFSHORE RACING PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 22 Feb 2010
    07163099 ALAYO LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07162411 G.RHODES SITE SERVICES LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07160406 5PIN MEDIA LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07156238 BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX CARE LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07155651 BRICKFAST NO.2 LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07150258 AFRIQUEAUTHENTIQUE-AUTHENTICAFRICA LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07149228 SEABOUND LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07146837 THE BARBERS (SEAFORD) LTD 04 Feb 2010
    07143448 LITTLE ROCKETS LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07142147 LMC (EASTBOURNE) LTD 01 Feb 2010
    OC352191 BN LETTINGS AGENCY LLP 09 Feb 2010
    07169465 SEBNINI TRADING LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07166169 S L COOK LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07164789 GEOMATIX EARTH SCIENCE LTD 22 Feb 2010
    07162394 VIBE DIGITAL LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07152850 AUTO BENCH LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07151529 D.L. THERON LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07146924 SUCCESS MEDIA & PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07146803 WT SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07160416 CUSTARD LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07151225 BENROY UK LTD 09 Feb 2010