Eastbourne, East Sussex
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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New Company Registrations
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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) Eastbourne UK 2010 179 105,137 2009 142 91,034 % change 26.1% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (194) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 39 56 84 New companies in 2009 43 44 55 % change -9.3% 27.3% 52.7% Record Year 2003 (53) 2003 (62) 2007 (89)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Eastbourne UK 2010 115 82,677 2009 153 108,060 % change -24.8% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (153) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 30 30 55 Closed companies in 2009 17 36 100 % change 76.5% -16.7% -45% Record Year 2006 (37) 2009 (36) 2009 (100)
Net Company Growth
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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) Eastbourne UK 2010 64 22,460 2009 -11 -17,026 Record Year 2003 (121) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 9 26 29 Net growth in 2009 26 8 -45 Record Year 2003 (37) 2003 (40) 2007 (57)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -15.8% 9.0% 27.0% Record Year 1969 (0.6%) 1970 (0.6%) 1960 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.92% MANAGEMENT 5.01% EASTBOURNE 1.44% CONSULTING 4.60% TRADING 1.15% CONSULTANCY 2.87% (EASTBOURNE) 1.15% PROPERTY 2.50% PROPERTY 0.96% ASSOCIATES 2.04% SUSSEX 0.77% TRADING 1.93% RTM 0.77% DESIGN 1.91% DESIGN 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% PROPERTIES 0.67% MEDIA 1.84% INVESTMENTS 0.67% BUSINESS 1.74% ENGINEERING 0.67% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% HEATING 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.63% CONSULTANTS 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.54% CONSULTANCY 0.58% J 1.48% MEDIA 0.58% LONDON 1.45% RIGHTFUL 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.45% BUSINESS 0.58% GROUP 1.37% PLUMBING 0.58% GLOBAL 1.35% ASSOCIATES 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.35% CARE 0.58% BUILDING 1.34% CONTRACTORS 0.58% CARE 1.33% AGENCY 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.30% INTERNATIONAL 0.58% M 1.28% ROAD 0.48% SYSTEMS 1.25% PUBLISHING 0.48% S 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 282 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 82 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 61 26,974 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 40 9,325 9999 - Dormant Company 36 19,948 99999 - Dormant Company 25 13,808 7499 - Non-trading company 23 15,398 7260 - Other computer related activities 21 10,331 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 20 14,007 98000 - Residents property management 19 3,892 74990 - Non-trading company 16 8,149 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 13 9,943 4534 - Other building installation 13 2,840 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 8,154 7414 - Business & management consultancy 11 17,003 9305 - Other service activities 10 9,038 86230 - Dental practice activities 10 1,233 7031 - Real estate agencies 10 1,702 43210 - Electrical installation 10 3,163 4525 - Other special trades construction 9 2,434
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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