Eastbourne, East Sussex

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Eastbourne 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 2010)

    A total of 150 companies were registered in Eastbourne during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 0.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)EastbourneUK
    2010150101,492
    200915194,671
    % change-0.7%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (188) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010474558
    New companies in 2009623950
    % change-24.2%15.4%16.0%
    Record Year2003 (68)2006 (62)2003 (76)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 142 companies were dissolved in Eastbourne during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)EastbourneUK
    201014287,705
    2009145159,401
    % change-2.1%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (145) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Eastbourne when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010366541
    Closed companies in 2009323974
    % change12.5%66.7%-45%
    Record Year2010 (36)2008 (77)2009 (74)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Eastbourne during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 8 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)EastbourneUK
    2010813,787
    20096-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (118) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201011-2017
    Net growth in 2009300-24
    Record Year2008 (49)2006 (33)2003 (51)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Eastbourne formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Eastbourne
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-29.5%4.7%11.2%
    Record Year1965 (0.4%)1970 (0.5%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Eastbourne was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    21.0% of all director appointments in Eastbourne in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    EASTBOURNE1.62%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.52%CONSULTING4.99%
    PROPERTY1.33%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    TRADING1.14%PROPERTY2.38%
    SOUTH0.95%TRADING2.04%
    SUSSEX0.95%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    EAST0.76%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSTRUCTION0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CARE0.67%BUSINESS1.80%
    MEDICAL0.67%MEDIA1.75%
    ESTATES0.57%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    GLOBAL0.57%LONDON1.59%
    ELECTRICAL0.57%ENGINEERING1.59%
    CONSULTING0.57%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    S0.57%CARE1.44%
    MEDIA0.57%J1.44%
    SECURITY0.57%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    FOR0.57%GLOBAL1.42%
    PROPERTIES0.57%IT1.35%
    INTERNATIONAL0.57%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CAPITAL0.57%BUILDING1.32%
    (EASTBOURNE)0.57%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    INVESTMENTS0.48%M1.28%
    TRAINING0.48%SYSTEMS1.26%
    BUSINESS0.48%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied293202,902
    7487 - Other business activities7369,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5725,053
    9999 - Dormant Company4021,484
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering367,634
    99999 - Dormant Company2614,072
    7499 - Non-trading company2113,408
    98000 - Residents property management193,273
    4534 - Other building installation142,623
    9305 - Other service activities139,454
    7260 - Other computer related activities138,967
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1313,161
    86230 - Dental practice activities121,112
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities128,292
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified117,767
    5530 - Restaurants115,181
    74990 - Non-trading company117,649
    86900 - Other human health activities103,361
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1014,940
    7420 - Architectural, technical consult82,086

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07392337 SS BROKERS LTD 30 Sep 2010
    07364926 NACHON AND SONS TRADING LTD 03 Sep 2010
    07392617 HACKHURST LANE ESTATE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07391445 TRUE LIFE STORIES LTD 29 Sep 2010
    07389084 SUSSEX VASCULAR SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07386056 CHEFS PANTRY CAFE LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07385801 JJB EXPRESS COURIERS LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07385315 ACADEMY SOCCER COACH LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07383395 DIGITAL SPORTS COACHING LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07382984 I DENTAL SPA LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07381346 SIMPLY BRIGHT HEALTHCARE LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07380519 N S CAPITAL LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07380408 SOUTH COAST MASTICS LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07377797 INSIGHT EMPLOYMENT LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07370404 SJB CAPITAL LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07368164 O.A.M. HOLDINGS LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07364193 DMP CARPENTRY LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07363462 THE PIE & SAUSAGE SHOP LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07362757 RATMAN LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07390779 ASHLEY HODGE ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07383211 WESTON PRINT LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07377609 RELAXALITTLE LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07374467 MONARCH CONSTRUCTION LONDON LTD 14 Sep 2010
    OC357571 ACCLAIMED PRODUCTION LLP 01 Sep 2010
    07387831 JIM POWELL AMT RESOURCES LTD 27 Sep 2010