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
    07360056 SNG FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07356435 ENJOY EASTBOURNE LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07355254 SINE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07353987 ADVANCED DECORATORS LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07353331 2EATIN.COM LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07352322 TERRA LIBERTAS LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07349942 PERFECT HOMES (SUSSEX) LTD 18 Aug 2010
    07348344 PLANTRUST LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07343747 NIMPOPO LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07343477 CMW FINANCIAL SAVINGS LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07339869 TRAINING PROVIDERS SOUTH EAST LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07339623 RELISH CATERING LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07337213 TLL TRADING LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07334464 TAPAPP MEDIA LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07333776 BEAUCHAMP PROPERTIES LTD 03 Aug 2010
    07332888 HOPE RUDD PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    OC356868 BEANZZ LLP 02 Aug 2010
    OC356922 BOURNE BREAKS LLP 04 Aug 2010
    07357356 JOSAG INC LTD 25 Aug 2010
    07356335 SHARKY'S BAR LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07352589 ARWON LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07351209 THE COAST INN (EASTBOURNE) LTD 19 Aug 2010
    07349794 TURCK SERVICES LTD 18 Aug 2010
    07333315 MARSHALL CLEANING LTD 03 Aug 2010
    07344506 PROPERTY FINDERS SOUTH EAST LTD 12 Aug 2010