Eastbourne, East Sussex
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Eastbourne when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 184 companies were registered in Eastbourne during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 2.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Eastbourne UK 2011 184 116,391 2010 179 105,137 % change 2.8% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (194) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 46 61 77 New companies in 2010 39 56 84 % change 17.9% 8.9% -8.3% Record Year 2003 (53) 2003 (62) 2007 (89)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 129 companies were dissolved in Eastbourne during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 12.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Eastbourne UK 2011 129 90,986 2010 115 82,677 % change 12.2% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (153) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Eastbourne when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 52 35 42 Closed companies in 2010 30 30 55 % change 73.3% 16.7% -24% Record Year 2011 (52) 2009 (36) 2009 (100)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Eastbourne during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 55 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Eastbourne UK 2011 55 25,405 2010 64 22,460 Record Year 2003 (121) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -6 26 35 Net growth in 2010 9 26 29 Record Year 2003 (37) 2003 (40) 2007 (57)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Eastbourne formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Eastbourne 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 1.8% -4.2% -12.6% Record Year 1969 (0.6%) 1970 (0.6%) 1960 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Eastbourne was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.3% of all director appointments in Eastbourne in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSTRUCTION 1.57% CONSULTING 5.04% PROPERTY 1.38% MANAGEMENT 4.97% MANAGEMENT 1.29% CONSULTANCY 3.16% SUSSEX 1.11% PROPERTY 2.38% EASTBOURNE 1.01% TRADING 2.10% EAST 0.92% DESIGN 1.93% SOUTH 0.92% ASSOCIATES 1.92% TRADING 0.74% BUSINESS 1.87% CONSULTING 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% CENTRE 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.76% TRAINING 0.65% MEDIA 1.69% DR 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.61% S 0.65% LONDON 1.60% ASSOCIATES 0.55% CARE 1.45% GROUP 0.55% J 1.45% LONDON 0.55% GLOBAL 1.44% FOR 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.43% CONSULTANTS 0.55% IT 1.41% SECURITY 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.36% TRUST 0.46% BUILDING 1.34% HEATING 0.46% M 1.30% LETTINGS 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.28% CLEANING 0.46% S 1.24% EAST) 0.46% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% MEDICAL 0.46% SYSTEMS 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 287 202,798 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 77 30,253 7487 - Other business activities 70 60,968 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 37 6,183 9999 - Dormant Company 36 19,765 99999 - Dormant Company 28 18,336 86900 - Other human health activities 21 4,092 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 20 16,150 7499 - Non-trading company 18 11,316 98000 - Residents property management 18 3,154 74990 - Non-trading company 17 8,695 86230 - Dental practice activities 16 1,418 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 10,085 4534 - Other building installation 15 2,285 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 13 10,246 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 7,789 7414 - Business & management consultancy 12 12,916 43210 - Electrical installation 11 3,172 9305 - Other service activities 11 8,740 66120 - Security and commodity contracts dealing activities 11 120
Recent Companies
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