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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

  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 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)EastbourneUK
    2011184116,391
    2010179105,137
    % change2.8%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (194) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011466177
    New companies in 2010395684
    % change17.9%8.9%-8.3%
    Record Year2003 (53)2003 (62)2007 (89)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)EastbourneUK
    201112990,986
    201011582,677
    % change12.2%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (153) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011523542
    Closed companies in 2010303055
    % change73.3%16.7%-24%
    Record Year2011 (52)2009 (36)2009 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)EastbourneUK
    20115525,405
    20106422,460
    Record Year 2003 (121) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-62635
    Net growth in 201092629
    Record Year2003 (37)2003 (40)2007 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change1.8%-4.2%-12.6%
    Record Year1969 (0.6%)1970 (0.6%)1960 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSTRUCTION1.57%CONSULTING5.04%
    PROPERTY1.38%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MANAGEMENT1.29%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    SUSSEX1.11%PROPERTY2.38%
    EASTBOURNE1.01%TRADING2.10%
    EAST0.92%DESIGN1.93%
    SOUTH0.92%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    TRADING0.74%BUSINESS1.87%
    CONSULTING0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    CENTRE0.65%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    TRAINING0.65%MEDIA1.69%
    DR0.65%ENGINEERING1.61%
    S0.65%LONDON1.60%
    ASSOCIATES0.55%CARE1.45%
    GROUP0.55%J1.45%
    LONDON0.55%GLOBAL1.44%
    FOR0.55%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CONSULTANTS0.55%IT1.41%
    SECURITY0.55%PROPERTIES1.36%
    TRUST0.46%BUILDING1.34%
    HEATING0.46%M1.30%
    LETTINGS0.46%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    CLEANING0.46%S1.24%
    EAST)0.46%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    MEDICAL0.46%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied287202,798
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7730,253
    7487 - Other business activities7060,968
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering376,183
    9999 - Dormant Company3619,765
    99999 - Dormant Company2818,336
    86900 - Other human health activities214,092
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2016,150
    7499 - Non-trading company1811,316
    98000 - Residents property management183,154
    74990 - Non-trading company178,695
    86230 - Dental practice activities161,418
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1610,085
    4534 - Other building installation152,285
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1310,246
    7260 - Other computer related activities137,789
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1212,916
    43210 - Electrical installation113,172
    9305 - Other service activities118,740
    66120 - Security and commodity contracts dealing activities11120

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07580729 DOORTECK LTD 28 Mar 2011
    07570918 GB SECURITY (BRIGHTON) LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07554782 SCOTTS WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD 08 Mar 2011
    07546264 BOBBIN FILMS LTD 01 Mar 2011
    07585444 MILL GAP GARAGE LTD 31 Mar 2011
    07584683 HAMILTON HOUSE PROPERTY LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07583799 FOREMAN & HANNA LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07578007 A H GAS HEATING & PLUMBING LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07576208 JPS CAD SERVICES LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07575225 BALDWIN PLUMBING AND HEATING LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07570924 PERFECT PABLO LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07570435 PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07561071 DRAGON DRAMA LTD 11 Mar 2011
    07560855 RB MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07557891 RWJ PORTER LTD 09 Mar 2011
    07554352 EASY SALEROOM LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07553996 PLAYGROUP FESTIVAL LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07553500 FIRST GENERATION TRAINING CENTRE LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07549338 DENTA CLINIC LTD 02 Mar 2011
    07581006 BETHANY (CHATFIELD) LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07573343 MILLGROVE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07572719 N S TRAVEL & TOURS LTD 22 Mar 2011
    07563582 TRADE BUSINESS NETWORK LTD 15 Mar 2011
    07550818 R T MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07564661 BROADVIEW CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 15 Mar 2011