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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
    07544203 STEVENAGE SPORTING FUTURES CIC 28 Feb 2011
    07529962 ASPECT BUSINESS CORPORATION LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07524570 BURN CARD CLOTHING LTD 10 Feb 2011
    07545938 ROBBIE'S VOICE LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07539664 EXCHANGE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07538268 GLOBAL PROPERTY AGENTS LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07533491 RAM CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS LIMITED 17 Feb 2011
    07533400 ADAPTATION DESIGN & SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED 17 Feb 2011
    07531016 COLIN MITCHELL ASSOCIATES LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07524371 TOMBREEZETV LTD 10 Feb 2011
    07519595 TEAMWORXUK LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07519469 NUTHOUSE PUB LTD 07 Feb 2011
    07517891 PERRY HILL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD 04 Feb 2011
    07516315 ROBIN PRODUCTIONS LTD 03 Feb 2011
    07513938 DR STEPHEN FURNISS LTD 02 Feb 2011
    07513723 EAST SUSSEX OUT PATIENTS SERVICES (HASTINGS) LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07513675 PRO STAR CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07512701 PRESTIGE CYCLES LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07535327 RYE GRILL LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    OC362162 ROSELAND COMMUNITY SUPPORT LLP 24 Feb 2011
    07542231 SHINEWATER SHAFTESBURY CENTRE TRUST 24 Feb 2011
    07541053 AUCKLAND EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANCY LTD 24 Feb 2011
    07540651 AUCKLAND CONSULTANCY LTD 23 Feb 2011
    07540019 QUAYSIDE CONSTRUCTION (UK) LTD 23 Feb 2011
    07521765 RASK LTD 08 Feb 2011