Eastbourne, East Sussex

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

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 2011)

    A total of 152 companies were registered in Eastbourne during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 1.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)EastbourneUK
    2011152114,512
    2010150101,492
    % change1.3%12.8%
    Record Year 2003 (188) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011474461
    New companies in 2010474558
    % change0.0%-2.2%5.2%
    Record Year2003 (68)2006 (62)2003 (76)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 103 companies were dissolved in Eastbourne during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 27.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)EastbourneUK
    201110372,230
    201014287,705
    % change-27.5%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (145) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011323437
    Closed companies in 2010366541
    % change-11.1%-47.7%-10%
    Record Year2010 (36)2008 (77)2009 (74)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Eastbourne during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 49 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)EastbourneUK
    20114942,282
    2010813,787
    Record Year 2003 (118) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011151024
    Net growth in 201011-2017
    Record Year2008 (49)2006 (33)2003 (51)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Eastbourne formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Eastbourne
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-8.5%-17.7%-5.0%
    Record Year1965 (0.4%)1970 (0.5%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 45.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    31.5% of all director appointments in Eastbourne in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.75%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSTRUCTION1.29%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.29%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    EASTBOURNE1.01%PROPERTY2.41%
    (EASTBOURNE)1.01%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY1.01%DESIGN1.94%
    SUSSEX0.83%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    CENTRE0.83%BUSINESS1.82%
    EAST0.74%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DR0.74%ENGINEERING1.74%
    S0.65%MEDIA1.72%
    SOUTH0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    SYSTEMS0.65%LONDON1.63%
    ROAD0.65%J1.47%
    TRAINING0.65%GLOBAL1.46%
    ASSOCIATES0.55%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    BUILDING0.55%CARE1.42%
    DESIGN0.55%IT1.38%
    CONSULTANTS0.55%BUILDING1.30%
    BUSINESS0.55%PROPERTIES1.28%
    CONSULTANCY0.55%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    TRADING0.46%M1.25%
    HOUSE0.46%ENERGY1.22%
    SUPPORT0.46%TRAINING1.21%
    LONDON0.46%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied272204,493
    7487 - Other business activities8365,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7529,245
    9999 - Dormant Company3522,587
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2315,760
    99999 - Dormant Company2318,281
    86900 - Other human health activities204,019
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1810,018
    86230 - Dental practice activities171,365
    98000 - Residents property management172,664
    5530 - Restaurants165,640
    74990 - Non-trading company168,064
    7499 - Non-trading company1611,543
    4534 - Other building installation152,443
    7260 - Other computer related activities148,686
    9305 - Other service activities1310,525
    62090 - Other information technology service activities126,798
    43210 - Electrical installation112,938
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering106,321
    7414 - Business & management consultancy914,755

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07704097 CORPORATE VOCATIONS LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07709903 SOUTHDOWN SAFETY LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07690226 INFREEMATION LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07690730 SLP CONSULTING & TRAINING LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07691128 SUNKIN LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07692070 EMERGENCY LIFE SUPPORT TEAM LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07692812 P.T. OPTIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07698858 K B GLASS LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07699487 RADCAPITAL UK LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07700296 WILLIAMS AGRICULTURAL LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07701343 CYAN EVENTS LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07701706 COMPENS@TION PLC 12 Jul 2011
    07711220 WELLERS FINE ART LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07712853 FREE BEE PROMOTIONS LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07716513 SARVESH LTD 25 Jul 2011
    OC366757 DEMON BLUE LLP 25 Jul 2011
    07704889 STERLING AUTOMOTIVE (BRIGHTON) LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07710461 J & L RAILSERVICES LTD 19 Jul 2011
    07714112 LONDON ACADEMY OF HUMAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LTD 21 Jul 2011
    07715144 CANEHILL PROPERTIES LIMITED 22 Jul 2011
    07718879 CROWHURST LEISURE LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07722487 CUBOID MAGIC LTD 29 Jul 2011
    07691284 BUFFALO RANGE LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07698352 IGRAFX UK, LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07703348 DANIER LIMITED 13 Jul 2011