Eastbourne, East Sussex
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastbourne when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastbourne when compared to any previous January.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Eastbourne when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 184 companies were registered in Eastbourne during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a difference of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Eastbourne UK 2012 184 131,491 2011 184 116,391 % change 0.0% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (194) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastbourne when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastbourne when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 62 64 58 New companies in 2011 46 61 77 % change 34.8% 4.9% -24.7% Record Year 2012 (62) 2012 (64) 2007 (89)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 102 companies were dissolved in Eastbourne during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 20.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Eastbourne UK 2012 102 67,576 2011 129 90,987 % change -20.9% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (153) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Eastbourne when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 38 44 20 Closed companies in 2011 52 35 42 % change -26.9% 25.7% -52% Record Year 2011 (52) 2012 (44) 2009 (100)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Eastbourne during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 82 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Eastbourne UK 2012 82 63,915 2011 55 25,404 Record Year 2003 (121) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 24 20 38 Net growth in 2011 -6 26 35 Record Year 2003 (37) 2003 (40) 2007 (57)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Eastbourne formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Eastbourne 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 15.6% -10.2% -29.5% Record Year 1969 (0.6%) 1970 (0.6%) 1960 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Eastbourne was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
30.0% of all director appointments in Eastbourne in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.51% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.42% MANAGEMENT 4.74% (EASTBOURNE) 1.15% CONSULTANCY 3.30% SUSSEX 1.07% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSTRUCTION 1.07% TRADING 2.07% HOUSE 0.80% DESIGN 1.93% EASTBOURNE 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.86% SOUTH 0.71% ASSOCIATES 1.84% SYSTEMS 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.79% DR 0.71% BUSINESS 1.73% RECRUITMENT 0.62% MEDIA 1.72% PROPERTIES 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% PROPERTY 0.53% LONDON 1.66% DENTAL 0.53% J 1.54% CONSULTANCY 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ROAD 0.53% GLOBAL 1.50% EAST 0.53% IT 1.40% CENTRE 0.53% CARE 1.34% J 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.31% COAST 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.27% TRAINING 0.44% M 1.27% BUILDING 0.44% BUILDING 1.24% DEVELOPMENTS 0.44% ENERGY 1.20% EXPRESS 0.36% S 1.20% C 0.36% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 282 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 74 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 61 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 32 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 29 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 28 18,617 86900 - Other human health activities 25 5,066 86230 - Dental practice activities 22 1,834 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 19 13,637 74990 - Non-trading company 18 9,729 98000 - Residents property management 15 3,050 66120 - Security and commodity contracts dealing activities 14 138 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 13 3,072 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 7,154 7499 - Non-trading company 13 9,102 5530 - Restaurants 13 4,633 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 8,145 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 12 2,693 9305 - Other service activities 11 8,818 43210 - Electrical installation 11 3,573
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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