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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

  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 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)EastbourneUK
    2012184131,491
    2011184116,391
    % change0.0%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (194) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012626458
    New companies in 2011466177
    % change34.8%4.9%-24.7%
    Record Year2012 (62)2012 (64)2007 (89)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)EastbourneUK
    201210267,576
    201112990,987
    % change-20.9%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (153) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012384420
    Closed companies in 2011523542
    % change-26.9%25.7%-52%
    Record Year2011 (52)2012 (44)2009 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)EastbourneUK
    20128263,915
    20115525,404
    Record Year 2003 (121) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012242038
    Net growth in 2011-62635
    Record Year2003 (37)2003 (40)2007 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change15.6%-10.2%-29.5%
    Record Year1969 (0.6%)1970 (0.6%)1960 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.51%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING1.42%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    (EASTBOURNE)1.15%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    SUSSEX1.07%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSTRUCTION1.07%TRADING2.07%
    HOUSE0.80%DESIGN1.93%
    EASTBOURNE0.80%ENGINEERING1.86%
    SOUTH0.71%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    SYSTEMS0.71%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    DR0.71%BUSINESS1.73%
    RECRUITMENT0.62%MEDIA1.72%
    PROPERTIES0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    PROPERTY0.53%LONDON1.66%
    DENTAL0.53%J1.54%
    CONSULTANCY0.53%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    ROAD0.53%GLOBAL1.50%
    EAST0.53%IT1.40%
    CENTRE0.53%CARE1.34%
    J0.53%PROPERTIES1.31%
    COAST0.44%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    TRAINING0.44%M1.27%
    BUILDING0.44%BUILDING1.24%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.44%ENERGY1.20%
    EXPRESS0.36%S1.20%
    C0.36%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied282216,665
    7487 - Other business activities7452,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6135,233
    99999 - Dormant Company3225,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2919,704
    9999 - Dormant Company2818,617
    86900 - Other human health activities255,066
    86230 - Dental practice activities221,834
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1913,637
    74990 - Non-trading company189,729
    98000 - Residents property management153,050
    66120 - Security and commodity contracts dealing activities14138
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate133,072
    7260 - Other computer related activities137,154
    7499 - Non-trading company139,102
    5530 - Restaurants134,633
    62090 - Other information technology service activities138,145
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation122,693
    9305 - Other service activities118,818
    43210 - Electrical installation113,573

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07970938 J MOORE UROLOGY LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07971407 F K CONSULTANCY LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07972769 I LOVE PARKING LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07974714 HAVEN INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07976363 BRIDGE JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07976422 AINTREE PLUMBING LTD 05 Mar 2012
    07993769 AT MORTGAGES LIMITED 16 Mar 2012
    07998130 PREFERRED HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD 20 Mar 2012
    08000458 DOWNLAND PROPERTIES LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    08004474 ISABEL VOGEL LTD 23 Mar 2012
    08005050 HOME OPTIONS LTD 26 Mar 2012
    08006862 EXPERIUM FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD 26 Mar 2012
    08007945 LINGFIELD CRICKET CLUB LIMITED 27 Mar 2012
    08008748 97 SALTRAM CRESCENT LONDON LIMITED 27 Mar 2012
    08010971 TWO GOONS MEDIA LIMITED 29 Mar 2012
    08013073 ENVIROSYS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Mar 2012
    08013537 CWJ LANDSCAPES LIMITED 30 Mar 2012
    08013573 MENDES & SONS LIMITED 30 Mar 2012
    07972679 C&M TRADING LTD 01 Mar 2012
    07988703 LOVELY SMILE LIMITED 13 Mar 2012
    08000426 FLORA TANG CHINESE FOOD LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    07976246 G NICHOLLS DRIVEWAYS LTD 05 Mar 2012
    07995146 HOUSE OF CAKE LTD 19 Mar 2012
    08002347 LEVELL ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTANTS LTD 22 Mar 2012
    08011136 ALL STYLE FLOORING LTD 29 Mar 2012