Eastbourne, East Sussex

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Eastbourne when compared to any previous July.

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 2012)

    A total of 161 companies were registered in Eastbourne during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 5.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)EastbourneUK
    2012161118,868
    2011152114,512
    % change5.9%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (188) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012625049
    New companies in 2011474461
    % change31.9%13.6%-19.7%
    Record Year2003 (68)2006 (62)2003 (76)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 120 companies were dissolved in Eastbourne during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 16.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)EastbourneUK
    201212074,772
    201110372,230
    % change16.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (145) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Eastbourne when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012424335
    Closed companies in 2011323437
    % change31.3%26.5%-5%
    Record Year2012 (42)2008 (77)2009 (74)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Eastbourne during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 41 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)EastbourneUK
    20124144,096
    20114942,282
    Record Year 2003 (118) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201220714
    Net growth in 2011151024
    Record Year2008 (49)2006 (33)2003 (51)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Eastbourne formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Eastbourne
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change18.4%14.5%-20.5%
    Record Year1965 (0.4%)1970 (0.5%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 46.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    34.8% of all director appointments in Eastbourne in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.22%CONSULTING5.05%
    DENTAL1.05%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT0.96%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    EASTBOURNE0.96%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSTRUCTION0.96%TRADING2.08%
    DR0.87%DESIGN1.87%
    HOUSE0.87%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ROAD0.87%ENGINEERING1.83%
    (EASTBOURNE)0.87%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    SUSSEX0.87%BUSINESS1.72%
    PROPERTY0.79%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CARE0.79%MEDIA1.67%
    SYSTEMS0.70%LONDON1.67%
    TRAINING0.61%J1.55%
    ASSOCIATES0.61%GLOBAL1.53%
    BUILDING0.52%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    J0.52%IT1.43%
    CONSULTANCY0.52%PROPERTIES1.34%
    (SUSSEX)0.44%CARE1.32%
    MEDIA0.44%M1.27%
    CLEANING0.44%BUILDING1.22%
    HOME0.44%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    C0.44%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    I0.44%S1.17%
    FOOD0.44%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied426331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5833,677
    7487 - Other business activities4635,545
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3319,425
    99999 - Dormant Company3225,035
    86900 - Other human health activities254,998
    86230 - Dental practice activities241,752
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2313,716
    9999 - Dormant Company2012,598
    41100 - Development of building projects164,965
    74990 - Non-trading company169,203
    66120 - Security and commodity contracts dealing activities14144
    5530 - Restaurants123,142
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate113,003
    43210 - Electrical installation103,387
    4534 - Other building installation101,328
    62090 - Other information technology service activities107,869
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified109,891
    98000 - Residents property management102,786
    7260 - Other computer related activities104,979

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08157591 EAST DEAN GREENSWARD LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    OC376594 KWISATZ HADERACH LLP 03 Jul 2012
    08128547 QUINNELL DRIVE (HAILSHAM) LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08132173 PITCH TO PERFECTION LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08137194 PP VAN HIRE LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08138097 DOBSON FLOORING LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08140034 IT'S A PERFECT PARTY LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08142673 N.E. DENTAL LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08146219 GUILD OF ENERGISTS LTD 17 Jul 2012
    08146334 ROCKWELLS EASTBOURNE LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08146340 FOREST THREE LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08146486 JENTREE LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08147387 DR PRATIK SHARMA LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08147968 MESSIANIC TESTIMONY 18 Jul 2012
    08153341 CB SECURITY SYSTEMS LTD 23 Jul 2012
    08153745 ELMES AND SMART LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08155335 CENTENO LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08155413 LANES CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08155658 DR THEODOROS KAPOS LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08125873 LIFELINE-ALERT LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08128213 DOWN ROUTE DEALS LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08131780 DKS ENTERPRISES LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08145648 CUCKMERE CARE LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08155607 SUSSEX BAR HIRE LTD 25 Jul 2012
    08162616 STUDENT TOURS LIMITED 31 Jul 2012