Eastbourne, East Sussex
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 176 companies were registered in Eastbourne during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 4.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Eastbourne UK 2013 176 134,802 2012 184 131,491 % change -4.3% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (194) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 55 51 70 New companies in 2012 62 64 58 % change -11.3% -20.3% 20.7% Record Year 2012 (62) 2012 (64) 2007 (89)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 118 companies were dissolved in Eastbourne during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 15.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Eastbourne UK 2013 118 77,914 2012 102 67,576 % change 15.7% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (153) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 45 30 43 Closed companies in 2012 38 44 20 % change 18.4% -31.8% 115% Record Year 2011 (52) 2012 (44) 2009 (100)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Eastbourne during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 58 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Eastbourne UK 2013 58 56,888 2012 82 63,915 Record Year 2007 (120) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 10 21 27 Net growth in 2012 24 20 38 Record Year 2003 (37) 2003 (40) 2008 (73)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Eastbourne formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Eastbourne 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change -20.5% -20.9% 24.7% Record Year 1997 (0.2%) 1997 (0.3%) 1992 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 51.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 12.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Eastbourne was in 2009 when 33.6% of all directors were female.
24.6% of all director appointments in Eastbourne in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage EASTBOURNE 1.57% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTING 1.13% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 1.05% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PROPERTY 1.05% PROPERTY 2.44% DR 1.05% TRADING 2.06% DENTAL 1.05% DESIGN 1.79% ROAD 0.96% ENGINEERING 1.78% CONSTRUCTION 0.87% BUSINESS 1.77% J 0.87% ASSOCIATES 1.75% (EASTBOURNE) 0.79% LONDON 1.72% CARE 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.71% BUILDING 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% SUSSEX 0.61% MEDIA 1.63% ENGINEERING 0.61% GLOBAL 1.57% HOME 0.52% J 1.56% BUSINESS 0.52% CARE 1.46% SOUTH 0.52% IT 1.43% PRACTICE 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.41% EAST 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.36% INVESTMENTS 0.52% M 1.25% ST 0.44% BUILDING 1.21% HOUSE 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.19% ASSOCIATES 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.18% PARK 0.44% TRAINING 1.17% HAIR 0.44% SECURITY 1.15%
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 311 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 68 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 62 43,384 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 41 23,532 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 40 32,624 86230 - Dental practice activities 37 2,346 86900 - Other human health activities 31 8,465 41100 - Development of building projects 23 8,637 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 21 24,894 86210 - General medical practice activities 19 4,062 98000 - Residents property management 16 4,579 74990 - Non-trading company 16 14,129 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 12,664 56101 - Licensed restaurants 16 6,894 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 15 6,954 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 16,448 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 15 3,249 43210 - Electrical installation 15 5,625 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 13 4,332 64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified 13 2,280
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08364973 MAGICABULA LTD 17 Jan 2013 08365813 SPORTS TUTORIALS LTD 18 Jan 2013 08371816 RICHARD BROOK PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 23 Jan 2013 08375229 EIGHTEEN12 LTD 25 Jan 2013 08375697 BIRLEY HOUSE PROPERTIES LTD 25 Jan 2013 08345040 FLAMES AND KNIVES LTD 02 Jan 2013 08346410 THE VAPOUR TRAIL (WHOLESALE) LIMITED 03 Jan 2013 08349989 WEB FUTURE LTD 07 Jan 2013 08351567 EASTBOURNE GOLD LIMITED 08 Jan 2013 08353035 CHINA MARKET UK LIMITED 09 Jan 2013 08356903 THE FISHERMANS SUSSEX LIMITED 11 Jan 2013 08357329 BGPS SOUTH EAST LTD 11 Jan 2013 08362896 BESPOKE PROPERTY RENOVATIONS (UK) LTD 16 Jan 2013 08364299 STYLO RENOVATIONS LTD 17 Jan 2013 08366493 PRICE & COMPANY (HOLDINGS) LTD 18 Jan 2013 08367659 P N CHALLINOR LTD 21 Jan 2013 08371394 DANIEL BELL LIMITED 23 Jan 2013 08375074 HOTELS AND LEISURE LTD 25 Jan 2013 08379969 SELINON LIMITED 29 Jan 2013 08380001 FRIDGIT LIMITED 29 Jan 2013 08383611 HUMANITAS BOUTIQUE LIMITED 31 Jan 2013 08374993 GANDAM & BANDAM LTD 25 Jan 2013 08375560 ACCORD MEDIATION SERVICES (UK) LTD 25 Jan 2013 08376998 WILLIAM CLEANING LTD 28 Jan 2013 08381888 IDENTITY PAPERS LTD 30 Jan 2013
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