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.

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 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)EastbourneUK
    2013176134,802
    2012184131,491
    % change-4.3%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (194) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013555170
    New companies in 2012626458
    % change-11.3%-20.3%20.7%
    Record Year2012 (62)2012 (64)2007 (89)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)EastbourneUK
    201311877,914
    201210267,576
    % change15.7%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (153) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013453043
    Closed companies in 2012384420
    % change18.4%-31.8%115%
    Record Year2011 (52)2012 (44)2009 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)EastbourneUK
    20135856,888
    20128263,915
    Record Year 2007 (120) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013102127
    Net growth in 2012242038
    Record Year2003 (37)2003 (40)2008 (73)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-20.5%-20.9%24.7%
    Record Year1997 (0.2%)1997 (0.3%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    EASTBOURNE1.57%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTING1.13%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT1.05%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    PROPERTY1.05%PROPERTY2.44%
    DR1.05%TRADING2.06%
    DENTAL1.05%DESIGN1.79%
    ROAD0.96%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CONSTRUCTION0.87%BUSINESS1.77%
    J0.87%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    (EASTBOURNE)0.79%LONDON1.72%
    CARE0.70%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    BUILDING0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    SUSSEX0.61%MEDIA1.63%
    ENGINEERING0.61%GLOBAL1.57%
    HOME0.52%J1.56%
    BUSINESS0.52%CARE1.46%
    SOUTH0.52%IT1.43%
    PRACTICE0.52%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    EAST0.52%PROPERTIES1.36%
    INVESTMENTS0.52%M1.25%
    ST0.44%BUILDING1.21%
    HOUSE0.44%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    ASSOCIATES0.44%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    PARK0.44%TRAINING1.17%
    HAIR0.44%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied311249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6854,531
    99999 - Dormant Company6243,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4123,532
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4032,624
    86230 - Dental practice activities372,346
    86900 - Other human health activities318,465
    41100 - Development of building projects238,637
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2124,894
    86210 - General medical practice activities194,062
    98000 - Residents property management164,579
    74990 - Non-trading company1614,129
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,664
    56101 - Licensed restaurants166,894
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified156,954
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1516,448
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities153,249
    43210 - Electrical installation155,625
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation134,332
    64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified132,280

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08369266 GROSVENOR CARS BATH LTD 21 Jan 2013
    08371816 RICHARD BROOK PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 23 Jan 2013
    08375229 EIGHTEEN12 LTD 25 Jan 2013
    08345040 FLAMES AND KNIVES LTD 02 Jan 2013
    08346688 WARREN DETAILING LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08346736 DR JOHNSEN LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08349989 WEB FUTURE LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08351567 EASTBOURNE GOLD LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08353035 CHINA MARKET UK LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08353928 BESPOKE ORTHODONTICS LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08355633 STRONGHEARTS PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08356903 THE FISHERMANS SUSSEX LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08363789 LOGAN STORM CONSULTANTS LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08364299 STYLO RENOVATIONS LTD 17 Jan 2013
    08364799 BRIDGED LEARNING LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08372801 BEN RHAM SERVICES LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08380399 PARK HOME MAINTENANCE LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08382364 EVERGREEN TREE LTD 30 Jan 2013
    08369601 IDEA PARTNERS LTD 22 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
    08379901 HOT CHILLI CRM LTD 29 Jan 2013
    08364838 THULA LTD. 17 Jan 2013
    08382995 SUE WATERHOUSE LTD 31 Jan 2013