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
    08398436 ALAN J BUSH CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08400178 KCA-UTILITIES LTD 13 Feb 2013
    08389358 IXWORTH LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    OC382232 STUA LLP 06 Feb 2013
    08390991 B.J.S.C LTD 06 Feb 2013
    08394239 LINDECK LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08395224 MOTORIETY UK LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08397997 LOCAL COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION LTD 11 Feb 2013
    08400899 CHEFBITES LTD 13 Feb 2013
    08401916 MOT SHOP (BRIGHTON) LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08404637 JANE GOULD CONSULTING LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08409625 OP DENTAL LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08411440 EVERDENTAL LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08412462 CAMERA ALARM AND MONITORED EVENT REMOTE ALERTING LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08423555 ST ANNES VETS LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08424857 SURECALL ELECTRICAL LTD 28 Feb 2013
    08396954 INTER DEVELOPMENTS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08398465 ISLE OF WIGHT GLASS STUDIO LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08406802 WEB HARVESTING SOLUTIONS LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08417994 SEASIDE SPICE LTD 25 Feb 2013
    08418454 ALL AT HOME BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08418882 WRKBNCH LTD 25 Feb 2013
    08388563 FONDAZIONE SM 2 LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08405224 HASH TAG HAIR LTD 15 Feb 2013
    08415213 TUPPENNY TOYS LTD. 22 Feb 2013