Eastbourne, East Sussex

Q3 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.

Headlines

  • July 2013 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 2013)

    A total of 174 companies were registered in Eastbourne during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 8.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)EastbourneUK
    2013174132,684
    2012161118,868
    % change8.1%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (174) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013565860
    New companies in 2012625049
    % change-9.7%16.0%22.4%
    Record Year2003 (68)2006 (62)2003 (76)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 105 companies were dissolved in Eastbourne during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)EastbourneUK
    201310586,170
    201212375,908
    % change-14.6%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (145) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Eastbourne when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013452535
    Closed companies in 2012424338
    % change7.1%-41.9%-8%
    Record Year2013 (45)2008 (77)2009 (74)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Eastbourne during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 69 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)EastbourneUK
    20136946,514
    20123842,960
    Record Year 2005 (83) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013113325
    Net growth in 201220711
    Record Year2008 (49)2013 (33)2003 (51)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Eastbourne formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Eastbourne
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-19.1%6.4%7.4%
    Record Year1996 (0.3%)1958 (0.3%)1994 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 46.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Eastbourne was in 2012 when 40.7% of all directors were female.

    29.2% of all director appointments in Eastbourne in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    EASTBOURNE1.30%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.13%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    J0.95%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    PROPERTY0.95%PROPERTY2.53%
    DENTAL0.78%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTING0.69%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CARE0.69%LONDON1.79%
    (EASTBOURNE)0.61%DESIGN1.78%
    SUSSEX0.61%BUSINESS1.74%
    BUILDING0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    HAYMAKER0.61%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    CONSTRUCTION0.61%CARE1.64%
    DR0.61%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    HOUSE0.52%GLOBAL1.59%
    PLUMBING0.52%J1.54%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.52%MEDIA1.54%
    PROPERTIES0.52%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    SOUTH0.52%PROPERTIES1.45%
    ROAD0.52%IT1.39%
    PARK0.52%M1.25%
    EAST0.52%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ENGINEERING0.52%BUILDING1.19%
    INVESTMENTS0.52%CAPITAL1.19%
    CLEANING0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    HOME0.43%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied297260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company6846,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5554,854
    86230 - Dental practice activities422,107
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4025,547
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3734,970
    41100 - Development of building projects249,271
    86210 - General medical practice activities243,922
    86900 - Other human health activities239,203
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2226,675
    98000 - Residents property management184,680
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities153,439
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified157,590
    43210 - Electrical installation155,724
    56101 - Licensed restaurants147,531
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis145,249
    64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified142,692
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing145,382
    43290 - Other construction installation133,158
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1317,715

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08674835 C&A INJECTION MOULDING LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08676551 ENDSLEIGH STREET 3 LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08676908 LINGUISTA.COM LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08677925 ENCHANTEDHOST LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08682543 G IRELAND ASSOCIATES LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08683711 SDM-SH LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    OC387773 EXECUTIVE LEASE LLP 10 Sep 2013
    08685428 ION SAFETY LTD 11 Sep 2013
    08687234 EVEREST CONSULT LTD 12 Sep 2013
    08687683 HOUSE OF MARTIN LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08688724 ELIZADEL LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08690351 DR MIKE KELLY LTD 13 Sep 2013
    08695049 HAYMAKER (MOUNT MILL) LTD 18 Sep 2013
    08697480 ORCHID LANGUAGE SERVICES LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08697848 NAILS UNLIMITED LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08698778 SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08706752 NGITHENI LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08707799 WIDE EYED OWL LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08710039 INFINITY-G LTD 30 Sep 2013
    08708407 JENNY KING EMBROIDERY LIMITED 27 Sep 2013
    08710441 AVONDALE ROAD 03/20/1965 LIMITED 30 Sep 2013
    08710488 INSPYED LTD 30 Sep 2013
    08674878 GREYMERE CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08677982 SIBOSHISH LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08702854 LANGNEY SPORTS INDOOR BOWLS CLUB LIMITED 24 Sep 2013