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
    08611920 CHATSWORTH GARDENS (EASTBOURNE) MANAGEMENT LIMITED 16 Jul 2013
    08596462 HAYMAKER (OAKLANDS) LTD 04 Jul 2013
    08597610 RT SURGICAL LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08598127 BLUEWORX PLUMBING LTD 05 Jul 2013
    08602334 CAVENDISH & CO ESTATE AGENTS LIMITED 09 Jul 2013
    08607988 AUTO BODY CARE SERVICES (HAILSHAM) LIMITED 12 Jul 2013
    08608204 YOUR LINE OF WORK LTD 12 Jul 2013
    08610531 MSC BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    08611330 CORE MEDICAL SERVICES (UK) LTD 16 Jul 2013
    08614751 24/7 PIZZA UK LIMITED 18 Jul 2013
    08616556 LLAMA LOVERS LIMITED 19 Jul 2013
    08617258 TWISTED PAIR NETWORKS LIMITED 19 Jul 2013
    08620269 CHATFIELDS JEWELLERS LIMITED 23 Jul 2013
    08623060 MORGAN GLASS ENGINEERING LIMITED 24 Jul 2013
    08623245 SECURITY LOCKING SYSTEMS LIMITED 24 Jul 2013
    08625647 JANKRUMAH LTD 26 Jul 2013
    08627144 BESPOKE TRAINING EASTBOURNE LIMITED 29 Jul 2013
    08628105 LOUISCOMM HOLDINGS LIMITED 29 Jul 2013
    08592805 TREND INSTALLATIONS LTD 01 Jul 2013
    08595459 GB BE.ST SUPPLIES LIMITED 03 Jul 2013
    08596365 UK BE.ST SUPPLIES LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08599026 BOLD LONDON LTD 05 Jul 2013
    08600953 INTEGRATE INTELLECTUAL LTD 08 Jul 2013
    08612881 RS RESOURCING LTD 17 Jul 2013
    08625939 ECODECKING SYSTEMS LIMITED 26 Jul 2013