Eastbourne, East Sussex

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastbourne when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Eastbourne when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastbourne when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastbourne when compared to any previous January.

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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastbourne when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Eastbourne when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 208 companies were registered in Eastbourne during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 18.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)EastbourneUK
    2014208150,722
    2013176134,802
    % change18.2%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (208) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastbourne when compared to any previous February.

    January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastbourne when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014626482
    New companies in 2013555170
    % change12.7%25.5%17.1%
    Record Year2012 (62)2012 (64)2007 (89)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 98 companies were dissolved in Eastbourne during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 16.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)EastbourneUK
    20149882,370
    201311877,914
    % change-16.9%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (153) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014312839
    Closed companies in 2013453043
    % change-31.1%-6.7%-9%
    Record Year2011 (52)2012 (44)2009 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Eastbourne during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 110 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)EastbourneUK
    201411068,352
    20135856,888
    Record Year 2007 (120) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014313643
    Net growth in 2013102127
    Record Year2003 (37)2003 (40)2008 (73)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Eastbourne formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Eastbourne
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change5.5%15.8%-2.2%
    Record Year1997 (0.2%)1997 (0.3%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 47.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 11.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Eastbourne was in 2009 when 33.6% of all directors were female.

    29.2% of all director appointments in Eastbourne in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    EASTBOURNE1.33%CONSULTING5.22%
    PROPERTY1.17%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    MANAGEMENT1.08%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CARE1.00%PROPERTY2.64%
    HAYMAKER1.00%TRADING2.05%
    SUSSEX0.83%LONDON1.88%
    ROAD0.83%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTANCY0.75%CARE1.79%
    J0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    LONDON0.58%DESIGN1.75%
    (EASTBOURNE)0.58%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.58%BUSINESS1.71%
    CONSTRUCTION0.58%PROPERTIES1.60%
    DESIGN0.58%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    HOUSE0.58%GLOBAL1.58%
    S0.50%J1.48%
    C0.50%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    EAST0.50%MEDIA1.48%
    CONSULTING0.50%IT1.33%
    RTM0.50%TRANSPORT1.30%
    EAST)0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    VAPOUR0.42%BUILDING1.24%
    DENTAL0.42%M1.21%
    INVESTMENTS0.42%CAPITAL1.20%
    BUILDING0.42%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied319280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company5947,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5756,411
    86230 - Dental practice activities562,053
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3826,700
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3437,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2827,750
    86900 - Other human health activities2310,273
    41100 - Development of building projects229,855
    98000 - Residents property management214,832
    86210 - General medical practice activities213,987
    56101 - Licensed restaurants197,965
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified178,155
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing175,521
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities163,680
    43210 - Electrical installation155,885
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes154,039
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified145,876
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1418,491
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet149,358

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08940688 MJA FD SERVICES LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08918587 POLISH SCHOOL EASTBOURNE LTD 03 Mar 2014
    08921215 PEVENCY LTD 04 Mar 2014
    08923318 89 ENYS ROAD LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08924405 ONTHEROCK CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08927669 HAYMAKER (KINMEL) LTD 07 Mar 2014
    08927671 HAYMAKER (WADDESDON) LTD 07 Mar 2014
    08927691 HAYMAKER (HONINGTON SOLAR) LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08927715 KINMEL 2 C.I.C. 07 Mar 2014
    08936336 JOHANN LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08937062 MOBILITY PLUS TRANSPORT LTD 13 Mar 2014
    08941020 CHESSINGTON DENTAL LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08948860 QUERCUS CREATIVE LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08952705 HYBRID LH AND S LTD 21 Mar 2014
    08952982 BORDER EXPRES LTD 21 Mar 2014
    08954126 JUST MOTOR COVER LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08955610 GRASSY KNOLL THEATRE LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08958193 JH INSTALLATIONS LTD 25 Mar 2014
    08959232 MAX OPTIONS LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08969015 TIM HOLLIDAY LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08942183 FAROAKH HOSSEINI LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08945524 ST JAMES HEIGHTS RTM COMPANY LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08947383 COMPTER CONSULTANCY LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08964320 CHELSEA DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08958382 K G GAS LIMITED 25 Mar 2014