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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Eastbourne UK 2014 208 150,722 2013 176 134,802 % change 18.2% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (208) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2014 62 64 82 New companies in 2013 55 51 70 % change 12.7% 25.5% 17.1% Record Year 2012 (62) 2012 (64) 2007 (89)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Eastbourne UK 2014 98 82,370 2013 118 77,914 % change -16.9% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (153) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 31 28 39 Closed companies in 2013 45 30 43 % change -31.1% -6.7% -9% Record Year 2011 (52) 2012 (44) 2009 (100)
Net Company Growth
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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) Eastbourne UK 2014 110 68,352 2013 58 56,888 Record Year 2007 (120) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 31 36 43 Net growth in 2013 10 21 27 Record Year 2003 (37) 2003 (40) 2008 (73)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change 5.5% 15.8% -2.2% Record Year 1997 (0.2%) 1997 (0.3%) 1992 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage EASTBOURNE 1.33% CONSULTING 5.22% PROPERTY 1.17% MANAGEMENT 4.67% MANAGEMENT 1.08% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CARE 1.00% PROPERTY 2.64% HAYMAKER 1.00% TRADING 2.05% SUSSEX 0.83% LONDON 1.88% ROAD 0.83% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSULTANCY 0.75% CARE 1.79% J 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% LONDON 0.58% DESIGN 1.75% (EASTBOURNE) 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.73% DEVELOPMENTS 0.58% BUSINESS 1.71% CONSTRUCTION 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.60% DESIGN 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.60% HOUSE 0.58% GLOBAL 1.58% S 0.50% J 1.48% C 0.50% ASSOCIATES 1.48% EAST 0.50% MEDIA 1.48% CONSULTING 0.50% IT 1.33% RTM 0.50% TRANSPORT 1.30% EAST) 0.42% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% VAPOUR 0.42% BUILDING 1.24% DENTAL 0.42% M 1.21% INVESTMENTS 0.42% CAPITAL 1.20% BUILDING 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 319 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 59 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 57 56,411 86230 - Dental practice activities 56 2,053 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 38 26,700 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 34 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 28 27,750 86900 - Other human health activities 23 10,273 41100 - Development of building projects 22 9,855 98000 - Residents property management 21 4,832 86210 - General medical practice activities 21 3,987 56101 - Licensed restaurants 19 7,965 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 17 8,155 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 17 5,521 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 16 3,680 43210 - Electrical installation 15 5,885 56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes 15 4,039 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 14 5,876 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 18,491 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 14 9,358
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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