Eastbourne, East Sussex
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastbourne when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Eastbourne when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastbourne when compared to any previous March.
- March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Eastbourne when compared to any month in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastbourne when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastbourne when compared to any previous January.
- February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Eastbourne when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastbourne when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Eastbourne when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 254 companies were registered in Eastbourne during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 22.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Eastbourne UK 2015 254 161,156 2014 208 150,722 % change 22.1% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (254) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastbourne when compared to any previous March.
March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Eastbourne when compared to any month in history.
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Eastbourne when compared to any previous February.
January 2015 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 2015 68 86 100 New companies in 2014 62 64 82 % change 9.7% 34.4% 22.0% Record Year 2015 (68) 2015 (86) 2015 (100)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 123 companies were dissolved in Eastbourne during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 25.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Eastbourne UK 2015 123 89,523 2014 98 82,370 % change 25.5% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (153) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 34 41 48 Closed companies in 2014 31 28 39 % change 9.7% 46.4% 23% Record Year 2011 (52) 2012 (44) 2009 (100)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Eastbourne during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 131 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Eastbourne UK 2015 131 71,633 2014 110 68,352 Record Year 2015 (131) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Eastbourne when compared to any previous February.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 34 45 52 Net growth in 2014 31 36 43 Record Year 2003 (37) 2015 (45) 2008 (73)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Eastbourne formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Eastbourne 2015 0.2% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 7.6% 23.8% 11.1% Record Year 1997 (0.2%) 1997 (0.3%) 1992 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Eastbourne was in 2009 when 33.6% of all directors were female.
26.9% of all director appointments in Eastbourne in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PROPERTY 1.46% CONSULTING 5.23% EASTBOURNE 1.39% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTING 1.25% CONSULTANCY 3.62% MANAGEMENT 1.11% PROPERTY 2.72% CARE 1.11% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% SUSSEX 0.97% CARE 2.13% BUSINESS 0.90% ENGINEERING 2.12% (EASTBOURNE) 0.83% LONDON 1.91% TRADING 0.76% TRADING 1.88% J 0.62% TRANSPORT 1.82% ONE 0.62% ELECTRICAL 1.76% INVESTMENTS 0.62% DESIGN 1.65% CONSTRUCTION 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.63% CONSULTANCY 0.62% CO., 1.58% DENTAL 0.56% J 1.55% BUILDING 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.54% MAINTENANCE 0.56% BUSINESS 1.49% ELECTRICAL 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.49% MEDIA 0.49% GLOBAL 1.46% ROAD 0.49% ASSOCIATES 1.44% R 0.49% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% CATERING 0.49% BUILDING 1.31% DR 0.49% IT 1.30% CONSULTANTS 0.42% MEDIA 1.28% RECRUITMENT 0.42% M 1.27%
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 313 288,953 86230 - Dental practice activities 64 2,250 99999 - Dormant Company 57 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 46 58,522 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 38 29,218 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 33 43,081 98000 - Residents property management 27 5,308 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 23 30,825 56101 - Licensed restaurants 21 8,909 41100 - Development of building projects 20 11,863 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 19 6,052 86900 - Other human health activities 18 13,990 56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes 18 4,917 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 17 7,797 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 12,862 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 16 10,200 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 16 6,238 86210 - General medical practice activities 15 4,793 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 9,080 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 14 6,154
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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