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.

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 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)EastbourneUK
    2015254161,156
    2014208150,722
    % change22.1%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (254) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20156886100
    New companies in 2014626482
    % change9.7%34.4%22.0%
    Record Year2015 (68)2015 (86)2015 (100)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)EastbourneUK
    201512389,523
    20149882,370
    % change25.5%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (153) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015344148
    Closed companies in 2014312839
    % change9.7%46.4%23%
    Record Year2011 (52)2012 (44)2009 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)EastbourneUK
    201513171,633
    201411068,352
    Record Year 2015 (131) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015344552
    Net growth in 2014313643
    Record Year2003 (37)2015 (45)2008 (73)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.2%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change7.6%23.8%11.1%
    Record Year1997 (0.2%)1997 (0.3%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    PROPERTY1.46%CONSULTING5.23%
    EASTBOURNE1.39%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTING1.25%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    MANAGEMENT1.11%PROPERTY2.72%
    CARE1.11%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    SUSSEX0.97%CARE2.13%
    BUSINESS0.90%ENGINEERING2.12%
    (EASTBOURNE)0.83%LONDON1.91%
    TRADING0.76%TRADING1.88%
    J0.62%TRANSPORT1.82%
    ONE0.62%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    INVESTMENTS0.62%DESIGN1.65%
    CONSTRUCTION0.62%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CONSULTANCY0.62%CO.,1.58%
    DENTAL0.56%J1.55%
    BUILDING0.56%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    MAINTENANCE0.56%BUSINESS1.49%
    ELECTRICAL0.56%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    MEDIA0.49%GLOBAL1.46%
    ROAD0.49%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    R0.49%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    CATERING0.49%BUILDING1.31%
    DR0.49%IT1.30%
    CONSULTANTS0.42%MEDIA1.28%
    RECRUITMENT0.42%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied313288,953
    86230 - Dental practice activities642,250
    99999 - Dormant Company5749,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4658,522
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3829,218
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3343,081
    98000 - Residents property management275,308
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2330,825
    56101 - Licensed restaurants218,909
    41100 - Development of building projects2011,863
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing196,052
    86900 - Other human health activities1813,990
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes184,917
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings177,797
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,862
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1610,200
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified166,238
    86210 - General medical practice activities154,793
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified149,080
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis146,154

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09477589 JED LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09483147 EDGC HOSPITALITY LTD 11 Mar 2015
    09509072 LUCY HAGGIS HR LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09486990 SOLYROSE LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09490182 MAILAT GLOBALTRADE LTD 14 Mar 2015
    09491627 C S BAILIFFS LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09492040 BROWN CONTRACTORS LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09498417 DR N MUHIALDIN LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09500148 J&R MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09500239 HUMPHREY AND SON (EAST SUSSEX) LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09502724 MASTERS PLUMBING SUPPLIES LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
    09506471 SAMA TRADING LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09512183 AMY'S CAFE LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09512668 YOUR PENSION LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09468105 CARE FROM THE HEART LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09469024 AW BUILDERS ONLINE SHOP LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09470278 AUDIT TASK FORCE LTD. 04 Mar 2015
    09471804 APTICUS RESOURCING LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09486386 COTTON CUB SOFT-PLAY HIRE LTD 12 Mar 2015
    09489073 PJM SOVA SERVICES LTD 13 Mar 2015
    09500131 M & J CATERING SUSSEX LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09504174 BHAMA CARE LTD 23 Mar 2015
    09514046 JEKI LTD 27 Mar 2015
    09468405 VIDA HEALTH LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09468855 NANDOINIT LIMITED 03 Mar 2015