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East Sussex

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in East Sussex 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 2012)

    A total of 1,802 companies were registered in East Sussex during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 5.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)East SussexUK
    20121,802131,491
    20111,703116,391
    % change5.8%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (1,894) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in East Sussex when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012556600646
    New companies in 2011496574633
    % change12.1%4.5%2.1%
    Record Year2012 (556)2008 (636)2007 (885)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 916 companies were dissolved in East Sussex during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 26.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)East SussexUK
    201291667,576
    20111,25090,986
    % change-26.7%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (1,250) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012316350250
    Closed companies in 2011468374408
    % change-32.5%-6.4%-39%
    Record Year2011 (468)2008 (425)2009 (707)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for East Sussex during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 886 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)East SussexUK
    201288663,915
    201145325,405
    Record Year 2007 (1,054) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012240250396
    Net growth in 201128200225
    Record Year2005 (282)2003 (361)2007 (602)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, East Sussex formed 1.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)East Sussex
    20121.4%
    20111.5%
    20101.7%
    20091.5%
    20081.6%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (2.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20121.4%1.4%1.3%
    UK formation share in 20111.5%1.5%1.4%
    % change-3.9%-10.6%-4.5%
    Record Year1960 (2.4%)1963 (2.8%)1960 (2.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in East Sussex was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    28.2% of all director appointments in East Sussex in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.41%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTANCY2.04%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT1.63%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    SUSSEX1.21%PROPERTY2.37%
    BRIGHTON1.17%TRADING2.07%
    DESIGN1.09%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY1.00%ENGINEERING1.86%
    MEDIA0.97%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    IT0.78%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    ROAD0.75%BUSINESS1.73%
    CONSTRUCTION0.71%MEDIA1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.70%LONDON1.66%
    BUSINESS0.65%J1.54%
    J0.63%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    RTM0.61%GLOBAL1.50%
    HOUSE0.59%IT1.40%
    SYSTEMS0.56%CARE1.34%
    PRODUCTIONS0.56%PROPERTIES1.31%
    BUILDING0.54%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    (SUSSEX)0.54%M1.27%
    SOFTWARE0.51%BUILDING1.24%
    TRADING0.51%ENERGY1.20%
    ENGINEERING0.50%S1.20%
    SOLAR0.46%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,505216,665
    7487 - Other business activities82852,735
    99999 - Dormant Company67225,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified56535,233
    9999 - Dormant Company34818,617
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management34319,704
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities30214,303
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2678,145
    8512 - Medical practice activities2312,116
    7414 - Business & management consultancy20012,113
    7260 - Other computer related activities1797,154
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified15813,637
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1489,892
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply1406,934
    98000 - Residents property management1193,050
    9305 - Other service activities1148,818
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1084,356
    74990 - Non-trading company1069,729
    86900 - Other human health activities1045,066
    86210 - General medical practice activities1042,594

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07971863 STORMCLOUD INNOVATION LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07972399 MATCHSTICK SYNC LTD 01 Mar 2012
    07974627 CHINA PUBLISHING LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07975648 PROP-UP STUDIO LTD 05 Mar 2012
    07976620 THE SECRET RESTAURANT LTD 05 Mar 2012
    07980925 NLH (BRIGHTON) LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07980926 CURSTAN LTD 07 Mar 2012
    07981206 BAKON CONSULTANCY LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07982339 HELPING HAND (SERVICES) LTD 08 Mar 2012
    07984603 THE LOVE IN (BRIGHTON) LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07984637 ULM FITTINGS LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07989182 GREY DOOR LTD 13 Mar 2012
    07991247 G AND O ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07994657 HOME & COMPANY LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    07995255 PURPLE-HEART (UK) LTD 19 Mar 2012
    07996595 SMUDGE AND DRIBBLE LTD 19 Mar 2012
    07997177 JULIEN PLUMART CAFE (BRIGHTON) LTD 20 Mar 2012
    07998207 A27 BUS HIRE LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    08001709 SYNERGISTIC PROMOTION LTD 22 Mar 2012
    08002224 FERRIS AND FERRIS LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08002527 PET COPYWRITING LTD 22 Mar 2012
    08002639 AS GARDIAN INK LTD 22 Mar 2012
    08005416 POWER POOL LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08008333 PUB PASSION LTD 27 Mar 2012
    08008639 SJIT LIMITED 27 Mar 2012