East Sussex
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in East Sussex when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in East Sussex when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in East Sussex when compared to any previous Q2.
- May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in East Sussex when compared to any previous May.
- April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in East Sussex when compared to any previous April.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in East Sussex when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in East Sussex when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 a total of 3,483 companies were formed in East Sussex. This figure is 5.2% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in East Sussex occurred in 2012 when a total of 3,483 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) East Sussex UK 2012 3,483 253,150 2011 3,312 228,735 % change 5.2% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (3,483) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in East Sussex when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 1,681 companies were registered in East Sussex during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 4.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) East Sussex UK 2012 1,681 121,659 2011 1,609 112,344 % change 4.5% 8.3% Record Year 2012 (1,681) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in East Sussex when compared to any previous May.
April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in East Sussex when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 609 566 506 New companies in 2011 492 517 600 % change 23.8% 9.5% -15.7% Record Year 2012 (609) 2012 (566) 2011 (600)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 1,962 companies were dissolved in East Sussex. This figure is 14.1% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in East Sussex occurred in 2009 when a total of 3,029 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) East Sussex UK 2012 1,962 147,793 2011 2,284 162,310 % change -14.1% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (3,029) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 1,046 companies were dissolved in East Sussex during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 1.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) East Sussex UK 2012 1,046 80,217 2011 1,034 71,324 % change 1.2% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (1,864) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 315 411 320 Closed companies in 2011 198 484 352 % change 59.1% -15.1% -9% Record Year 2009 (506) 2009 (828) 2009 (530)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for East Sussex increased by 1,521 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) East Sussex UK 2012 1,521 105,357 2011 1,028 66,425 Record Year 2003 (2,109) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for East Sussex during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 635 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) East Sussex UK 2012 635 41,442 2011 575 41,020 Record Year 2003 (1,100) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 294 155 186 Net growth in 2011 294 33 248 Record Year 2003 (345) 2003 (409) 2008 (347)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 East Sussex formed 1.4% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 1.4%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) East Sussex 2012 1.4% 2011 1.4% 2010 1.6% 2009 1.5% 2008 1.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (1.8%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, East Sussex formed 1.4% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) East Sussex 2012 1.4% 2011 1.4% 2010 1.6% 2009 1.5% 2008 1.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (1.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 1.5% 1.3% 1.4% UK formation share in 2011 1.4% 1.4% 1.5% % change 4.2% -4.0% -10.0% Record Year 1971 (2.4%) 1961 (2.3%) 1966 (2.2%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 43.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 42.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in East Sussex was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.0% of all director appointments in East Sussex in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in East Sussex was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
27.9% of all director appointments in East Sussex in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.43% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTANCY 2.18% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.55% CONSULTANCY 3.28% BRIGHTON 1.16% PROPERTY 2.35% SUSSEX 1.15% TRADING 2.10% DESIGN 1.06% DESIGN 1.89% PROPERTY 0.99% ENGINEERING 1.87% MEDIA 0.97% ASSOCIATES 1.82% ROAD 0.79% CONSULTANTS 1.78% IT 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% BUSINESS 0.71% BUSINESS 1.70% ASSOCIATES 0.69% MEDIA 1.69% CONSTRUCTION 0.66% LONDON 1.68% RTM 0.66% J 1.57% HOUSE 0.65% GLOBAL 1.51% CONSULTANTS 0.65% INVESTMENTS 1.48% J 0.62% IT 1.42% BUILDING 0.57% CARE 1.31% PRODUCTIONS 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.31% TRADING 0.50% M 1.26% ENGINEERING 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.23% R 0.44% BUILDING 1.23% (SUSSEX) 0.44% SECURITY 1.19% SYSTEMS 0.42% S 1.18% LONDON 0.42% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 2,876 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 747 47,029 99999 - Dormant Company 672 26,088 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 529 35,447 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 353 20,390 9999 - Dormant Company 306 16,469 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 306 15,280 62090 - Other information technology service activities 293 8,258 8512 - Medical practice activities 191 1,960 7414 - Business & management consultancy 176 10,978 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 175 14,220 7260 - Other computer related activities 168 6,456 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 156 10,271 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 131 6,356 62012 - Business and domestic software development 116 4,742 98000 - Residents property management 110 3,001 86900 - Other human health activities 108 5,222 86210 - General medical practice activities 106 2,657 74990 - Non-trading company 101 9,706 9305 - Other service activities 96 7,926
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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