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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

  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. 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 SussexUK
    20123,483253,150
    20113,312228,735
    % change5.2%10.7%
    Record Year2012 (3,483)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. 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 SussexUK
    20121,681121,659
    20111,609112,344
    % change4.5%8.3%
    Record Year 2012 (1,681) 2012 (121,659)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. 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
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 2012609566506
    New companies in 2011492517600
    % change23.8%9.5%-15.7%
    Record Year2012 (609)2012 (566)2011 (600)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 SussexUK
    20121,962147,793
    20112,284162,310
    % change-14.1%-8.9%
    Record Year2009 (3,029)2009 (289,236)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. 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 SussexUK
    20121,04680,217
    20111,03471,324
    % change1.2%12.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,864) 2009 (181,176)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 2012315411320
    Closed companies in 2011198484352
    % change59.1%-15.1%-9%
    Record Year2009 (506)2009 (828)2009 (530)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 SussexUK
    20121,521105,357
    20111,02866,425
    Record Year2003 (2,109)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. 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 SussexUK
    201263541,442
    201157541,020
    Record Year 2003 (1,100) 2003 (69,274)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 2012294155186
    Net growth in 201129433248
    Record Year2003 (345)2003 (409)2008 (347)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20121.4%
    20111.4%
    20101.6%
    20091.5%
    20081.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (1.8%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. 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
    20121.4%
    20111.4%
    20101.6%
    20091.5%
    20081.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (1.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20121.5%1.3%1.4%
    UK formation share in 20111.4%1.4%1.5%
    % change4.2%-4.0%-10.0%
    Record Year1971 (2.4%)1961 (2.3%)1966 (2.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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
  2. 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

  1. 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
  2. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.43%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTANCY2.18%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT1.55%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    BRIGHTON1.16%PROPERTY2.35%
    SUSSEX1.15%TRADING2.10%
    DESIGN1.06%DESIGN1.89%
    PROPERTY0.99%ENGINEERING1.87%
    MEDIA0.97%ASSOCIATES1.82%
    ROAD0.79%CONSULTANTS1.78%
    IT0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.71%
    BUSINESS0.71%BUSINESS1.70%
    ASSOCIATES0.69%MEDIA1.69%
    CONSTRUCTION0.66%LONDON1.68%
    RTM0.66%J1.57%
    HOUSE0.65%GLOBAL1.51%
    CONSULTANTS0.65%INVESTMENTS1.48%
    J0.62%IT1.42%
    BUILDING0.57%CARE1.31%
    PRODUCTIONS0.54%PROPERTIES1.31%
    TRADING0.50%M1.26%
    ENGINEERING0.49%ELECTRICAL1.23%
    R0.44%BUILDING1.23%
    (SUSSEX)0.44%SECURITY1.19%
    SYSTEMS0.42%S1.18%
    LONDON0.42%ENTERPRISES1.17%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,876244,457
    7487 - Other business activities74747,029
    99999 - Dormant Company67226,088
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified52935,447
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management35320,390
    9999 - Dormant Company30616,469
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities30615,280
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2938,258
    8512 - Medical practice activities1911,960
    7414 - Business & management consultancy17610,978
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified17514,220
    7260 - Other computer related activities1686,456
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified15610,271
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply1316,356
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1164,742
    98000 - Residents property management1103,001
    86900 - Other human health activities1085,222
    86210 - General medical practice activities1062,657
    74990 - Non-trading company1019,706
    9305 - Other service activities967,926

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08014736 TOOLBOX ENGINEERING LIMITED 02 Apr 2012
    08015705 CADEA LIMITED 02 Apr 2012
    08016478 PEACE OF MIND WARRANTY LIMITED 02 Apr 2012
    08017497 M MARINE LTD. 03 Apr 2012
    08017793 TEDDY AND GEORGE LIMITED 03 Apr 2012
    08018001 RESILIA CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Apr 2012
    08018758 ROBINSON CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED 04 Apr 2012
    08024876 STRAFFORD PROPERTY LTD 11 Apr 2012
    08027032 ASHWORKS LIMITED 12 Apr 2012
    08029795 CLEMAS LIMITED 13 Apr 2012
    08032014 TIPPLE TREE LTD. 16 Apr 2012
    08034113 CX CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Apr 2012
    08036161 OVERSEAS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 18 Apr 2012
    08036324 26 GUILDFORD ROAD LIMITED 18 Apr 2012
    08038049 THE INST. FOR EDUCATION POLICY STUDIES LTD. 19 Apr 2012
    08039388 MOONWAVE SYSTEMS LTD 20 Apr 2012
    08039800 QUEENS ROAD CONCESSIONS LTD 20 Apr 2012
    08040395 POPTEK LTD 23 Apr 2012
    08041631 DATS PROFESSIONAL LIMITED 23 Apr 2012
    08042626 PIE FACE RETAIL LTD 24 Apr 2012
    08043298 DOWNS HOMES LTD 24 Apr 2012
    08043570 O'CONNOR INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 24 Apr 2012
    08043663 TOM NEW LIMITED 24 Apr 2012
    08044512 DAVID ALAN REES LIMITED 25 Apr 2012
    08046254 HLS ARTWORK PROJECTS LIMITED 26 Apr 2012