Hastings, East Sussex

2010 Half Year Business Confidence Report

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 2010)

    In the first half of 2010 a total of 90 companies were formed in Hastings. This figure is 15.9% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Hastings occurred in 2003 when a total of 122 were formed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)HastingsUK
    201090203,749
    2009107182,021
    % change-15.9%11.9%
    Record Year2003 (122)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    A total of 36 companies were registered in Hastings during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 23.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010)HastingsUK
    20103698,612
    20094790,987
    % change-23.4%8.4%
    Record Year 2005 (52) 2007 (112,283)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 201081612
    New companies in 2009171317
    % change-52.9%23.1%-29.4%
    Record Year2003 (25)2007 (18)2009 (17)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    In the first half of 2010 a total of 91 companies were dissolved in Hastings. This figure is 27.2% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -38.6%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Hastings occurred in 2009 when a total of 125 were closed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)HastingsUK
    201091177,631
    2009125289,236
    % change-27.2%-38.6%
    Record Year2009 (125)2009 (289,236)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    A total of 53 companies were dissolved in Hastings during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 19.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010)HastingsUK
    20105394,954
    200966181,176
    % change-19.7%-47.6%
    Record Year 2009 (66) 2009 (181,176)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 2010102914
    Closed companies in 2009193116
    % change-47.4%-6.5%-13%
    Record Year2009 (19)2009 (31)2009 (16)

Net Company Growth

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    In the first half of 2010 the company register for Hastings decreased by 1 companies.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)HastingsUK
    2010-126,118
    2009-18-107,215
    Record Year2003 (74)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    Net company growth for Hastings during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was -17 companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010)HastingsUK
    2010-173,658
    2009-19-90,189
    Record Year 2003 (28) 2003 (69,274)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 2010-2-13-2
    Net growth in 2009-2-181
    Record Year1997 (19)2004 (15)2008 (13)

UK Company Share

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    In the first half of 2010 Hastings formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2009 figure of 0.1%.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)Hastings
    20100.0%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.0%
    20060.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    In the second quarter of 2010, Hastings formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010)Hastings
    20100.0%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.0%
    20060.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20100.0%0.1%0.0%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.0%0.1%
    % change-56.7%17.4%-36.5%
    Record Year1964 (0.3%)1965 (0.3%)1969 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 47.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.

    Director Age by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 48.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    The record first half year for female directors in Hastings was 1857 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    26.7% of all director appointments in Hastings in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    The record second quarter for female directors in Hastings was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.

    23.9% of all director appointments in Hastings in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Jun 2009-Jun 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    HASTINGS1.27%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CREATIVE1.27%CONSULTING4.79%
    (HASTINGS)1.02%CONSULTANCY3.02%
    COMMUNITY1.02%PROPERTY2.40%
    SCHOOL1.02%ASSOCIATES2.02%
    PROPERTY1.02%TRADING2.01%
    CONSULTING0.76%DESIGN1.91%
    BUILDING0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.85%
    INVESTMENTS0.76%MEDIA1.80%
    ECO0.76%BUSINESS1.75%
    ROAD0.76%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    INVESTMENT0.76%INTERNATIONAL1.59%
    SECURITY0.76%ENGINEERING1.56%
    10660.51%LONDON1.52%
    INTEREST0.51%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    JING0.51%J1.46%
    PROVAL0.51%CARE1.41%
    A10.51%GLOBAL1.39%
    LONDON0.51%PROPERTIES1.35%
    PROJECTS0.51%BUILDING1.33%
    TRADING0.51%M1.29%
    PAUL0.51%IT1.28%
    TRAINING0.51%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    S0.51%GROUP1.25%
    CONSTRUCTION0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.25%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied96207,125
    7487 - Other business activities2468,525
    9999 - Dormant Company1319,842
    98000 - Residents property management103,540
    99999 - Dormant Company914,342
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified825,942
    9305 - Other service activities78,822
    7414 - Business & management consultancy614,598
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified57,922
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering58,262
    7499 - Non-trading company513,997
    5530 - Restaurants44,879
    8514 - Other human health activities42,490
    7260 - Other computer related activities49,122
    9800 - Residents Property Management42,100
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet41,633
    56302 - Public houses and bars41,329
    93199 - Other sports activities41,285
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply48,285
    7011 - Development & sell real estate44,579

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07268199 HECO - LABORATORIEUTSTYR AS LTD. 28 May 2010
    07266786 WORDPRESS FARM LTD 27 May 2010
    07265265 CCP CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED 26 May 2010
    07264289 CONQUEST TRADE LIMITED 25 May 2010
    07260407 A WALK OF ART LTD 20 May 2010
    07254863 BRISK PROJECTS LIMITED 17 May 2010
    07253395 STILL PIPES LIMITED 13 May 2010
    07251302 THE PAUL COLLEY COMPANY LIMITED 12 May 2010
    07251281 RAYAN AL KHALEEJ COMPANY LTD 12 May 2010
    07249649 PRO-ETCH (SOUTH EAST) LIMITED 11 May 2010
    07246674 JUST RIGHT SOLAR SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 May 2010
    07243563 SHAKESTAR LIMITED 05 May 2010
    OC354964 57-59 WESTERN ROAD LLP 14 May 2010
    07261331 SUN-SATIONAL TANNING AND BEAUTY CENTRE LIMITED 21 May 2010
    07244601 MADE WITH LOVE SOUTHEAST LIMITED 06 May 2010
    OC354762 MASSIVE LITTLE UNIVERSE LLP 07 May 2010

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