Lewes, East Sussex
2013 Half Year Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 136 companies were formed in Lewes. This figure is 0.7% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
The highest total for a first half year in Lewes occurred in 2003 when a total of 140 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Lewes UK 2013 136 269,432 2012 137 253,150 % change -0.7% 6.4% Record Year 2003 (140) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 64 companies were registered in Lewes during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 3.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Lewes UK 2013 64 134,630 2012 66 121,659 % change -3.0% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (66) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2013 27 18 19 New companies in 2012 28 20 18 % change -3.6% -10.0% 5.6% Record Year 2012 (28) 2002 (21) 1999 (28)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 69 companies were dissolved in Lewes. This figure is 4.2% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
The highest total for a first half year in Lewes occurred in 2009 when a total of 118 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Lewes UK 2013 69 155,192 2012 72 147,794 % change -4.2% 5.0% Record Year 2009 (118) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 40 companies were dissolved in Lewes during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 11.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Lewes UK 2013 40 77,278 2012 36 80,218 % change 11.1% -3.7% Record Year 2009 (77) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 16 13 11 Closed companies in 2012 7 14 15 % change 128.6% -7.1% -27% Record Year 2008 (21) 2009 (39) 2010 (25)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 the company register for Lewes increased by 67 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Lewes UK 2013 67 114,240 2012 65 105,356 Record Year 2003 (88) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for Lewes during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 24 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Lewes UK 2013 24 57,352 2012 30 41,441 Record Year 2012 (30) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 11 5 8 Net growth in 2012 21 6 3 Record Year 2012 (21) 1995 (17) 1999 (27)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 Lewes formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Lewes 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.0% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, Lewes formed 0.0% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Lewes 2013 0.0% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.0% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% % change -19.0% -12.6% -4.5% Record Year 1977 (0.1%) 1969 (0.2%) 1999 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 50.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 16.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 50.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 19.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in Lewes was 2011 when 36.6% of all directors were female.
32.8% of all director appointments in Lewes in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in Lewes was in 2009 when 47.7% of all directors were female.
29.6% of all director appointments in Lewes in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.51% CONSULTING 5.25% CONSULTANCY 1.32% MANAGEMENT 4.80% MANAGEMENT 1.13% CONSULTANCY 3.41% DEVELOPMENT 0.94% PROPERTY 2.48% SUSSEX 0.94% TRADING 2.05% ENERGY 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.81% LEWES 0.75% DESIGN 1.79% ASSOCIATES 0.75% LONDON 1.77% COMMUNITY 0.75% BUSINESS 1.77% SOLAR 0.75% CONSULTANTS 1.68% C.I.C. 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% CONSULTANTS 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.67% ALC 0.56% GLOBAL 1.59% INTERNATIONAL 0.56% MEDIA 1.57% OMNIBUS 0.56% CARE 1.55% HOLDINGS 0.56% J 1.53% PARTNERS 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.46% FOR 0.56% IT 1.40% IT 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.40% BEER 0.56% M 1.26% EAST 0.56% BUILDING 1.22% BOOM 0.38% ELECTRICAL 1.19% NETWORK 0.38% ENTERPRISES 1.18% EVENTS 0.38% CAPITAL 1.16% WESTERN 0.38% TRAINING 1.16%
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 73 257,517 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 36 33,633 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 29 54,555 99999 - Dormant Company 20 44,817 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 17,095 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 13 25,583 74990 - Non-trading company 10 14,303 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 24,324 62090 - Other information technology service activities 9 12,578 86900 - Other human health activities 8 8,687 90010 - Performing arts 7 2,035 41100 - Development of building projects 7 8,876 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 7 5,319 74100 - specialised design activities 6 3,908 93199 - Other sports activities 6 3,487 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 6 7,793 56302 - Public houses and bars 5 5,165 62012 - Business and domestic software development 4 8,590 90030 - Artistic creation 4 3,872 69202 - Bookkeeping activities 4 2,387
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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