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St Leonards-On-Sea, East Sussex

2012 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 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 a total of 126 companies were formed in St Leonards-On-Sea. This figure is 11.5% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.

    The highest total for a first half year in St Leonards-On-Sea occurred in 2003 when a total of 139 were formed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)St Leonards-On-SeaUK
    2012126253,150
    2011113228,735
    % change11.5%10.7%
    Record Year2003 (139)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    A total of 50 companies were registered in St Leonards-On-Sea during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 13.8% 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)St Leonards-On-SeaUK
    201250121,659
    201158112,344
    % change-13.8%8.3%
    Record Year 2003 (81) 2012 (121,659)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 2012121919
    New companies in 2011231916
    % change-47.8%0.0%18.8%
    Record Year2003 (24)2003 (28)2003 (29)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 a total of 74 companies were dissolved in St Leonards-On-Sea. This figure is 11.9% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.

    The highest total for a first half year in St Leonards-On-Sea occurred in 2009 when a total of 137 were closed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)St Leonards-On-SeaUK
    201274147,793
    201184162,310
    % change-11.9%-8.9%
    Record Year2009 (137)2009 (289,236)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    A total of 40 companies were dissolved in St Leonards-On-Sea during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 0.0% 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)St Leonards-On-SeaUK
    20124080,218
    20114071,324
    % change0.0%12.5%
    Record Year 2009 (83) 2009 (181,177)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 201261915
    Closed companies in 201142511
    % change50.0%-24.0%36%
    Record Year2009 (29)2009 (32)2009 (22)

Net Company Growth

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 the company register for St Leonards-On-Sea increased by 52 companies.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)St Leonards-On-SeaUK
    201252105,357
    20112966,425
    Record Year2003 (107)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    Net company growth for St Leonards-On-Sea during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 10 companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)St Leonards-On-SeaUK
    20121041,441
    20111841,020
    Record Year 2003 (67) 2003 (69,274)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 2012604
    Net growth in 201119-65
    Record Year2003 (19)2003 (24)2003 (24)

UK Company Share

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 St Leonards-On-Sea formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.0%.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)St Leonards-On-Sea
    20120.0%
    20110.0%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    In the second quarter of 2012, St Leonards-On-Sea formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)St Leonards-On-Sea
    20120.0%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20120.0%0.0%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.0%0.0%
    % change-56.1%-12.2%26.8%
    Record Year1967 (0.2%)1967 (0.2%)1967 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 43.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% 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 44.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.6% 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 St Leonards-On-Sea was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    25.7% of all director appointments in St Leonards-On-Sea 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 St Leonards-On-Sea was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.

    30.1% of all director appointments in St Leonards-On-Sea 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
    CONSULTING1.30%CONSULTING5.07%
    PROPERTY1.30%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT1.30%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSTRUCTION1.30%PROPERTY2.35%
    ENTERPRISES1.30%TRADING2.10%
    HASTINGS1.09%DESIGN1.89%
    AZUR0.87%ENGINEERING1.87%
    CATERING0.87%ASSOCIATES1.82%
    R0.87%CONSULTANTS1.78%
    CONSULTANCY0.87%CONSTRUCTION1.71%
    INTEREST0.65%BUSINESS1.70%
    COMMUNITY0.65%MEDIA1.69%
    COAST0.65%LONDON1.68%
    MAINTENANCE0.65%J1.57%
    INTERIORS0.65%GLOBAL1.51%
    PROPERTIES0.65%INVESTMENTS1.48%
    SUSSEX0.65%IT1.42%
    LONDON0.65%CARE1.31%
    ENGINEERING0.65%PROPERTIES1.31%
    APPRENTICESHIPS0.43%M1.26%
    (HASTINGS)0.43%ELECTRICAL1.23%
    FOUNDATIONS0.43%BUILDING1.23%
    ESTATE0.43%SECURITY1.19%
    D0.43%S1.18%
    KITCHENS0.43%ENTERPRISES1.17%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied113244,457
    7487 - Other business activities2047,029
    99999 - Dormant Company1426,088
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1035,447
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified914,220
    9800 - Residents Property Management71,321
    86900 - Other human health activities75,222
    62090 - Other information technology service activities78,258
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering74,644
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management720,390
    98000 - Residents property management63,001
    7011 - Development & sell real estate61,921
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet63,818
    5530 - Restaurants54,037
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities515,280
    62012 - Business and domestic software development54,742
    56101 - Licenced restaurants52,540
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified44,091
    7499 - Non-trading company48,023
    5552 - Catering41,722

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08055716 STRONG ESTATES LIMITED 03 May 2012
    08057512 KIAN CONSULTING SUSSEX LTD 04 May 2012
    08059645 SHARE AND CARE (UK) LIMITED 08 May 2012
    08059697 EUROWASTE (UK) LIMITED 08 May 2012
    08061067 FIRST CHOICE WILLS & TRUSTS LIMITED 08 May 2012
    08070934 R VILLIERS AND CO RENOVATIONS AND REMOVALS LIMITED 16 May 2012
    08076842 EARLY LEARNING ASSESSMENT 2000 LTD 21 May 2012
    08081354 EVOTECH (EU) LIMITED 24 May 2012
    08090009 QUALITY PRE-OWNED VEHICLES LIMITED 31 May 2012
    08090036 ADAPT VEHICLE SALES LIMITED 31 May 2012
    08090564 ENERGY WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 31 May 2012
    08056620 BARLOKA LIMITED 03 May 2012
    08058894 MGC DECORATING LIMITED 04 May 2012
    08063997 SUSSEX COAST CARPETS LIMITED 10 May 2012
    08070182 18 HOURS LIMITED 15 May 2012
    08074445 GOLDEN CORE BRIDGE ACQUISITIONS LIMITED 18 May 2012
    08079895 LACEYS PLUMBING & HEATING SERVICES LIMITED 23 May 2012
    08087700 NPAL LTD 29 May 2012
    08090753 2A/2/2B THE UPLANDS RTM COMPANY LIMITED 31 May 2012

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