Exeter, Devon

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Exeter when compared to any previous February.

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. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 171 companies were registered in Exeter during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 10.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)ExeterUK
    2010171105,137
    200915591,034
    % change10.3%15.5%
    Record Year 2003 (217) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010515466
    New companies in 2009384671
    % change34.2%17.4%-7.0%
    Record Year2003 (64)2003 (66)2003 (87)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 142 companies were dissolved in Exeter during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)ExeterUK
    201014282,677
    2009155108,060
    % change-8.4%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (155) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Exeter when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010424654
    Closed companies in 2009243992
    % change75.0%17.9%-41%
    Record Year2001 (43)2010 (46)2009 (92)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Exeter during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 29 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)ExeterUK
    20102922,460
    20090-17,026
    Record Year 2003 (160) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20109812
    Net growth in 2009147-21
    Record Year2000 (42)2003 (43)2003 (77)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Exeter formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Exeter
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change24.6%0.6%-22.7%
    Record Year1970 (0.6%)1978 (0.5%)1961 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 48.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Exeter was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    28.2% of all director appointments in Exeter in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.26%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    EXETER1.51%CONSULTING4.60%
    WEST1.41%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    DEVELOPMENTS1.32%PROPERTY2.50%
    PROPERTY1.23%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    SOUTH1.04%TRADING1.93%
    J0.94%DESIGN1.91%
    (SW)0.85%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    CONSULTING0.85%MEDIA1.84%
    DEVON0.75%BUSINESS1.74%
    NEW0.75%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    (EXETER)0.75%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    D0.66%ENGINEERING1.54%
    BUILDING0.66%J1.48%
    HOMES0.66%LONDON1.45%
    PARK0.66%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    MEDIA0.66%GROUP1.37%
    HOUSE0.57%GLOBAL1.35%
    P0.57%PROPERTIES1.35%
    M0.57%BUILDING1.34%
    IT0.57%CARE1.33%
    ENGINEERING0.57%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.57%M1.28%
    (SOUTH0.57%SYSTEMS1.25%
    DESIGN0.57%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied205228,645
    7487 - Other business activities7074,904
    9999 - Dormant Company4619,948
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2717,003
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2214,007
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2226,974
    99999 - Dormant Company2013,808
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering189,325
    7499 - Non-trading company1515,398
    7260 - Other computer related activities1510,331
    81100 - Combined facilities support activities13414
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis133,169
    74990 - Non-trading company128,149
    7011 - Development & sell real estate125,300
    9305 - Other service activities129,038
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified117,143
    98000 - Residents property management103,892
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified108,154
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply99,659
    41100 - Development of building projects94,513

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07135335 NOT JUST ANOTHER BABY LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07131655 SHADES OF GREY LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07126101 CRONUS ENGINEERING LTD 14 Jan 2010
    07117047 ALTITUDE PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07116457 RL TAYLOR CRUSHING LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07137379 MICHCO 1015 LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07134183 PARABOTTLE 22 Jan 2010
    07132389 TOTUS CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07125230 GLOBAL SERVICES (EUROPE) LTD 14 Jan 2010
    07121977 VENDABROLLY LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07120308 LOW CARBON EXPERT LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07125265 VITAMIN SPRING LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07125158 THIRSTY WORK LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07123284 SEVCAP LTD 12 Jan 2010
    07121967 EAST OF EXE LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07119825 ROYSON SUPERYACHTS LTD 08 Jan 2010
    07130396 CENTRAL HOUSE (EXETER) LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07129295 GLOBAL ELITE RISK MANAGEMENT LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07127854 DIFFERENT OUTLOOK LTD 17 Jan 2010
    07125345 RECRUITANALYSIS LTD 14 Jan 2010
    07124690 JIM HUTCHINGS METERING SERVICES LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07121841 PLYMOUTH TRADING LTD 11 Jan 2010
    07114869 DREAM MAKER CORPORATION LTD 02 Jan 2010
    07137905 LITTLE POD LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07120072 TRUE MAN PROMOTIONS LIMITED 08 Jan 2010