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
New Company Registrations
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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) Exeter UK 2010 171 105,137 2009 155 91,034 % change 10.3% 15.5% Record Year 2003 (217) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 51 54 66 New companies in 2009 38 46 71 % change 34.2% 17.4% -7.0% Record Year 2003 (64) 2003 (66) 2003 (87)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Exeter UK 2010 142 82,677 2009 155 108,060 % change -8.4% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (155) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2010 42 46 54 Closed companies in 2009 24 39 92 % change 75.0% 17.9% -41% Record Year 2001 (43) 2010 (46) 2009 (92)
Net Company Growth
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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) Exeter UK 2010 29 22,460 2009 0 -17,026 Record Year 2003 (160) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 9 8 12 Net growth in 2009 14 7 -21 Record Year 2000 (42) 2003 (43) 2003 (77)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 24.6% 0.6% -22.7% Record Year 1970 (0.6%) 1978 (0.5%) 1961 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.26% MANAGEMENT 5.01% EXETER 1.51% CONSULTING 4.60% WEST 1.41% CONSULTANCY 2.87% DEVELOPMENTS 1.32% PROPERTY 2.50% PROPERTY 1.23% ASSOCIATES 2.04% SOUTH 1.04% TRADING 1.93% J 0.94% DESIGN 1.91% (SW) 0.85% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% CONSULTING 0.85% MEDIA 1.84% DEVON 0.75% BUSINESS 1.74% NEW 0.75% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% (EXETER) 0.75% CONSULTANTS 1.63% D 0.66% ENGINEERING 1.54% BUILDING 0.66% J 1.48% HOMES 0.66% LONDON 1.45% PARK 0.66% INVESTMENTS 1.45% MEDIA 0.66% GROUP 1.37% HOUSE 0.57% GLOBAL 1.35% P 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.35% M 0.57% BUILDING 1.34% IT 0.57% CARE 1.33% ENGINEERING 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.30% ASSOCIATES 0.57% M 1.28% (SOUTH 0.57% SYSTEMS 1.25% DESIGN 0.57% S 1.23%
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 205 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 70 74,904 9999 - Dormant Company 46 19,948 7414 - Business & management consultancy 27 17,003 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 22 14,007 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 22 26,974 99999 - Dormant Company 20 13,808 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 18 9,325 7499 - Non-trading company 15 15,398 7260 - Other computer related activities 15 10,331 81100 - Combined facilities support activities 13 414 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 13 3,169 74990 - Non-trading company 12 8,149 7011 - Development & sell real estate 12 5,300 9305 - Other service activities 12 9,038 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 7,143 98000 - Residents property management 10 3,892 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 8,154 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 9 9,659 41100 - Development of building projects 9 4,513
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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