Exeter, Devon

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous August.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 190 companies were registered in Exeter during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 16.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)ExeterUK
    2010190101,492
    200916394,671
    % change16.6%7.2%
    Record Year 2002 (205) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010547165
    New companies in 2009554959
    % change-1.8%44.9%10.2%
    Record Year2002 (93)2010 (71)2003 (77)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 118 companies were dissolved in Exeter during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 31.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)ExeterUK
    201011887,705
    2009172159,401
    % change-31.4%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (172) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010294742
    Closed companies in 2009384094
    % change-23.7%17.5%-55%
    Record Year2009 (38)2008 (78)2009 (94)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Exeter during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 72 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)ExeterUK
    20107213,787
    2009-9-64,730
    Record Year 2002 (142) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010252423
    Net growth in 2009179-35
    Record Year2002 (61)2007 (33)2002 (61)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Exeter
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-8.7%31.5%5.6%
    Record Year1961 (0.6%)1965 (0.5%)1976 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 48.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Exeter was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    27.1% of all director appointments in Exeter in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.04%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    EXETER1.60%CONSULTING4.99%
    DEVELOPMENTS1.42%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    WEST1.24%PROPERTY2.38%
    PROPERTY1.24%TRADING2.04%
    CONSULTING1.16%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    DEVON1.16%DESIGN1.93%
    SOUTH1.07%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    (EXETER)0.98%BUSINESS1.80%
    (SW)0.89%MEDIA1.75%
    D0.71%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    HOMES0.62%LONDON1.59%
    C0.62%ENGINEERING1.59%
    J0.62%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    DESIGN0.53%CARE1.44%
    FINANCIAL0.53%J1.44%
    HOUSE0.53%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    HIRE0.53%GLOBAL1.42%
    BUILDING0.53%IT1.35%
    (SOUTH0.53%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CONSULTANCY0.53%BUILDING1.32%
    WEST)0.53%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ELECTRICAL0.44%M1.28%
    EXE0.44%SYSTEMS1.26%
    GROUP0.44%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied208202,902
    7487 - Other business activities6569,802
    9999 - Dormant Company4221,484
    99999 - Dormant Company2514,072
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2525,053
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2313,161
    7499 - Non-trading company2113,408
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2014,940
    7260 - Other computer related activities168,967
    9305 - Other service activities149,454
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis132,962
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering137,634
    62090 - Other information technology service activities125,716
    74990 - Non-trading company127,649
    7011 - Development & sell real estate103,743
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities108,292
    81100 - Combined facilities support activities10387
    8514 - Other human health activities92,650
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified97,767
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified96,460

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07390451 ALSTAN TAXATION AND ACCOUNTING LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07388689 MITRATECH (UK) LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07385609 GPS-DIRECT (BRISTOL AND BATH) LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07376128 EXETER BID COMPANY LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07373687 JBM JEWELLERY LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07362919 SCHOOL PUPIL TRACKER LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07385086 EDJE CONNECTIONS LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07384711 MOLART LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07382642 PROFESSIONAL RESELLER GROUP LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07380021 DRAINRITE (UK) LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07376842 WHITEHAZE LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07367598 MURRAY FRENCH 2010 LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07366987 HOT MILK MEDIA LTD 06 Sep 2010
    07362835 ARTIGIANO FOOD SERVICES LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07379630 RED ONE LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07373139 OPTIMA GRAPHICS TOPSHAM LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07371472 DEVON COUNTY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND 09 Sep 2010
    07391266 THEFOODVILLA LTD 29 Sep 2010
    07383280 FRONT-ROW I.T. SERVICES LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07373646 ROLL EM OUT LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07369912 SILVERTON FLESH COLLECTION LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07366537 CURVEGOLD INVESTMENTS LTD 06 Sep 2010
    07363388 JUICE MOOSE EXETER LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07362838 UBUNTU COMMUNITY SERVICES LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07373371 LACERTA CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Sep 2010