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Exeter, Devon

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Exeter when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Exeter when compared to any previous January.

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 2011)

    A total of 212 companies were registered in Exeter during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 24.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)ExeterUK
    2011212116,391
    2010171105,137
    % change24.0%10.7%
    Record Year 2003 (217) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011596687
    New companies in 2010515466
    % change15.7%22.2%31.8%
    Record Year2003 (64)2003 (66)2003 (87)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Exeter when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 169 companies were dissolved in Exeter during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 19.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)ExeterUK
    201116990,986
    201014282,677
    % change19.0%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (169) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Exeter when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011652975
    Closed companies in 2010424654
    % change54.8%-37.0%39%
    Record Year2011 (65)2010 (46)2009 (92)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Exeter during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 43 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)ExeterUK
    20114325,405
    20102922,460
    Record Year 2003 (160) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-63712
    Net growth in 20109812
    Record Year2000 (42)2003 (43)2003 (77)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Exeter formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Exeter
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-0.2%7.5%25.7%
    Record Year1970 (0.6%)1978 (0.5%)1961 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 47.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    34.9% of all director appointments in Exeter in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.88%CONSULTING5.04%
    EXETER1.71%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTING1.71%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    WEST1.37%PROPERTY2.38%
    DEVON1.37%TRADING2.10%
    SOUTH1.20%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANCY0.86%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    CONSULTANTS0.77%BUSINESS1.87%
    ENGINEERING0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    ELECTRICAL0.77%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTY0.77%MEDIA1.69%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.68%ENGINEERING1.61%
    BUSINESS0.60%LONDON1.60%
    (SW)0.60%CARE1.45%
    (SOUTH0.60%J1.45%
    WEST)0.60%GLOBAL1.44%
    (EXETER)0.60%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    GROUP0.60%IT1.41%
    20.51%PROPERTIES1.36%
    TRUST0.51%BUILDING1.34%
    BUILDING0.51%M1.30%
    PRODUCTIONS0.51%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    C0.51%S1.24%
    WOOD0.43%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    MEDIA0.43%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied218202,798
    7487 - Other business activities5760,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3930,253
    9999 - Dormant Company3219,765
    99999 - Dormant Company3118,336
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2616,150
    41100 - Development of building projects213,921
    7499 - Non-trading company1911,316
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1712,916
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis163,220
    7260 - Other computer related activities157,789
    74990 - Non-trading company158,695
    62090 - Other information technology service activities136,996
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified137,788
    9305 - Other service activities138,740
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1210,246
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1110,085
    81100 - Combined facilities support activities11434
    7011 - Development & sell real estate102,654
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified92,086

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07508046 PITTS COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07504617 SW FUN AND GAMES LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07498687 S W LETTINGS MANAGEMENT LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07496726 JACKSON HILL SANDERS LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07486778 HARM REDUCTION SERVICES LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07507304 BORG (UK) LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07503027 RED ROCK GEOSCIENCE LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07497839 V&P CONSULTANCY LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07497138 RADFORD JOINERY LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07496546 FREAKY PICTURE PRODUCTIONS LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07494917 IJP COMMERCIAL LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07492254 SOUTHVIEW LODGES LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07491394 BLACK BULL ENGINEERING LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07488640 PRECISION EXE LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07486942 AGILEX LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07492418 QWERTY PUBLISHING LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07488417 POSH NOSH (EAST DEVON) LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07507482 JK DEVELOPMENTS (LONDON) LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07498661 OLDFIELD CONSULTING LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07491220 LEIGH MARDON LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07486959 EXETER BRICKLAYING LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07508043 IVIO LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07504676 TUMBLE TIES LTD 25 Jan 2011
    07486157 WESTERN COMMERCIALS (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07503864 NORTH EAST DARTMOOR COMMUNITY LAND TRUST C.I.C. 24 Jan 2011