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
New Company Registrations
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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) Exeter UK 2011 212 116,391 2010 171 105,137 % change 24.0% 10.7% Record Year 2003 (217) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 59 66 87 New companies in 2010 51 54 66 % change 15.7% 22.2% 31.8% Record Year 2003 (64) 2003 (66) 2003 (87)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Exeter UK 2011 169 90,986 2010 142 82,677 % change 19.0% 10.0% Record Year 2011 (169) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2011 65 29 75 Closed companies in 2010 42 46 54 % change 54.8% -37.0% 39% Record Year 2011 (65) 2010 (46) 2009 (92)
Net Company Growth
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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) Exeter UK 2011 43 25,405 2010 29 22,460 Record Year 2003 (160) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -6 37 12 Net growth in 2010 9 8 12 Record Year 2000 (42) 2003 (43) 2003 (77)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -0.2% 7.5% 25.7% Record Year 1970 (0.6%) 1978 (0.5%) 1961 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.88% CONSULTING 5.04% EXETER 1.71% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CONSULTING 1.71% CONSULTANCY 3.16% WEST 1.37% PROPERTY 2.38% DEVON 1.37% TRADING 2.10% SOUTH 1.20% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTANCY 0.86% ASSOCIATES 1.92% CONSULTANTS 0.77% BUSINESS 1.87% ENGINEERING 0.77% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% ELECTRICAL 0.77% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PROPERTY 0.77% MEDIA 1.69% DEVELOPMENTS 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.61% BUSINESS 0.60% LONDON 1.60% (SW) 0.60% CARE 1.45% (SOUTH 0.60% J 1.45% WEST) 0.60% GLOBAL 1.44% (EXETER) 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.43% GROUP 0.60% IT 1.41% 2 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.36% TRUST 0.51% BUILDING 1.34% BUILDING 0.51% M 1.30% PRODUCTIONS 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.28% C 0.51% S 1.24% WOOD 0.43% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% MEDIA 0.43% SYSTEMS 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 218 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 57 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 39 30,253 9999 - Dormant Company 32 19,765 99999 - Dormant Company 31 18,336 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 26 16,150 41100 - Development of building projects 21 3,921 7499 - Non-trading company 19 11,316 7414 - Business & management consultancy 17 12,916 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 16 3,220 7260 - Other computer related activities 15 7,789 74990 - Non-trading company 15 8,695 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 6,996 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 7,788 9305 - Other service activities 13 8,740 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 12 10,246 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 11 10,085 81100 - Combined facilities support activities 11 434 7011 - Development & sell real estate 10 2,654 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 9 2,086
Recent Companies
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