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Exeter, Devon

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

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

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 2011)

    A total of 186 companies were registered in Exeter during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)ExeterUK
    2011186114,512
    2010190101,492
    % change-2.1%12.8%
    Record Year 2003 (205) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011676950
    New companies in 2010547165
    % change24.1%-2.8%-23.1%
    Record Year2002 (93)2010 (71)2003 (77)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 132 companies were dissolved in Exeter during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 11.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)ExeterUK
    201113272,230
    201011887,705
    % change11.9%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (172) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011464640
    Closed companies in 2010294742
    % change58.6%-2.1%-5%
    Record Year2011 (46)2008 (78)2009 (94)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Exeter during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 54 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)ExeterUK
    20115442,282
    20107213,787
    Record Year 2002 (142) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011212310
    Net growth in 2010252423
    Record Year2002 (61)2007 (33)2002 (61)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Exeter
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change13.5%-18.2%-30.5%
    Record Year1961 (0.6%)1965 (0.5%)1976 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 46.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    26.7% of all director appointments in Exeter in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.13%CONSULTING5.11%
    DEVON1.55%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.31%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    EXETER1.31%PROPERTY2.41%
    BUSINESS1.06%TRADING2.06%
    WEST1.06%DESIGN1.94%
    SOUTH0.98%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    PROPERTY0.82%BUSINESS1.82%
    TRAINING0.82%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ASSOCIATES0.74%ENGINEERING1.74%
    MEDIA0.74%MEDIA1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONSULTANCY0.74%LONDON1.63%
    (EXETER)0.65%J1.47%
    DESIGN0.65%GLOBAL1.46%
    CONSULTANTS0.65%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    ENERGY0.65%CARE1.42%
    BUILDING0.65%IT1.38%
    SECURITY0.57%BUILDING1.30%
    FARM0.57%PROPERTIES1.28%
    (SW)0.57%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    (SOUTH0.49%M1.25%
    C.I.C.0.49%ENERGY1.22%
    CENTRE0.49%TRAINING1.21%
    PARK0.49%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied243204,493
    7487 - Other business activities7465,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3629,245
    99999 - Dormant Company3318,281
    9999 - Dormant Company3222,587
    41100 - Development of building projects233,697
    7499 - Non-trading company2311,543
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2215,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1814,755
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified177,551
    9305 - Other service activities1610,525
    74990 - Non-trading company158,064
    7260 - Other computer related activities148,686
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis142,929
    7011 - Development & sell real estate122,638
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1210,137
    9800 - Residents Property Management111,676
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply118,345
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings102,164
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1010,018

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07768182 HR EXPRESS LTD 09 Sep 2011
    07765406 KYOTO PROJECT LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07771709 ANT & BEE ACCOUNTING LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07778137 HILL & WALLACE PROPERTY LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07787700 SHIPWRIGHTS AT HELFORD LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07792307 SILVER TONS FINANCE LIMITED 29 Sep 2011
    07763186 CITY RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07762859 SMART SOLAR SOUTH WEST LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07778659 REDS INVESTMENTS LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07779695 JPS EVENT CONSULTANCY LTD. 20 Sep 2011
    07781465 DEVON BASED ASSOCIATES LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07781711 FORTHGLADE FOODS LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07783937 K DUNKLEY LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07773071 RENEWABLE LIVING LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07774686 WILDSPACE ADVENTURES LTD 15 Sep 2011
    07774997 ANOSIKE LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07781258 CRIMSON CORE CONSULTING LTD 21 Sep 2011
    07782886 LYXOR CAPITAL LTD 22 Sep 2011
    07788615 POSH NOSH (WESTPOINT) LIMITED 27 Sep 2011
    07760355 KNIGHT & DAY BARS LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07763073 DYNATECH CONTRACTS LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07764057 K D BROOKS LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07777892 NV HAIR AND BEAUTY LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07782664 TECHLINK IN SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07776329 RIVER KWAI IT LIMITED 16 Sep 2011