Exeter, Devon

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2012 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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 232 companies were registered in Exeter during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 24.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)ExeterUK
    2012232118,868
    2011186114,512
    % change24.7%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (232) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012846979
    New companies in 2011676950
    % change25.4%0.0%58.0%
    Record Year2002 (93)2010 (71)2012 (79)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 135 companies were dissolved in Exeter during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 2.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)ExeterUK
    201213574,772
    201113272,230
    % change2.3%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (172) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Exeter when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012525033
    Closed companies in 2011464640
    % change13.0%8.7%-18%
    Record Year2012 (52)2008 (78)2009 (94)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Exeter during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 97 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)ExeterUK
    20129744,096
    20115442,282
    Record Year 2002 (142) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012321946
    Net growth in 2011212310
    Record Year2002 (61)2007 (33)2002 (61)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Exeter formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Exeter
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change12.6%0.8%56.3%
    Record Year1961 (0.6%)1965 (0.5%)1976 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 44.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    21.3% of all director appointments in Exeter in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.06%CONSULTING5.05%
    PARK1.70%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    EXETER1.63%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    SOLAR1.63%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTING1.42%TRADING2.08%
    DEVON1.42%DESIGN1.87%
    PROPERTY0.99%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    FARM0.99%ENGINEERING1.83%
    SOUTH0.92%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    (EXETER)0.92%BUSINESS1.72%
    J0.92%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    S0.78%MEDIA1.67%
    WEST0.78%LONDON1.67%
    FOR0.64%J1.55%
    M0.64%GLOBAL1.53%
    CONSULTANCY0.64%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    TRAINING0.57%IT1.43%
    MEDIA0.57%PROPERTIES1.34%
    WEST)0.57%CARE1.32%
    (SOUTH0.57%M1.27%
    TRADING0.57%BUILDING1.22%
    CIC0.57%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    DESIGN0.57%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CARE0.50%S1.17%
    (SW)0.50%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied458331,455
    7487 - Other business activities4535,545
    99999 - Dormant Company3925,035
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3833,677
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified309,891
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2419,425
    41100 - Development of building projects244,965
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2114,774
    9999 - Dormant Company1612,598
    43210 - Electrical installation153,387
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis143,160
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings143,086
    74990 - Non-trading company139,203
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1313,716
    7499 - Non-trading company126,164
    81100 - Combined facilities support activities12637
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified113,943
    98000 - Residents property management112,786
    9305 - Other service activities106,142
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles102,757

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08210234 HADLEY POWDER COATINGS LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08211368 SUSSEX MECH SERVICES LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08213041 SANCHEZ SANCHEZ LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08217354 ISENDYOUTHIS PROJECT LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08222281 TIC DENT LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08226842 SKRINKLE RESERVOIR GEOLOGY LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08230346 AWCOCK WARD PARTNERSHIP CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08200998 EXETER CHIEFS LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08206136 WAYFARER MEDIA LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08206987 ALGAELEC LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08207082 ALGAE-ENERGY LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08210672 EMAL GROUP LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08228228 EBACCONIST LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08205152 WADES HILL CONSULTANCY LTD 06 Sep 2012
    08201851 I-CIVILS LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08202516 ARTIGIANO RETAIL LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08202578 ARTIGIANO ESPRESSO BARS LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08204429 JELLARD CONSULTANTS LTD. 06 Sep 2012
    08220526 CADENZA ACADEMIC TRANSLATIONS LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08225448 HUGO BUGG LANDSCAPES LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08227167 ROUTESHOOT LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08228397 JOLLIE GOODS LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08231376 THE VILLAGE INN WHIPTON LTD. 27 Sep 2012
    08220655 J A D SERVICES SW LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08204255 LIVE LOVE GOLF LTD 06 Sep 2012