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
    08173536 ZIMNIKOVA LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08180897 PURITY BOUTIQUE SPA LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08186154 SURF MONASTERY LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08188785 DIACONU LTD 23 Aug 2012
    08194921 FAIRIES AND FRIENDS (UK) LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08195686 GO2SAVE LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08172086 DRAGONSHIELD LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08185906 BRIGHTSENSE MULTIMEDIA UK LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08187028 TIME FOR BOOKS LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08190171 FROBISHERS JUICES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08195930 THE DAILY (UK) LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08198069 CELESTIAL GOLD HOLDINGS LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08189067 PHZC LTD 23 Aug 2012
    08167210 NORTH & SOUTH GRANGE EXETER MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08168446 GIFFT CONSULTING LTD 06 Aug 2012
    08172420 KAVOS TRADING LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08174851 DELLAWAY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    OC377646 TONG'S PARTNERSHIP LLP 14 Aug 2012
    08179187 BARC ARCHITECTS LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08179553 R ANASPURE LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08182427 CHARLOTTE ROBINS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08193478 PHOENIX TRADING & INVESTMENT LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08198171 ANTHONY SPENCER DENTAL LABORATORY LTD 31 Aug 2012
    08182325 LUFKIN ELECTRICALS LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08184569 SILENTIUM ESTATES LIMITED 20 Aug 2012