Exeter, Devon

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous February.

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 2013)

    A total of 234 companies were registered in Exeter during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)ExeterUK
    2013234134,802
    2012245131,491
    % change-4.5%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (245) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013688185
    New companies in 2012797987
    % change-13.9%2.5%-2.3%
    Record Year2012 (79)2013 (81)2011 (87)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 141 companies were dissolved in Exeter during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 13.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)ExeterUK
    201314177,914
    201212467,576
    % change13.7%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (169) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013513951
    Closed companies in 2012503836
    % change2.0%2.6%42%
    Record Year2011 (65)2010 (46)2009 (92)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Exeter during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 93 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)ExeterUK
    20139356,888
    201212163,915
    Record Year 2012 (121) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013174234
    Net growth in 2012294151
    Record Year2000 (42)2003 (43)2003 (77)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Exeter formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Exeter
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-22.8%1.8%1.0%
    Record Year2000 (0.3%)1989 (0.4%)1973 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 49.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 10.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Exeter was in 2011 when 34.9% of all directors were female.

    21.4% of all director appointments in Exeter in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    EXETER1.90%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.62%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    DEVON1.48%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    JUST1.41%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTING1.34%TRADING2.06%
    J1.20%DESIGN1.79%
    CONSULTANCY1.06%ENGINEERING1.78%
    SOUTH0.99%BUSINESS1.77%
    WEST0.92%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    S0.92%LONDON1.72%
    FARM0.78%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    (EXETER)0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    PROPERTY0.78%MEDIA1.63%
    (SOUTH0.71%GLOBAL1.57%
    WEST)0.63%J1.56%
    CONSTRUCTION0.63%CARE1.46%
    TRADING0.56%IT1.43%
    M0.56%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    CATERING0.56%PROPERTIES1.36%
    SALES0.56%M1.25%
    CAR0.56%BUILDING1.21%
    DESIGN0.49%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    PARK0.49%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    ENGINEERING0.49%TRAINING1.17%
    D0.49%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied341249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company7643,384
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5332,624
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4416,448
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4054,531
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3623,532
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3024,894
    35110 - Production of electricity251,854
    41100 - Development of building projects218,637
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate207,507
    43210 - Electrical installation205,625
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings205,372
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified185,062
    98000 - Residents property management184,579
    74990 - Non-trading company1814,129
    86900 - Other human health activities178,465
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,664
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities166,591
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified156,954
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate155,059

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08394644 EXTOF LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08400360 RAMSEY'S DESIGN LAB LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08404334 BRAMBLEBUZZ LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08388556 JUST LORRY HIRE LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08391764 JUST LORRY SALES LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08394131 EXETER SPINE LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08401470 FALMOUTH DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08401965 BAR RAKUDA LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08405336 C & S WARREN CONSULTING LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08410373 JON CORNISH FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08413505 BRADBURY'S (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08421766 WTS JUST LIMOS LTD 27 Feb 2013
    08424552 INTEGRITY (EU) LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08385734 FUTURE CIG LTD 01 Feb 2013
    08387614 TRIPLE SODA LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08389203 TIMBERCRAFT SOUTH WEST LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08393645 MANSONS GUITAR WORKS LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08402103 SSPENCER LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08406552 TMF SCAFFOLDING SERVICES AND SAFETY NETTING LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08407669 TOTALLY DEVON LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08418431 EFFORD DOWN PROPERTIES LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08388562 SCREEDMASTER SW LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08393245 GREENDALE POWER LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08403324 LAWSONCOHEN LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08424076 ALPHABETA GLOBAL LTD 28 Feb 2013