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
    08430999 THE LANDLORD PROPERTY EXCHANGE LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08431933 SEVCAP REBA LTD 06 Mar 2013
    08432266 JHP (EXETER) LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08436491 JOHN SHEPHERD FEEDERS LTD 08 Mar 2013
    08436838 DATMAS LTD 08 Mar 2013
    08444852 BENTER CONSULTANTS LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08451069 ALPHINGTON MANAGEMENT LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08457778 INTELLIGENT TRAINER LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08463786 MINIBEMS LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08464244 PTGR LTD 27 Mar 2013
    08464429 GLEAVE MEDIA LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08425641 JUST BUS SALES LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08426167 ALTITUDE 5000 LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08426222 JUST VAN SALES LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08426229 EXETER ENGRAVING LTD 01 Mar 2013
    08426245 WTS SIGNS LTD 01 Mar 2013
    08450367 GARY'S WORLD LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08456039 POSTCODE TRUCK VAN CAR RENTAL LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08462851 ACL PROPERTIES (2013) LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08438758 EXETER CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC LIMITED 11 Mar 2013
    08445058 SOPHIC CONSULTANCY LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08463605 SOUTH WEST SCREEN REPAIRS LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08463790 EYEWEAR ACCESSORIES LTD 27 Mar 2013
    08440187 LECC LTD 12 Mar 2013
    08430232 UCHECK GROUP LIMITED 05 Mar 2013