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
New Company Registrations
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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) Exeter UK 2013 234 134,802 2012 245 131,491 % change -4.5% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (245) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2013 68 81 85 New companies in 2012 79 79 87 % change -13.9% 2.5% -2.3% Record Year 2012 (79) 2013 (81) 2011 (87)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Exeter UK 2013 141 77,914 2012 124 67,576 % change 13.7% 15.3% Record Year 2011 (169) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 51 39 51 Closed companies in 2012 50 38 36 % change 2.0% 2.6% 42% Record Year 2011 (65) 2010 (46) 2009 (92)
Net Company Growth
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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) Exeter UK 2013 93 56,888 2012 121 63,915 Record Year 2012 (121) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 17 42 34 Net growth in 2012 29 41 51 Record Year 2000 (42) 2003 (43) 2003 (77)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -22.8% 1.8% 1.0% Record Year 2000 (0.3%) 1989 (0.4%) 1973 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage EXETER 1.90% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 1.62% MANAGEMENT 4.78% DEVON 1.48% CONSULTANCY 3.30% JUST 1.41% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSULTING 1.34% TRADING 2.06% J 1.20% DESIGN 1.79% CONSULTANCY 1.06% ENGINEERING 1.78% SOUTH 0.99% BUSINESS 1.77% WEST 0.92% ASSOCIATES 1.75% S 0.92% LONDON 1.72% FARM 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.71% (EXETER) 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% PROPERTY 0.78% MEDIA 1.63% (SOUTH 0.71% GLOBAL 1.57% WEST) 0.63% J 1.56% CONSTRUCTION 0.63% CARE 1.46% TRADING 0.56% IT 1.43% M 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.41% CATERING 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.36% SALES 0.56% M 1.25% CAR 0.56% BUILDING 1.21% DESIGN 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.19% PARK 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.18% ENGINEERING 0.49% TRAINING 1.17% D 0.49% SECURITY 1.15%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 341 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 76 43,384 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 53 32,624 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 44 16,448 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 40 54,531 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 36 23,532 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 30 24,894 35110 - Production of electricity 25 1,854 41100 - Development of building projects 21 8,637 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 20 7,507 43210 - Electrical installation 20 5,625 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 20 5,372 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 18 5,062 98000 - Residents property management 18 4,579 74990 - Non-trading company 18 14,129 86900 - Other human health activities 17 8,465 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 12,664 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 16 6,591 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 15 6,954 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 15 5,059
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