Exeter, Devon

Q3 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.

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 2013)

    A total of 195 companies were registered in Exeter during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 15.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)ExeterUK
    2013195132,684
    2012232118,868
    % change-15.9%11.6%
    Record Year 2012 (232) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013656169
    New companies in 2012846979
    % change-22.6%-11.6%-12.7%
    Record Year2002 (93)2010 (71)2012 (79)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 143 companies were dissolved in Exeter during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 3.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)ExeterUK
    201314386,170
    201213875,908
    % change3.6%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (172) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013513656
    Closed companies in 2012525036
    % change-1.9%-28.0%56%
    Record Year2012 (52)2008 (78)2009 (94)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Exeter during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 52 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)ExeterUK
    20135246,514
    20129442,960
    Record Year 2004 (96) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013142513
    Net growth in 2012321943
    Record Year2002 (61)2007 (33)2002 (61)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Exeter formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Exeter
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-30.7%-18.9%-23.4%
    Record Year1984 (0.3%)1992 (0.3%)1992 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 46.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Exeter was in 2007 when 34.0% of all directors were female.

    26.1% of all director appointments in Exeter in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    EXETER1.87%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.51%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    JUST1.51%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    DEVON1.29%PROPERTY2.53%
    CONSULTANCY1.15%TRADING2.08%
    WEST1.00%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTING0.93%LONDON1.79%
    J0.93%DESIGN1.78%
    CONSTRUCTION0.86%BUSINESS1.74%
    (EXETER)0.86%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    SOUTH0.79%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    (SOUTH0.72%CARE1.64%
    PROPERTY0.72%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    PLUMBING0.65%GLOBAL1.59%
    CAR0.65%J1.54%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.65%MEDIA1.54%
    SALES0.65%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    GLOBAL0.57%PROPERTIES1.45%
    CATERING0.57%IT1.39%
    (SW)0.57%M1.25%
    TRAINING0.57%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    HEATING0.57%BUILDING1.19%
    WEST)0.57%CAPITAL1.19%
    S0.57%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    HIRE0.57%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied332260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company9546,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5334,970
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4617,715
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4225,547
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3754,854
    35110 - Production of electricity362,004
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3326,675
    86230 - Dental practice activities302,107
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate258,312
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified225,576
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet228,475
    74990 - Non-trading company2114,228
    86900 - Other human health activities199,203
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1912,516
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings186,039
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate185,430
    43210 - Electrical installation175,724
    41100 - Development of building projects179,271
    98000 - Residents property management164,680

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08634739 ART CONSTRUCTION (SW) LTD 02 Aug 2013
    08635425 GREENBANK BIO LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08639479 S & L PAYNE LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08647383 BAOBAB EBOOKS SERVICES LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08651367 VANESSA NUTHALL CATERING LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08658729 KEVTECH AVIATION LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08665867 LEAZE FARM LTD 28 Aug 2013
    08668672 JOURNEY BOOKER LIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    08647916 EXE-CHANGES LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08648873 ADVOCATE DESIGN LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08655534 COWICK LTD 19 Aug 2013
    08655756 DISIGI LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08656410 DT LOGISTICS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08635879 L'ESTUAIRE RESTAURANT LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08654850 LATITUDE BABY LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08640482 MERIDIAN RAW CIC 06 Aug 2013
    08651160 LUTRA GIS LTD 14 Aug 2013
    08656500 THINK PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Aug 2013
    08658527 KINGFISHER DAY SERVICES LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08651945 THE TOP 50 LTD 15 Aug 2013
    08656061 FOUR OF SWORDS 19 Aug 2013
    08664721 POLY PENNY LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08639076 STANDOUT PROMOTIONS LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08642972 OTTI PRAMS LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08646927 C W L ENTERPRISES LIMITED 12 Aug 2013