Exeter, Devon
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Exeter when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous March.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous January.
- January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Exeter when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Exeter when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 247 companies were registered in Exeter during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 5.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Exeter UK 2014 247 150,722 2013 234 134,802 % change 5.6% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (247) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous March.
January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 84 71 92 New companies in 2013 68 81 85 % change 23.5% -12.3% 8.2% Record Year 2014 (84) 2013 (81) 2014 (92)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 126 companies were dissolved in Exeter during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 10.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Exeter UK 2014 126 82,370 2013 141 77,914 % change -10.6% 5.7% Record Year 2011 (169) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 36 41 49 Closed companies in 2013 51 39 51 % change -29.4% 5.1% -4% Record Year 2011 (65) 2010 (46) 2009 (92)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Exeter during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 121 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Exeter UK 2014 121 68,352 2013 93 56,888 Record Year 2014 (121) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Exeter when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 48 30 43 Net growth in 2013 17 42 34 Record Year 2014 (48) 2003 (43) 2003 (77)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Exeter formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Exeter 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 15.6% -19.1% -9.7% Record Year 2000 (0.3%) 1989 (0.4%) 1973 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 46.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Exeter was in 2011 when 34.9% of all directors were female.
23.7% of all director appointments in Exeter in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage EXETER 2.10% CONSULTING 5.22% MANAGEMENT 1.75% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 1.26% CONSULTANCY 3.49% WEST 1.05% PROPERTY 2.64% PROPERTY 0.98% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTING 0.98% LONDON 1.88% SOUTH 0.91% ENGINEERING 1.86% DEVELOPMENTS 0.84% CARE 1.79% DEVON 0.84% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% HOLDINGS 0.63% DESIGN 1.75% TRAINING 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.73% J 0.63% BUSINESS 1.71% CIC 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.60% C 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.60% S 0.49% GLOBAL 1.58% (SW) 0.49% J 1.48% CONSTRUCTION 0.49% ASSOCIATES 1.48% P 0.49% MEDIA 1.48% ENERGY 0.49% IT 1.33% HOUSE 0.49% TRANSPORT 1.30% ASSOCIATES 0.42% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% CARE 0.42% BUILDING 1.24% ELECTRICAL 0.42% M 1.21% ENGINEERING 0.42% CAPITAL 1.20% DESIGN 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 364 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 121 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 55 37,882 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 49 26,700 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 41 18,491 86230 - Dental practice activities 39 2,053 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 38 56,411 35110 - Production of electricity 36 2,161 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 32 27,750 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 30 9,284 41100 - Development of building projects 24 9,855 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 22 9,358 86900 - Other human health activities 21 10,273 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 19 5,876 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 12,813 74990 - Non-trading company 19 14,135 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 18 6,559 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 17 5,920 43290 - Other construction installation 17 3,231 64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified 16 3,024
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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