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
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08938758 A J D (UK) LTD 13 Mar 2014 08942923 RECRUITMENT DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 17 Mar 2014 08961678 MCGUFFIE & CO LIMITED 27 Mar 2014 08968376 OK TIP TOP LIMITED 31 Mar 2014 08924565 DWM RESOURCES LIMITED 05 Mar 2014 08924566 DEEPMOOR MRF LIMITED 05 Mar 2014 08927002 VENFAMPROP LIMITED 06 Mar 2014 08928171 QUOIN BRICKLAYING LTD 07 Mar 2014 08933822 MAGIC MOTORS LTD 11 Mar 2014 08935235 THE ENGINEERED ARCH COMPANY LIMITED 12 Mar 2014 08935335 REDEXE LTD 12 Mar 2014 08942473 THE BELGIAN TOUCH LTD. 17 Mar 2014 08943291 ENFIELD SOUTH WEST LTD 17 Mar 2014 08944019 STRINGER ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE LIMITED 18 Mar 2014 08948721 GMAX (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED 19 Mar 2014 08956427 ROCKSTOCKCO LTD 24 Mar 2014 08958112 MSM RISK MANAGEMENT LTD 25 Mar 2014 08931686 ASTRIDGES CATERING LTD 10 Mar 2014 08938595 ANAHATA PROJECTS CIC 13 Mar 2014 08940908 A1 PRECISION LIMITED 17 Mar 2014 08948468 MEANINGFUL MEDIA LTD 19 Mar 2014 08958084 AIR FRESH SERVICES LIMITED 25 Mar 2014 08961147 GCP OPERATIONS LIMITED 26 Mar 2014 08958728 M.I.M.C.P. LIMITED 25 Mar 2014 08950387 REBOOT LIVE LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
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