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.

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 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)ExeterUK
    2014247150,722
    2013234134,802
    % change5.6%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (247) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014847192
    New companies in 2013688185
    % change23.5%-12.3%8.2%
    Record Year2014 (84)2013 (81)2014 (92)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)ExeterUK
    201412682,370
    201314177,914
    % change-10.6%5.7%
    Record Year 2011 (169) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014364149
    Closed companies in 2013513951
    % change-29.4%5.1%-4%
    Record Year2011 (65)2010 (46)2009 (92)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)ExeterUK
    201412168,352
    20139356,888
    Record Year 2014 (121) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014483043
    Net growth in 2013174234
    Record Year2014 (48)2003 (43)2003 (77)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change15.6%-19.1%-9.7%
    Record Year2000 (0.3%)1989 (0.4%)1973 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    EXETER2.10%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT1.75%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY1.26%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    WEST1.05%PROPERTY2.64%
    PROPERTY0.98%TRADING2.05%
    CONSULTING0.98%LONDON1.88%
    SOUTH0.91%ENGINEERING1.86%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.84%CARE1.79%
    DEVON0.84%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    HOLDINGS0.63%DESIGN1.75%
    TRAINING0.63%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    J0.63%BUSINESS1.71%
    CIC0.56%PROPERTIES1.60%
    C0.49%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    S0.49%GLOBAL1.58%
    (SW)0.49%J1.48%
    CONSTRUCTION0.49%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    P0.49%MEDIA1.48%
    ENERGY0.49%IT1.33%
    HOUSE0.49%TRANSPORT1.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    CARE0.42%BUILDING1.24%
    ELECTRICAL0.42%M1.21%
    ENGINEERING0.42%CAPITAL1.20%
    DESIGN0.42%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied364280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company12147,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5537,882
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4926,700
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4118,491
    86230 - Dental practice activities392,053
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3856,411
    35110 - Production of electricity362,161
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3227,750
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate309,284
    41100 - Development of building projects249,855
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet229,358
    86900 - Other human health activities2110,273
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified195,876
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1912,813
    74990 - Non-trading company1914,135
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings186,559
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate175,920
    43290 - Other construction installation173,231
    64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified163,024

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08881897 HANOVER SEARCH HOLDINGS LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08883574 NICKENG LTD 10 Feb 2014
    08900915 ART AND FOREST CAMP LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08910232 IT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08875390 F&L HOSTEL & CATERING LTD 04 Feb 2014
    08881790 RHOMBUS ASSET HOLDINGS LTD 07 Feb 2014
    08890195 ANNABEL WOOD LTD 12 Feb 2014
    08895989 SPJC CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08899175 DEAN CLARKE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08911841 ELMS ASSIST LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08873896 TOCH FLAT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD 03 Feb 2014
    08903304 TRAPPMANN INTERIORS LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08913267 JFS MEDICAL LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08873071 EXEDEC LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08873620 STB CARPENTRY AND MAINTENANCE LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08874729 SKINNER SLOAN LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08877214 ISCA DIGITAL LTD 05 Feb 2014
    08888774 PROSERVE (UK) LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08898694 BORED PENGUIN LTD 17 Feb 2014
    08903653 ELIZABETH AVENUE 1961 LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08904577 GCP SG LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08908269 PRIMAL PROTEIN LTD. 24 Feb 2014
    08912515 THE NUMBER STUDIO LTD 26 Feb 2014
    08917854 FLOWJO LTD. 28 Feb 2014
    08891994 SPB IT SERVICES LIMITED 12 Feb 2014