Exeter, Devon
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous September.
- August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous August.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Exeter when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 240 companies were registered in Exeter during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 23.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Exeter UK 2014 240 143,414 2013 195 132,684 % change 23.1% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (240) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous September.
August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 81 75 84 New companies in 2013 65 61 69 % change 24.6% 23.0% 21.7% Record Year 2002 (93) 2014 (75) 2014 (84)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 166 companies were dissolved in Exeter during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 16.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Exeter UK 2014 166 101,670 2013 143 86,170 % change 16.1% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (172) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Exeter when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 67 46 53 Closed companies in 2013 51 36 56 % change 31.4% 27.8% -5% Record Year 2014 (67) 2008 (78) 2009 (94)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Exeter during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 74 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Exeter UK 2014 74 41,744 2013 52 46,514 Record Year 2012 (94) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 14 29 31 Net growth in 2013 14 25 13 Record Year 2002 (61) 2007 (33) 2002 (61)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Exeter formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Exeter 2014 0.2% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change 13.2% 17.3% 11.6% Record Year 1984 (0.3%) 1992 (0.3%) 1992 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 47.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Exeter was in 2007 when 34.0% of all directors were female.
28.5% of all director appointments in Exeter in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage EXETER 2.23% CONSULTING 5.17% MANAGEMENT 1.83% MANAGEMENT 4.63% CONSULTING 1.38% CONSULTANCY 3.55% CONSULTANCY 1.25% PROPERTY 2.62% WEST 1.05% ENGINEERING 2.07% SOUTH 1.05% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% PROPERTY 1.05% TRADING 2.00% CIC 0.98% LONDON 1.95% CARE 0.85% CARE 1.94% HOLDINGS 0.66% TRANSPORT 1.76% J 0.66% DESIGN 1.70% DEVELOPMENTS 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.70% DEVON 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.63% (SW) 0.52% BUSINESS 1.62% M 0.52% J 1.53% HOUSE 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.53% CONSTRUCTION 0.52% GLOBAL 1.51% ELECTRICAL 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.50% HOMES 0.46% ASSOCIATES 1.48% ENGINEERING 0.46% MEDIA 1.38% SW 0.46% CO., 1.36% (SOUTH 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% WEST) 0.46% BUILDING 1.30% H 0.46% IT 1.30% S 0.46% M 1.23%
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 316 278,481 99999 - Dormant Company 133 48,286 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 62 40,717 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 53 28,224 86230 - Dental practice activities 43 2,061 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 40 18,890 35110 - Production of electricity 35 2,374 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 33 29,313 41100 - Development of building projects 32 10,604 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 31 10,361 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 28 57,264 86900 - Other human health activities 23 11,807 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 21 9,914 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 21 6,595 62012 - Business and domestic software development 20 9,675 74990 - Non-trading company 19 14,006 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 17 6,045 64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified 17 3,461 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 12,795 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 17 7,151
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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