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.

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 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)ExeterUK
    2014240143,414
    2013195132,684
    % change23.1%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (240) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014817584
    New companies in 2013656169
    % change24.6%23.0%21.7%
    Record Year2002 (93)2014 (75)2014 (84)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)ExeterUK
    2014166101,670
    201314386,170
    % change16.1%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (172) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014674653
    Closed companies in 2013513656
    % change31.4%27.8%-5%
    Record Year2014 (67)2008 (78)2009 (94)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)ExeterUK
    20147441,744
    20135246,514
    Record Year 2012 (94) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014142931
    Net growth in 2013142513
    Record Year2002 (61)2007 (33)2002 (61)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.2%
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change13.2%17.3%11.6%
    Record Year1984 (0.3%)1992 (0.3%)1992 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    EXETER2.23%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.83%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTING1.38%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTANCY1.25%PROPERTY2.62%
    WEST1.05%ENGINEERING2.07%
    SOUTH1.05%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    PROPERTY1.05%TRADING2.00%
    CIC0.98%LONDON1.95%
    CARE0.85%CARE1.94%
    HOLDINGS0.66%TRANSPORT1.76%
    J0.66%DESIGN1.70%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.59%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    DEVON0.59%PROPERTIES1.63%
    (SW)0.52%BUSINESS1.62%
    M0.52%J1.53%
    HOUSE0.52%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    CONSTRUCTION0.52%GLOBAL1.51%
    ELECTRICAL0.52%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    HOMES0.46%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ENGINEERING0.46%MEDIA1.38%
    SW0.46%CO.,1.36%
    (SOUTH0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    WEST)0.46%BUILDING1.30%
    H0.46%IT1.30%
    S0.46%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied316278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company13348,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6240,717
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5328,224
    86230 - Dental practice activities432,061
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4018,890
    35110 - Production of electricity352,374
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3329,313
    41100 - Development of building projects3210,604
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate3110,361
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2857,264
    86900 - Other human health activities2311,807
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet219,914
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate216,595
    62012 - Business and domestic software development209,675
    74990 - Non-trading company1914,006
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified176,045
    64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified173,461
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,795
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings177,151

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09157816 PRIZEAID LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09163080 C PRATT & PARTNERS LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09163271 FAMILY MEDIATION TEAM (UK) LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09178083 MAGNET WORKS DIGITAL LTD 15 Aug 2014
    09182873 LYMPSTONE MANOR LTD 20 Aug 2014
    09187945 FORTITUDO CONSULTING LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09196272 THE LITTLE FEAST COMPANY LIMITED 30 Aug 2014
    09162323 OKEHAMPTON & DISTRICT FUNERAL SERVICE LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09162417 EXETER & DISTRICT FUNERAL SERVICES LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09167056 PRINGS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09168748 KNK PILING AND UNDERPINNING LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09180536 PALOMAR COMPANY LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09195611 ESWORTHY PROPERTIES LIMITED 30 Aug 2014
    09162241 JC ENTERPRISES WESTERN LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09168085 RALPH PROPERTIES LIMITED 08 Aug 2014
    09168847 JENKINS SALES ADVISORY LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09172868 REDSTONES RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09176383 D W SOLUTIONS EXETER LTD 14 Aug 2014
    09190262 MONOBROW LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09166729 H K BAZLEY LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09176157 COMERFORD CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09182507 D MANNING ELECTRICAL LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09182532 J D SURFACING CONTRACTS LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09185342 BLUE STREAK SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09188524 MEROZA NORTH EAST LIMITED 28 Aug 2014