Exeter, Devon

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Exeter when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Exeter when compared to any previous February.

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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Exeter when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 249 companies were registered in Exeter during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 0.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)ExeterUK
    2015249161,156
    2014247150,722
    % change0.8%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (249) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous March.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Exeter when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015708693
    New companies in 2014847192
    % change-16.7%21.1%1.1%
    Record Year2014 (84)2015 (86)2015 (93)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 161 companies were dissolved in Exeter during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 27.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)ExeterUK
    201516189,523
    201412682,370
    % change27.8%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (169) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Exeter when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015336860
    Closed companies in 2014364149
    % change-8.3%65.9%22%
    Record Year2011 (65)2015 (68)2009 (92)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Exeter during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 88 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)ExeterUK
    20158871,633
    201412168,352
    Record Year 2014 (121) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015371833
    Net growth in 2014483043
    Record Year2014 (48)2003 (43)2003 (77)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Exeter formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Exeter
    20150.2%
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-18.2%11.5%-7.9%
    Record Year2000 (0.3%)1989 (0.4%)1973 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 46.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Exeter was in 2011 when 34.9% of all directors were female.

    31.1% of all director appointments in Exeter in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    EXETER2.48%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT1.40%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTING1.27%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    PROPERTY1.21%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSULTANCY0.83%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CARE0.76%CARE2.13%
    SOUTH0.70%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CONSTRUCTION0.70%LONDON1.91%
    WEST0.70%TRADING1.88%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.70%TRANSPORT1.82%
    (SW)0.70%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    DEVON0.70%DESIGN1.65%
    CIC0.64%PROPERTIES1.63%
    (SOUTH0.64%CO.,1.58%
    J0.64%J1.55%
    (EXETER)0.64%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    WEST)0.57%BUSINESS1.49%
    SW0.57%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    S0.57%GLOBAL1.46%
    INVESTMENTS0.51%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    ENGINEERING0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    M0.51%BUILDING1.31%
    CONSULTANTS0.45%IT1.30%
    SOLAR0.45%MEDIA1.28%
    DESIGN0.45%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied305288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company13649,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6243,081
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5629,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4719,098
    86230 - Dental practice activities442,250
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4230,825
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate3911,600
    41100 - Development of building projects3611,863
    86900 - Other human health activities2813,990
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2858,522
    35110 - Production of electricity252,602
    64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified233,832
    62012 - Business and domestic software development229,651
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings217,797
    56302 - Public houses and bars206,355
    56101 - Licensed restaurants198,909
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1810,200
    98000 - Residents property management175,308
    74990 - Non-trading company1713,794

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09471226 THRIVE TALENT LTD. 04 Mar 2015
    09480904 SERRANO DENT LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09490450 15 LEAGRAVE STREET LIMITED 14 Mar 2015
    09498665 LA ROOFING (EXETER) LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09501415 POLKADOT JEWELLERY LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09506225 JILLINGS HEYNES PLANNING LTD 24 Mar 2015
    09464609 FRUT DRINKS LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09468297 EXETER HEALTH & WELLBEING CONSULTANCY LTD. 03 Mar 2015
    09471426 S L SITE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09471570 SWRUGBY7'S LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09476673 PROHOZE LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09483117 SOUTH WEST SEVENS RUGBY LIMITED 11 Mar 2015
    09487961 BEAT CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09491739 COLLETON CONSTRUCTION LTD. 16 Mar 2015
    09506920 TMRK LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09510105 DEVON ROOFING LTD 25 Mar 2015
    09514518 BB LANDSCAPING AND GARDENING LTD 27 Mar 2015
    09520258 EXETER MOTS LTD 31 Mar 2015
    09489233 JDWS DESIGN LTD 13 Mar 2015
    09520369 S. J. WARD REFRIGERATION LTD 31 Mar 2015
    09491157 EXE COFFEE ROASTERS LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09501911 EXETER GARDEN MAINTENANCE LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09469669 OTBE NEWCO COMPANY LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09475274 ALDERVILLE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09506843 OFF GRID SYSTEMS (EUROPE) LTD 24 Mar 2015