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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Exeter UK 2015 249 161,156 2014 247 150,722 % change 0.8% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (249) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2015 70 86 93 New companies in 2014 84 71 92 % change -16.7% 21.1% 1.1% Record Year 2014 (84) 2015 (86) 2015 (93)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Exeter UK 2015 161 89,523 2014 126 82,370 % change 27.8% 8.7% Record Year 2011 (169) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2015 33 68 60 Closed companies in 2014 36 41 49 % change -8.3% 65.9% 22% Record Year 2011 (65) 2015 (68) 2009 (92)
Net Company Growth
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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) Exeter UK 2015 88 71,633 2014 121 68,352 Record Year 2014 (121) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 37 18 33 Net growth in 2014 48 30 43 Record Year 2014 (48) 2003 (43) 2003 (77)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.2% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% % change -18.2% 11.5% -7.9% Record Year 2000 (0.3%) 1989 (0.4%) 1973 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage EXETER 2.48% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 1.40% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTING 1.27% CONSULTANCY 3.62% PROPERTY 1.21% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSULTANCY 0.83% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CARE 0.76% CARE 2.13% SOUTH 0.70% ENGINEERING 2.12% CONSTRUCTION 0.70% LONDON 1.91% WEST 0.70% TRADING 1.88% DEVELOPMENTS 0.70% TRANSPORT 1.82% (SW) 0.70% ELECTRICAL 1.76% DEVON 0.70% DESIGN 1.65% CIC 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.63% (SOUTH 0.64% CO., 1.58% J 0.64% J 1.55% (EXETER) 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.54% WEST) 0.57% BUSINESS 1.49% SW 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.49% S 0.57% GLOBAL 1.46% INVESTMENTS 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.44% ENGINEERING 0.51% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% M 0.51% BUILDING 1.31% CONSULTANTS 0.45% IT 1.30% SOLAR 0.45% MEDIA 1.28% DESIGN 0.45% M 1.27%
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 305 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 136 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 62 43,081 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 56 29,218 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 47 19,098 86230 - Dental practice activities 44 2,250 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 42 30,825 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 39 11,600 41100 - Development of building projects 36 11,863 86900 - Other human health activities 28 13,990 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 28 58,522 35110 - Production of electricity 25 2,602 64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified 23 3,832 62012 - Business and domestic software development 22 9,651 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 21 7,797 56302 - Public houses and bars 20 6,355 56101 - Licensed restaurants 19 8,909 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 18 10,200 98000 - Residents property management 17 5,308 74990 - Non-trading company 17 13,794
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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