Leicester, Leicestershire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 2010)

    A total of 766 companies were registered in Leicester during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 12.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)LeicesterUK
    2010766105,137
    200968091,034
    % change12.6%15.5%
    Record Year 2003 (798) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010207243316
    New companies in 2009160201319
    % change29.4%20.9%-0.9%
    Record Year2003 (242)2007 (252)2009 (319)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 581 companies were dissolved in Leicester during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 6.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)LeicesterUK
    201058182,677
    2009618108,060
    % change-6.0%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (618) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010145153283
    Closed companies in 200990135393
    % change61.1%13.3%-28%
    Record Year2006 (151)2008 (181)2009 (393)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Leicester during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 185 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)LeicesterUK
    201018522,460
    200962-17,026
    Record Year 2003 (519) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010629033
    Net growth in 20097066-74
    Record Year2003 (143)2003 (168)2008 (238)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Leicester formed 0.7% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Leicester
    20100.7%
    20090.7%
    20080.7%
    20070.5%
    20060.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (1.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.7%0.7%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20090.6%0.7%0.9%
    % change20.0%3.5%-17.7%
    Record Year1971 (1.8%)1969 (1.7%)1973 (1.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 43.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Leicester was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    22.4% of all director appointments in Leicester in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (LEICESTER)2.35%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    LEICESTER1.87%CONSULTING4.60%
    MANAGEMENT1.35%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CONSULTANCY0.98%PROPERTY2.50%
    CARE0.89%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTING0.83%TRADING1.93%
    S0.80%DESIGN1.91%
    PROPERTY0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    TRADING0.75%MEDIA1.84%
    BUSINESS0.72%BUSINESS1.74%
    CENTRE0.72%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    DESIGN0.69%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    ASSOCIATES0.69%ENGINEERING1.54%
    M0.69%J1.48%
    SYSTEMS0.66%LONDON1.45%
    PROPERTIES0.66%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    CONSTRUCTION0.63%GROUP1.37%
    J0.63%GLOBAL1.35%
    INTERNATIONAL0.60%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CLOTHING0.60%BUILDING1.34%
    INVESTMENTS0.60%CARE1.33%
    GLOBAL0.57%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    R0.57%M1.28%
    MARKETING0.55%SYSTEMS1.25%
    K0.55%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,416228,645
    7487 - Other business activities39274,904
    9999 - Dormant Company15019,948
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10926,974
    7499 - Non-trading company10015,398
    99999 - Dormant Company9813,808
    7414 - Business & management consultancy7517,003
    7260 - Other computer related activities7410,331
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities589,943
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply539,659
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering539,325
    9305 - Other service activities529,038
    6024 - Freight transport by road513,665
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5114,007
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified498,154
    5530 - Restaurants474,798
    49410 - Freight transport by road422,152
    74990 - Non-trading company408,149
    86900 - Other human health activities393,445
    62090 - Other information technology service activities356,340

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07209440 HSA CAPITAL VISUAL LTD 31 Mar 2010
    07203361 M & O ELECTRICAL LTD 25 Mar 2010
    07202472 FRENCH 4 SCHOOLS LTD 25 Mar 2010
    07201071 BAHIA CORP LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07200736 DESIGNEERING ASSOCIATES LTD 24 Mar 2010
    07200340 LIFE EDUCATION MOBILES (2010) LIMITED 23 Mar 2010
    07182599 PREMIER HEALTH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07178435 JINNAH & CO LTD 04 Mar 2010
    07209239 WILLIAMP LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07203975 LEGEND ENTERTAINMENT LONDON LTD 25 Mar 2010
    07199734 LITTLE JOHN'S PRE-SCHOOL 23 Mar 2010
    07195531 CULINARY INNOVATIONS LTD 19 Mar 2010
    07195284 SCHWEMPF LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07194627 JAINET SOLUTIONS LTD 18 Mar 2010
    07194526 CHEMTEX TRADING LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
    07194334 PRO CLEAN (LEICESTER) LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
    07191068 SOKWALA & PARMAR LTD 16 Mar 2010
    07185876 SAREENS UK LIMITED 11 Mar 2010
    07182468 247 CENTRES LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07178961 CLINIQUE DE BEAUTE LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07178795 HIGHLINE PRESTIGE UK LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07174098 STERLING DRIVE LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07173266 N J MCCARTHY SERVICES LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    07172161 STONEWAY SOLUTIONS LTD 01 Mar 2010
    07205393 PANJETANI MOTOR SPARES LTD 26 Mar 2010