Leicester, Leicestershire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Leicester UK 2010 766 105,137 2009 680 91,034 % change 12.6% 15.5% Record Year 2003 (798) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 207 243 316 New companies in 2009 160 201 319 % change 29.4% 20.9% -0.9% Record Year 2003 (242) 2007 (252) 2009 (319)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Leicester UK 2010 581 82,677 2009 618 108,060 % change -6.0% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (618) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 145 153 283 Closed companies in 2009 90 135 393 % change 61.1% 13.3% -28% Record Year 2006 (151) 2008 (181) 2009 (393)
Net Company Growth
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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) Leicester UK 2010 185 22,460 2009 62 -17,026 Record Year 2003 (519) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 62 90 33 Net growth in 2009 70 66 -74 Record Year 2003 (143) 2003 (168) 2008 (238)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.7% 2007 0.5% 2006 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (1.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% UK formation share in 2009 0.6% 0.7% 0.9% % change 20.0% 3.5% -17.7% Record Year 1971 (1.8%) 1969 (1.7%) 1973 (1.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (LEICESTER) 2.35% MANAGEMENT 5.01% LEICESTER 1.87% CONSULTING 4.60% MANAGEMENT 1.35% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CONSULTANCY 0.98% PROPERTY 2.50% CARE 0.89% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CONSULTING 0.83% TRADING 1.93% S 0.80% DESIGN 1.91% PROPERTY 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% TRADING 0.75% MEDIA 1.84% BUSINESS 0.72% BUSINESS 1.74% CENTRE 0.72% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% DESIGN 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.63% ASSOCIATES 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.54% M 0.69% J 1.48% SYSTEMS 0.66% LONDON 1.45% PROPERTIES 0.66% INVESTMENTS 1.45% CONSTRUCTION 0.63% GROUP 1.37% J 0.63% GLOBAL 1.35% INTERNATIONAL 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.35% CLOTHING 0.60% BUILDING 1.34% INVESTMENTS 0.60% CARE 1.33% GLOBAL 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.30% R 0.57% M 1.28% MARKETING 0.55% SYSTEMS 1.25% K 0.55% S 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 1,416 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 392 74,904 9999 - Dormant Company 150 19,948 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 109 26,974 7499 - Non-trading company 100 15,398 99999 - Dormant Company 98 13,808 7414 - Business & management consultancy 75 17,003 7260 - Other computer related activities 74 10,331 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 58 9,943 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 53 9,659 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 53 9,325 9305 - Other service activities 52 9,038 6024 - Freight transport by road 51 3,665 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 51 14,007 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 49 8,154 5530 - Restaurants 47 4,798 49410 - Freight transport by road 42 2,152 74990 - Non-trading company 40 8,149 86900 - Other human health activities 39 3,445 62090 - Other information technology service activities 35 6,340
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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