Leicester, Leicestershire
2010 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q2 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous Q2.
- April 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous April.
Contents
New Company Registrations
-
Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 1,501 companies were formed in Leicester. This figure is 14.4% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Leicester occurred in 2003 when a total of 1,510 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Leicester UK 2010 1,501 203,749 2009 1,312 182,021 % change 14.4% 11.9% Record Year 2003 (1,510) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
-
Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Q2 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 735 companies were registered in Leicester during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is an increase of 16.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Leicester UK 2010 735 98,612 2009 632 90,987 % change 16.3% 8.4% Record Year 2010 (735) 2007 (112,283) New Companies by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
April 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2010 261 225 249 New companies in 2009 230 189 213 % change 13.5% 19.0% 16.9% Record Year 2010 (261) 2006 (251) 2004 (294)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
-
Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 1,237 companies were dissolved in Leicester. This figure is 31.7% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -38.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Leicester occurred in 2009 when a total of 1,810 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Leicester UK 2010 1,237 177,631 2009 1,810 289,236 % change -31.7% -38.6% Record Year 2009 (1,810) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
-
Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 656 companies were dissolved in Leicester during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 45.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Leicester UK 2010 656 94,954 2009 1,192 181,176 % change -45.0% -47.6% Record Year 2009 (1,192) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2010 150 239 267 Closed companies in 2009 298 525 369 % change -49.7% -54.5% -28% Record Year 2009 (298) 2009 (525) 2009 (369)
Net Company Growth
-
Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 the company register for Leicester increased by 264 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Leicester UK 2010 264 26,118 2009 -498 -107,215 Record Year 2003 (1,048) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
-
Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Net company growth for Leicester during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was 79 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Leicester UK 2010 79 3,658 2009 -560 -90,189 Record Year 2003 (529) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2010 111 -14 -18 Net growth in 2009 -68 -336 -156 Record Year 2003 (163) 2003 (183) 2004 (196)
UK Company Share
-
Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 Leicester formed 0.7% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.7%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Leicester 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.7% 2007 0.5% 2006 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (1.1%) Company Share by Half Year
-
Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
In the second quarter of 2010, Leicester formed 0.7% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Leicester 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.7% 2007 0.6% 2006 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (1.3%) Company Share by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2010 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% UK formation share in 2009 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% % change 4.4% 13.5% 5.1% Record Year 1968 (1.8%) 1972 (1.7%) 1965 (1.8%)
Director Age
-
Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 43.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.
Director Age by Half Year
-
Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 42.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
-
Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The record first half year for female directors in Leicester was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
21.8% of all director appointments in Leicester in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
-
Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The record second quarter for female directors in Leicester was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
21.2% of all director appointments in Leicester in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
-
Previous 12 months (Jun 2009-Jun 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (LEICESTER) 2.21% MANAGEMENT 5.01% LEICESTER 1.71% CONSULTING 4.79% MANAGEMENT 1.38% CONSULTANCY 3.02% CONSULTING 1.08% PROPERTY 2.40% CONSULTANCY 1.02% ASSOCIATES 2.02% CARE 0.88% TRADING 2.01% S 0.83% DESIGN 1.91% DESIGN 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.85% ASSOCIATES 0.72% MEDIA 1.80% TRADING 0.72% BUSINESS 1.75% PROPERTIES 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.71% BUSINESS 0.69% INTERNATIONAL 1.59% PROPERTY 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.56% M 0.66% LONDON 1.52% INVESTMENTS 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.49% SYSTEMS 0.63% J 1.46% MARKETING 0.61% CARE 1.41% J 0.61% GLOBAL 1.39% CLOTHING 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.35% R 0.58% BUILDING 1.33% K 0.58% M 1.29% ENTERPRISES 0.55% IT 1.28% FOODS 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CENTRE 0.52% GROUP 1.25% DEVELOPMENTS 0.50% DEVELOPMENTS 1.25%
SIC Data
-
Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 1,341 207,125 7487 - Other business activities 366 68,525 9999 - Dormant Company 149 19,842 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 116 25,942 99999 - Dormant Company 103 14,342 7499 - Non-trading company 98 13,997 7414 - Business & management consultancy 68 14,598 7260 - Other computer related activities 62 9,122 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 60 13,490 9305 - Other service activities 58 8,822 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 54 7,922 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 52 8,262 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 50 8,590 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 50 8,285 5530 - Restaurants 49 4,879 86900 - Other human health activities 47 3,450 6024 - Freight transport by road 44 2,960 74990 - Non-trading company 41 7,893 49410 - Freight transport by road 36 1,954 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 36 6,684
Recent Companies
-
Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07260715 EGL FUTURES LIMITED 20 May 2010 07260462 ANGLOGULF LTD 20 May 2010 07259557 TOTAL QUALITY LEISURE LIMITED 20 May 2010 07252096 SANSOM ENTERPRISES RUTLAND LIMITED 13 May 2010 07250111 SSK TRADING LTD 11 May 2010 07247513 MOVING FOWARD LTD 10 May 2010 07247471 PROACCT LTD 10 May 2010 OC355244 RECTORY REALISATIONS LLP 26 May 2010 07267309 MAYUR MEHTA LIMITED 27 May 2010 07266964 INFORSUCCESS LIMITED 27 May 2010 07264286 ATZA LIMITED 25 May 2010 07264039 WALTERS AND CO LTD 25 May 2010 07259259 MWJONES LTD 19 May 2010 07257952 R A PARMAR LIMITED 18 May 2010 07257583 WORLD ENTERPRISES IMPORT & EXPORT LIMITED 18 May 2010 07249026 OFFICE PUPPET LTD 11 May 2010 07245597 CHENEY HIGH STREET RTM COMPANY LTD 06 May 2010 07245503 UNITED TRADE ENTERPRISES LIMITED 06 May 2010 07245449 OODLES CHINESE LIMITED 06 May 2010 07244380 PIKOLOX LTD 05 May 2010 07267502 NEW COLLEGE LEICESTER TRUST 27 May 2010 07262813 BRZUNIO P LTD 24 May 2010 07262176 ABSOLUTE SAVING CENTRE LIMITED 21 May 2010 07253616 T T CHILDCARE VOUCHERS LTD 13 May 2010 07252993 JETFAST LTD 13 May 2010
reports
Select a report from the list below: