Leicester, Leicestershire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 672 companies were registered in Leicester during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 4.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Leicester UK 2010 672 101,492 2009 704 94,671 % change -4.5% 7.2% Record Year 2003 (727) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 211 211 250 New companies in 2009 232 212 260 % change -9.1% -0.5% -3.8% Record Year 2003 (248) 2007 (236) 2009 (260)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 604 companies were dissolved in Leicester during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 43.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Leicester UK 2010 604 87,705 2009 1,059 159,401 % change -43.0% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (1,059) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 167 246 191 Closed companies in 2009 255 373 431 % change -34.5% -34.0% -56% Record Year 2009 (255) 2008 (375) 2009 (431)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Leicester during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 68 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Leicester UK 2010 68 13,787 2009 -355 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (449) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 44 -35 59 Net growth in 2009 -23 -161 -171 Record Year 2008 (187) 2003 (157) 2002 (189)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Leicester formed 0.7% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Leicester 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.7% 2007 0.7% 2006 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (1.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% UK formation share in 2009 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% % change -15.4% -9.7% -7.8% Record Year 1974 (1.5%) 1965 (1.4%) 1971 (1.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Leicester was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
21.2% of all director appointments in Leicester in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (LEICESTER) 2.26% MANAGEMENT 5.06% LEICESTER 1.73% CONSULTING 4.99% MANAGEMENT 1.28% CONSULTANCY 3.12% CONSULTING 1.03% PROPERTY 2.38% S 0.89% TRADING 2.04% PROPERTY 0.89% ASSOCIATES 2.01% CONSULTANCY 0.89% DESIGN 1.93% CARE 0.84% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% DESIGN 0.84% BUSINESS 1.80% INVESTMENTS 0.78% MEDIA 1.75% TRADING 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.73% PROPERTIES 0.70% LONDON 1.59% ENTERPRISES 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.59% BUSINESS 0.70% INVESTMENTS 1.49% M 0.64% CARE 1.44% CLOTHING 0.64% J 1.44% R 0.64% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% ASSOCIATES 0.64% GLOBAL 1.42% SYSTEMS 0.61% IT 1.35% J 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.35% CENTRE 0.56% BUILDING 1.32% FOODS 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.30% FASHION 0.53% M 1.28% MARKETING 0.53% SYSTEMS 1.26% ELECTRICAL 0.50% S 1.24%
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 1,325 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 382 69,802 9999 - Dormant Company 158 21,484 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 115 25,053 99999 - Dormant Company 103 14,072 7499 - Non-trading company 92 13,408 7414 - Business & management consultancy 71 14,940 9305 - Other service activities 61 9,454 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 60 13,161 7260 - Other computer related activities 60 8,967 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 56 7,767 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 55 8,183 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 49 8,292 5530 - Restaurants 48 5,181 86900 - Other human health activities 45 3,361 74990 - Non-trading company 41 7,649 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 41 7,634 6024 - Freight transport by road 40 2,771 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 34 6,460 49410 - Freight transport by road 34 1,915
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07360457 MAJLIS LIMITED 31 Aug 2010 07353313 ECO PLASTIC WOOD LIMITED 23 Aug 2010 07351701 NEW VISION INS BROKERS LIMITED 20 Aug 2010 07350524 HICORP 90 LIMITED 19 Aug 2010 07349092 INN SUPPORT & SERVICES LIMITED 18 Aug 2010 07348324 INSTANT MONEY MARKET LTD 17 Aug 2010 07343580 MATERIAL GIRL CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES LIMITED 12 Aug 2010 07360365 AVLEEN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 31 Aug 2010 07359210 SUNNY KNITWEAR LIMITED 27 Aug 2010 07358826 BRIT-TRUX LTD 27 Aug 2010 07343583 LEICESTER JOINERY SERVICES LIMITED 12 Aug 2010 07333121 ADVANTAGE LAW LIMITED 02 Aug 2010 07332975 DEJA VU DESIGNS LIMITED 02 Aug 2010 07357838 PARKER CLARKE LIMITED 26 Aug 2010 07352232 AFNNA CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Aug 2010 07347707 ACAPELLA ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 17 Aug 2010 07343732 ALJ ENTERPRISES LTD 12 Aug 2010 07337962 COLLECTIVE ROOMS LIMITED 06 Aug 2010 07336571 ZOHA MEDICAL SERVICES LTD 05 Aug 2010 07334930 FROG ISLAND LIMITED 03 Aug 2010 07360000 A-1 PETROLEUM GROUP LIMITED 27 Aug 2010 07355671 ALL CARS (LEICESTR) LIMITED 24 Aug 2010 07355261 MEDINNOVA LTD 24 Aug 2010 07351794 MILAN COFFEE SHOP LIMITED 20 Aug 2010 07350536 COZYTABLE LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
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