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
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