Leicester, Leicestershire

Q3 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 (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)LeicesterUK
    2010672101,492
    200970494,671
    % change-4.5%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (727) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010211211250
    New companies in 2009232212260
    % change-9.1%-0.5%-3.8%
    Record Year2003 (248)2007 (236)2009 (260)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)LeicesterUK
    201060487,705
    20091,059159,401
    % change-43.0%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (1,059) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010167246191
    Closed companies in 2009255373431
    % change-34.5%-34.0%-56%
    Record Year2009 (255)2008 (375)2009 (431)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)LeicesterUK
    20106813,787
    2009-355-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (449) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201044-3559
    Net growth in 2009-23-161-171
    Record Year2008 (187)2003 (157)2002 (189)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.7%
    20090.7%
    20080.7%
    20070.7%
    20060.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (1.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.6%0.7%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20090.7%0.7%0.8%
    % change-15.4%-9.7%-7.8%
    Record Year1974 (1.5%)1965 (1.4%)1971 (1.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (LEICESTER)2.26%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    LEICESTER1.73%CONSULTING4.99%
    MANAGEMENT1.28%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTING1.03%PROPERTY2.38%
    S0.89%TRADING2.04%
    PROPERTY0.89%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSULTANCY0.89%DESIGN1.93%
    CARE0.84%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    DESIGN0.84%BUSINESS1.80%
    INVESTMENTS0.78%MEDIA1.75%
    TRADING0.78%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PROPERTIES0.70%LONDON1.59%
    ENTERPRISES0.70%ENGINEERING1.59%
    BUSINESS0.70%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    M0.64%CARE1.44%
    CLOTHING0.64%J1.44%
    R0.64%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    ASSOCIATES0.64%GLOBAL1.42%
    SYSTEMS0.61%IT1.35%
    J0.61%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CENTRE0.56%BUILDING1.32%
    FOODS0.53%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    FASHION0.53%M1.28%
    MARKETING0.53%SYSTEMS1.26%
    ELECTRICAL0.50%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,325202,902
    7487 - Other business activities38269,802
    9999 - Dormant Company15821,484
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11525,053
    99999 - Dormant Company10314,072
    7499 - Non-trading company9213,408
    7414 - Business & management consultancy7114,940
    9305 - Other service activities619,454
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6013,161
    7260 - Other computer related activities608,967
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified567,767
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply558,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities498,292
    5530 - Restaurants485,181
    86900 - Other human health activities453,361
    74990 - Non-trading company417,649
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering417,634
    6024 - Freight transport by road402,771
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified346,460
    49410 - Freight transport by road341,915

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07389538 MIDSAFE LTD 28 Sep 2010
    07389223 A & M WINDOWS & CONSERVATORIES LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07383056 TRANSCITY DESIGN LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07380464 READINGS PROPERTY GROUP LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07380389 T P D (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07380365 READINGS PROPERTY LETTINGS LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07376895 EVISERVE LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07373056 COUNCIL HOUSE HEROES LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07365720 KNIGHT'S RECRUITMENT LTD 03 Sep 2010
    OC357901 APB (LEICESTER) LLP 15 Sep 2010
    07387212 MCL PROPERTY SPECIAL PROJECTS LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07386629 FIXYOUR FONE LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07385294 BEAST LEISURE LTD 23 Sep 2010
    07384926 KIRAN KONVENIENCE LTD 22 Sep 2010
    07383187 ANDREW BOURNE & CO INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL ADVISERS LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07379884 COMMERCIAL INSURANCE DIRECT LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07377003 UK CONSULTANTS CONSORTIUM LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07376817 CO2 MINUS LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07373880 MISTER JOLLY LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07371892 LA INTERNET LTD 10 Sep 2010
    07371629 R & V INVESTMENTS (UK) LTD 09 Sep 2010
    07371452 THOMSON TELECOMMS LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07363423 REINVENT PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07363054 ST BENNETT'S CARE LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07362142 ASTRAWESTERN LTD 01 Sep 2010