Leicester, Leicestershire
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Leicester when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Leicester when compared to any month in history.
- February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Leicester when compared to any previous Q1.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Leicester when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Leicester when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 854 companies were registered in Leicester during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 11.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Leicester UK 2011 854 116,391 2010 766 105,137 % change 11.5% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (854) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Leicester when compared to any month in history.
February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous February.
January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 246 289 319 New companies in 2010 207 243 316 % change 18.8% 18.9% 0.9% Record Year 2011 (246) 2011 (289) 2009 (319)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Leicester when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 620 companies were dissolved in Leicester during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 6.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Leicester UK 2011 620 90,986 2010 581 82,677 % change 6.7% 10.0% Record Year 2011 (620) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Leicester when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 251 178 191 Closed companies in 2010 145 153 283 % change 73.1% 16.3% -33% Record Year 2011 (251) 2008 (181) 2009 (393)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Leicester during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 234 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Leicester UK 2011 234 25,405 2010 185 22,460 Record Year 2003 (519) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -5 111 128 Net growth in 2010 62 90 33 Record Year 2003 (143) 2003 (168) 2008 (238)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Leicester formed 0.7% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Leicester 2011 0.7% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.7% 2007 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (1.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% UK formation share in 2010 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% % change 2.5% 4.6% -3.7% Record Year 1971 (1.8%) 1969 (1.7%) 1973 (1.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 42.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Leicester was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.2% of all director appointments in Leicester in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (LEICESTER) 1.75% CONSULTING 5.04% LEICESTER 1.56% MANAGEMENT 4.97% MANAGEMENT 1.26% CONSULTANCY 3.16% CONSULTANCY 1.05% PROPERTY 2.38% DESIGN 0.99% TRADING 2.10% TRADING 0.91% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.89% ASSOCIATES 1.92% S 0.86% BUSINESS 1.87% J 0.81% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% CONSULTING 0.81% CONSULTANTS 1.76% INVESTMENTS 0.75% MEDIA 1.69% M 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.61% ENTERPRISE 0.67% LONDON 1.60% R 0.67% CARE 1.45% CARE 0.67% J 1.45% ENTERPRISES 0.62% GLOBAL 1.44% PROPERTIES 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.43% FOODS 0.62% IT 1.41% (LEIC) 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.36% ASSOCIATES 0.56% BUILDING 1.34% K 0.54% M 1.30% MEDIA 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.28% G 0.51% S 1.24% FASHIONS 0.51% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% TRAINING 0.51% SYSTEMS 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 1,403 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 352 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 144 30,253 9999 - Dormant Company 136 19,765 99999 - Dormant Company 128 18,336 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 96 16,150 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 73 10,085 7499 - Non-trading company 69 11,316 7414 - Business & management consultancy 60 12,916 86900 - Other human health activities 54 4,092 7260 - Other computer related activities 54 7,789 9305 - Other service activities 52 8,740 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 48 7,000 62090 - Other information technology service activities 47 6,996 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 45 10,246 5530 - Restaurants 43 4,898 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 39 7,788 74990 - Non-trading company 35 8,695 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 33 2,707 49410 - Freight transport by road 32 2,167
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07578711 GANDAL MEDIA CIC 25 Mar 2011 07576960 POLE ARNOLD LIMITED 24 Mar 2011 07576927 CHILDREN 1ST LIMITED 24 Mar 2011 07576909 BURTON'S LINCS LIMITED 24 Mar 2011 07574799 ADSS MANPOWER LIMITED 23 Mar 2011 07572588 RETAILPEDIA UK LIMITED 22 Mar 2011 07566970 WALES STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 16 Mar 2011 07563057 MELTON PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LTD 14 Mar 2011 07552744 WILSON PURVISS LTD 04 Mar 2011 07551158 MCGORUM'S CATERING LIMITED 03 Mar 2011 07548207 FOREVER LONG LIMITED 02 Mar 2011 07546688 SKETCHSLATE MULTIMEDIA LTD 01 Mar 2011 07585504 A.C. (LEICESTER) CAR SALES LIMITED 31 Mar 2011 07582705 TRUCKER-JAREK LTD 29 Mar 2011 07579233 NEATH DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 25 Mar 2011 07574753 1489 CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 23 Mar 2011 07571588 M & N INDIAN FOODS LIMITED 21 Mar 2011 07569578 TYRES GALORE (MH) LIMITED 18 Mar 2011 07568251 WYSIWYG PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 17 Mar 2011 07567186 GLOBAL WIRELESS LOGISTICS LTD 16 Mar 2011 07564167 PEPCORP (UK) LIMITED 15 Mar 2011 07556847 AZORE'S BOUTIQUE LTD 08 Mar 2011 07555837 PETER CLARE LTD 08 Mar 2011 07550796 ASPIRO OPPORTUNITIES LTD 03 Mar 2011 07550492 NODE URBAN DESIGN LTD 03 Mar 2011
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