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Leicester, Leicestershire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous August.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 788 companies were registered in Leicester during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 17.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)LeicesterUK
    2011788114,512
    2010672101,492
    % change17.3%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (788) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous September.

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011239252297
    New companies in 2010211211250
    % change13.3%19.4%18.8%
    Record Year2003 (248)2011 (252)2011 (297)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 515 companies were dissolved in Leicester during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)LeicesterUK
    201151572,230
    201060487,705
    % change-14.7%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (1,059) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011150193172
    Closed companies in 2010167246191
    % change-10.2%-21.5%-10%
    Record Year2009 (255)2008 (375)2009 (431)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Leicester during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 273 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)LeicesterUK
    201127342,282
    20106813,787
    Record Year 2003 (449) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20118959125
    Net growth in 201044-3559
    Record Year2008 (187)2003 (157)2002 (189)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Leicester formed 0.7% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Leicester
    20110.7%
    20100.7%
    20090.7%
    20080.7%
    20070.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (1.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.6%0.7%0.8%
    UK formation share in 20100.6%0.7%0.7%
    % change3.7%0.5%7.3%
    Record Year1974 (1.5%)1965 (1.4%)1971 (1.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Leicester was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    22.6% of all director appointments in Leicester in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LEICESTER1.74%CONSULTING5.11%
    (LEICESTER)1.72%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.29%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTING1.04%PROPERTY2.41%
    TRADING1.04%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANCY0.96%DESIGN1.94%
    J0.88%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    DESIGN0.86%BUSINESS1.82%
    PROPERTY0.81%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    TRAINING0.76%ENGINEERING1.74%
    S0.71%MEDIA1.72%
    M0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    R0.66%LONDON1.63%
    CARE0.66%J1.47%
    PROPERTIES0.63%GLOBAL1.46%
    ASSOCIATES0.61%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    ENTERPRISE0.58%CARE1.42%
    BUSINESS0.56%IT1.38%
    FOODS0.53%BUILDING1.30%
    MEDIA0.53%PROPERTIES1.28%
    IT0.53%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    GLOBAL0.53%M1.25%
    INVESTMENTS0.51%ENERGY1.22%
    K0.51%TRAINING1.21%
    FASHIONS0.51%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,419204,493
    7487 - Other business activities35265,177
    9999 - Dormant Company15022,587
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13429,245
    99999 - Dormant Company11518,281
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10015,760
    9305 - Other service activities7410,525
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6810,018
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6614,755
    7499 - Non-trading company6611,543
    7260 - Other computer related activities578,686
    86900 - Other human health activities484,019
    5530 - Restaurants475,640
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply468,345
    6024 - Freight transport by road442,601
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4010,137
    8512 - Medical practice activities382,427
    62090 - Other information technology service activities386,798
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified347,551
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing322,545

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07724204 GUIDE SOLUTION LIMITED 01 Aug 2011
    07728865 CALL MANAGEMENT LTD 04 Aug 2011
    07748231 AWT ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 22 Aug 2011
    07754229 MIENTERPRISE LEICESTER SHIRE & RUTLAND COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 26 Aug 2011
    07757058 N.I.S.E. SECURITY & FACILITY MANAGEMENT LTD 31 Aug 2011
    07731159 TYPE THAT LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07734722 SIRIUS360 LTD 09 Aug 2011
    07749199 SWAN & RUSHES LTD 23 Aug 2011
    07752190 SYED BD FOODS LIMITED 25 Aug 2011
    07725035 MIDLANDS CONSTRUCTION LTD 01 Aug 2011
    07728647 THE LIONESS & SCORPION LTD 04 Aug 2011
    07730382 NOTTINGHAM WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY LTD 05 Aug 2011
    07739532 ANDREW MUNN LTD 12 Aug 2011
    07739727 EZILI DARIYAI U.K LIMITED 15 Aug 2011
    07740672 CLARE WALKER CONSULTANCY LTD 15 Aug 2011
    07748172 MATT WEBB CONSULTING LTD 22 Aug 2011
    07756185 OODLES CHINESE EXPRESS LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07756187 HORIZON TECHNOLOGIES ONLINE LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07735425 S.D. BUILDING MATERIALS LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    07747953 ARISTOCARE LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    OC367213 LETTINGS 4 STUDENTS (LEICESTER) LLP 11 Aug 2011
    07727541 BILLTECH CONSULTANCY LTD 03 Aug 2011
    07733093 KAPREKAR SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07735226 EAST MIDLANDS VAN HIRE LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    07735294 PR GEMS LIMITED 10 Aug 2011