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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Leicester UK 2011 788 114,512 2010 672 101,492 % change 17.3% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (788) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2011 239 252 297 New companies in 2010 211 211 250 % change 13.3% 19.4% 18.8% Record Year 2003 (248) 2011 (252) 2011 (297)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Leicester UK 2011 515 72,230 2010 604 87,705 % change -14.7% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (1,059) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 150 193 172 Closed companies in 2010 167 246 191 % change -10.2% -21.5% -10% Record Year 2009 (255) 2008 (375) 2009 (431)
Net Company Growth
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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) Leicester UK 2011 273 42,282 2010 68 13,787 Record Year 2003 (449) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 89 59 125 Net growth in 2010 44 -35 59 Record Year 2008 (187) 2003 (157) 2002 (189)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.7% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.7% 2007 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (1.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.6% 0.7% 0.8% UK formation share in 2010 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% % change 3.7% 0.5% 7.3% Record Year 1974 (1.5%) 1965 (1.4%) 1971 (1.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LEICESTER 1.74% CONSULTING 5.11% (LEICESTER) 1.72% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.29% CONSULTANCY 3.19% CONSULTING 1.04% PROPERTY 2.41% TRADING 1.04% TRADING 2.06% CONSULTANCY 0.96% DESIGN 1.94% J 0.88% ASSOCIATES 1.85% DESIGN 0.86% BUSINESS 1.82% PROPERTY 0.81% CONSULTANTS 1.76% TRAINING 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.74% S 0.71% MEDIA 1.72% M 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% R 0.66% LONDON 1.63% CARE 0.66% J 1.47% PROPERTIES 0.63% GLOBAL 1.46% ASSOCIATES 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.43% ENTERPRISE 0.58% CARE 1.42% BUSINESS 0.56% IT 1.38% FOODS 0.53% BUILDING 1.30% MEDIA 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.28% IT 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.27% GLOBAL 0.53% M 1.25% INVESTMENTS 0.51% ENERGY 1.22% K 0.51% TRAINING 1.21% FASHIONS 0.51% S 1.21%
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 1,419 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 352 65,177 9999 - Dormant Company 150 22,587 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 134 29,245 99999 - Dormant Company 115 18,281 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 100 15,760 9305 - Other service activities 74 10,525 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 68 10,018 7414 - Business & management consultancy 66 14,755 7499 - Non-trading company 66 11,543 7260 - Other computer related activities 57 8,686 86900 - Other human health activities 48 4,019 5530 - Restaurants 47 5,640 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 46 8,345 6024 - Freight transport by road 44 2,601 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 40 10,137 8512 - Medical practice activities 38 2,427 62090 - Other information technology service activities 38 6,798 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 34 7,551 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 32 2,545
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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