Leicester, Leicestershire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Leicester when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous March.
- March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Leicester when compared to any month in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous January.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Leicester when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Leicester when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 971 companies were registered in Leicester during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 13.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Leicester UK 2012 971 131,491 2011 854 116,391 % change 13.7% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (971) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous March.
March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Leicester when compared to any month in history.
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 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 2012 282 315 374 New companies in 2011 246 289 319 % change 14.6% 9.0% 17.2% Record Year 2012 (282) 2012 (315) 2012 (374)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 513 companies were dissolved in Leicester during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 17.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Leicester UK 2012 513 67,576 2011 620 90,987 % change -17.3% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (620) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Leicester when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 182 190 141 Closed companies in 2011 251 178 191 % change -27.5% 6.7% -26% Record Year 2011 (251) 2012 (190) 2009 (393)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Leicester during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 458 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Leicester UK 2012 458 63,915 2011 234 25,404 Record Year 2003 (519) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 100 125 233 Net growth in 2011 -5 111 128 Record Year 2003 (143) 2003 (168) 2008 (238)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Leicester formed 0.7% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Leicester 2012 0.7% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (1.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% UK formation share in 2011 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% % change -1.7% -6.8% 9.7% Record Year 1971 (1.8%) 1969 (1.7%) 1973 (1.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 41.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Leicester was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.8% of all director appointments in Leicester in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (LEICESTER) 1.97% CONSULTING 5.07% LEICESTER 1.85% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.42% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTING 1.28% PROPERTY 2.37% TRADING 1.02% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTANCY 0.88% DESIGN 1.93% CARE 0.83% ENGINEERING 1.86% S 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.84% PROPERTY 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.79% INVESTMENTS 0.71% BUSINESS 1.73% CONSULTANTS 0.71% MEDIA 1.72% IT 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% J 0.69% LONDON 1.66% DESIGN 0.69% J 1.54% M 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.51% BUSINESS 0.62% GLOBAL 1.50% CLOTHING 0.59% IT 1.40% MEDIA 0.59% CARE 1.34% GLOBAL 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.31% ASSOCIATES 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.27% R 0.57% M 1.27% TRAINING 0.55% BUILDING 1.24% COMMUNITY 0.50% ENERGY 1.20% ELECTRICAL 0.47% S 1.20% FASHIONS 0.45% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 1,513 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 299 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 168 25,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 147 35,233 9999 - Dormant Company 128 18,617 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 111 19,704 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 103 13,637 86900 - Other human health activities 63 5,066 9305 - Other service activities 63 8,818 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 57 14,303 7414 - Business & management consultancy 56 12,113 49410 - Freight transport by road 44 2,781 7499 - Non-trading company 43 9,102 7260 - Other computer related activities 43 7,154 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 42 9,892 74990 - Non-trading company 42 9,729 62090 - Other information technology service activities 42 8,145 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 40 4,132 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 40 3,439 6024 - Freight transport by road 39 2,121
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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