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Leicester, Leicestershire

2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous first half year.
  • The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Leicester when compared to any half year in history.
  • Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous Q2.
  • May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous May.
  • April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous April.

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. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous first half year.

    The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Leicester when compared to any half year in history.

    In the first half of 2012 a total of 1,838 companies were formed in Leicester. This figure is 10.8% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Leicester occurred in 2012 when a total of 1,838 were formed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)LeicesterUK
    20121,838253,150
    20111,659228,735
    % change10.8%10.7%
    Record Year2012 (1,838)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous Q2.

    A total of 867 companies were registered in Leicester during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 7.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)LeicesterUK
    2012867121,659
    2011805112,344
    % change7.7%8.3%
    Record Year 2012 (867) 2012 (121,659)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous May.

    April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous April.

    New Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 2012276290301
    New companies in 2011220267318
    % change25.5%8.6%-5.3%
    Record Year2012 (276)2012 (290)2011 (318)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 a total of 1,072 companies were dissolved in Leicester. This figure is 6.1% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Leicester occurred in 2009 when a total of 1,810 were closed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)LeicesterUK
    20121,072147,793
    20111,142162,310
    % change-6.1%-8.9%
    Record Year2009 (1,810)2009 (289,236)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    A total of 559 companies were dissolved in Leicester during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 7.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)LeicesterUK
    201255980,218
    201152271,324
    % change7.1%12.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,192) 2009 (181,177)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 2012180205174
    Closed companies in 2011116239167
    % change55.2%-14.2%4%
    Record Year2009 (298)2009 (525)2009 (369)

Net Company Growth

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 the company register for Leicester increased by 766 companies.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)LeicesterUK
    2012766105,357
    201151766,425
    Record Year2003 (1,048)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    Net company growth for Leicester during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 308 companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)LeicesterUK
    201230841,441
    201128341,020
    Record Year 2003 (529) 2003 (69,274)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 20129685127
    Net growth in 201110428151
    Record Year2003 (163)2003 (183)2004 (196)

UK Company Share

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 Leicester formed 0.7% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.7%.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)Leicester
    20120.7%
    20110.7%
    20100.7%
    20090.7%
    20080.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (1.1%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    In the second quarter of 2012, Leicester formed 0.7% of all UK companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)Leicester
    20120.7%
    20110.7%
    20100.7%
    20090.7%
    20080.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (1.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20120.7%0.7%0.8%
    UK formation share in 20110.6%0.7%0.8%
    % change5.6%-4.8%1.1%
    Record Year1968 (1.8%)1972 (1.7%)1965 (1.8%)

Director Age

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 41.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.

    Director Age by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 40.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    The record first half year for female directors in Leicester was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    21.5% of all director appointments in Leicester in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    The record second quarter for female directors in Leicester was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.

    24.0% of all director appointments in Leicester in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LEICESTER2.06%CONSULTING5.07%
    (LEICESTER)1.92%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT1.47%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANCY1.21%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTING1.19%TRADING2.10%
    TRADING0.89%DESIGN1.89%
    S0.77%ENGINEERING1.87%
    R0.75%ASSOCIATES1.82%
    INVESTMENTS0.75%CONSULTANTS1.78%
    CARE0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.71%
    PROPERTY0.70%BUSINESS1.70%
    DESIGN0.68%MEDIA1.69%
    CLOTHING0.68%LONDON1.68%
    CENTRE0.65%J1.57%
    M0.63%GLOBAL1.51%
    CONSULTANTS0.63%INVESTMENTS1.48%
    IT0.63%IT1.42%
    MEDIA0.61%CARE1.31%
    GLOBAL0.61%PROPERTIES1.31%
    COMMUNITY0.58%M1.26%
    J0.58%ELECTRICAL1.23%
    ASSOCIATES0.56%BUILDING1.23%
    ELECTRICAL0.49%SECURITY1.19%
    BUSINESS0.49%S1.18%
    TRAINING0.49%ENTERPRISES1.17%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,733244,457
    7487 - Other business activities26447,029
    99999 - Dormant Company16126,088
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13535,447
    9999 - Dormant Company11716,469
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management11420,390
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified10314,220
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6715,280
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate584,535
    86900 - Other human health activities575,222
    9305 - Other service activities557,926
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5010,978
    49410 - Freight transport by road482,912
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet453,818
    74990 - Non-trading company449,706
    62090 - Other information technology service activities448,258
    7499 - Non-trading company398,023
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3910,271
    7260 - Other computer related activities396,456
    6024 - Freight transport by road391,933

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08063222 MAYC LIMITED 10 May 2012
    08067333 FASHION FIX LEICESTER LTD 14 May 2012
    08070170 NORARCH LIMITED 15 May 2012
    08075471 THE UNIT CAFE LIMITED 18 May 2012
    08079546 BARFEST LIMITED 23 May 2012
    08081311 LEDHEADS LTD 24 May 2012
    08085435 KINDNESS FOODS LIMITED 28 May 2012
    08085763 MB PAVING (LEICESTER) LIMITED 28 May 2012
    08052631 BESPOKE RENEWABLE SOLUTIONS LTD 01 May 2012
    08055183 OO LA LA (UK) LIMITED 02 May 2012
    08055829 YUMMY FRIED CHICKEN LIMITED 03 May 2012
    08055857 YUMMY FOOD CATERERS LIMITED 03 May 2012
    08069000 TYSON SPRAYBOOTH SERVICES LIMITED 15 May 2012
    08070371 NFW LIMITED 15 May 2012
    08074767 A FARLEY MENSWEAR LTD 18 May 2012
    08074972 HARVEY FINANCIAL LIMITED 18 May 2012
    08077157 HAAS FINANCE LIMITED 21 May 2012
    08079017 SAI SHREEHAN LIMITED 22 May 2012
    08080642 BLUE BABY PINK LIMITED 23 May 2012
    08082318 A S DOSANJH LTD 24 May 2012
    08082397 SAPPERNET LTD 24 May 2012
    08085167 CHECK OUT YOUR MATE LIMITED 28 May 2012
    08086085 MIRESH PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED 28 May 2012
    08088260 TEAM REWIRE LTD 30 May 2012
    08053538 TAT PARTNERS LTD 01 May 2012