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
New Company Registrations
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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) Leicester UK 2012 1,838 253,150 2011 1,659 228,735 % change 10.8% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (1,838) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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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) Leicester UK 2012 867 121,659 2011 805 112,344 % change 7.7% 8.3% Record Year 2012 (867) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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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
April May June New companies in 2012 276 290 301 New companies in 2011 220 267 318 % change 25.5% 8.6% -5.3% Record Year 2012 (276) 2012 (290) 2011 (318)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Leicester UK 2012 1,072 147,793 2011 1,142 162,310 % change -6.1% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (1,810) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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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) Leicester UK 2012 559 80,218 2011 522 71,324 % change 7.1% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (1,192) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 180 205 174 Closed companies in 2011 116 239 167 % change 55.2% -14.2% 4% Record Year 2009 (298) 2009 (525) 2009 (369)
Net Company Growth
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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) Leicester UK 2012 766 105,357 2011 517 66,425 Record Year 2003 (1,048) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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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) Leicester UK 2012 308 41,441 2011 283 41,020 Record Year 2003 (529) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 96 85 127 Net growth in 2011 104 28 151 Record Year 2003 (163) 2003 (183) 2004 (196)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.7% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (1.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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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 2012 0.7% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (1.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% UK formation share in 2011 0.6% 0.7% 0.8% % change 5.6% -4.8% 1.1% Record Year 1968 (1.8%) 1972 (1.7%) 1965 (1.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LEICESTER 2.06% CONSULTING 5.07% (LEICESTER) 1.92% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.47% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTANCY 1.21% PROPERTY 2.35% CONSULTING 1.19% TRADING 2.10% TRADING 0.89% DESIGN 1.89% S 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.87% R 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.82% INVESTMENTS 0.75% CONSULTANTS 1.78% CARE 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% PROPERTY 0.70% BUSINESS 1.70% DESIGN 0.68% MEDIA 1.69% CLOTHING 0.68% LONDON 1.68% CENTRE 0.65% J 1.57% M 0.63% GLOBAL 1.51% CONSULTANTS 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.48% IT 0.63% IT 1.42% MEDIA 0.61% CARE 1.31% GLOBAL 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.31% COMMUNITY 0.58% M 1.26% J 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.23% ASSOCIATES 0.56% BUILDING 1.23% ELECTRICAL 0.49% SECURITY 1.19% BUSINESS 0.49% S 1.18% TRAINING 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 1,733 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 264 47,029 99999 - Dormant Company 161 26,088 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 135 35,447 9999 - Dormant Company 117 16,469 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 114 20,390 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 103 14,220 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 67 15,280 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 58 4,535 86900 - Other human health activities 57 5,222 9305 - Other service activities 55 7,926 7414 - Business & management consultancy 50 10,978 49410 - Freight transport by road 48 2,912 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 45 3,818 74990 - Non-trading company 44 9,706 62090 - Other information technology service activities 44 8,258 7499 - Non-trading company 39 8,023 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 39 10,271 7260 - Other computer related activities 39 6,456 6024 - Freight transport by road 39 1,933
Recent Companies
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