Leicester, Leicestershire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous July.

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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 918 companies were registered in Leicester during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 16.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)LeicesterUK
    2012918118,868
    2011788114,512
    % change16.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (918) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012291343284
    New companies in 2011239252297
    % change21.8%36.1%-4.4%
    Record Year2012 (291)2012 (343)2011 (297)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 551 companies were dissolved in Leicester during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 7.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)LeicesterUK
    201255174,772
    201151572,230
    % change7.0%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,059) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012189212150
    Closed companies in 2011150193172
    % change26.0%9.8%-13%
    Record Year2009 (255)2008 (375)2009 (431)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Leicester during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 367 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)LeicesterUK
    201236744,096
    201127342,282
    Record Year 2003 (449) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012102131134
    Net growth in 20118959125
    Record Year2008 (187)2003 (157)2002 (189)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Leicester formed 0.8% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Leicester
    20120.8%
    20110.7%
    20100.7%
    20090.7%
    20080.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (1.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.7%0.9%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20110.6%0.7%0.8%
    % change9.3%37.2%-5.4%
    Record Year1974 (1.5%)1965 (1.4%)1971 (1.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 40.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    26.5% of all director appointments in Leicester in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LEICESTER1.89%CONSULTING5.05%
    (LEICESTER)1.89%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.40%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANCY1.37%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTING1.24%TRADING2.08%
    TRADING0.95%DESIGN1.87%
    INVESTMENTS0.81%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    R0.81%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CARE0.79%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    M0.77%BUSINESS1.72%
    S0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    MEDIA0.68%MEDIA1.67%
    PROPERTY0.65%LONDON1.67%
    GLOBAL0.63%J1.55%
    CENTRE0.61%GLOBAL1.53%
    BUSINESS0.59%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    IT0.56%IT1.43%
    CLOTHING0.56%PROPERTIES1.34%
    DESIGN0.56%CARE1.32%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%M1.27%
    COMMUNITY0.54%BUILDING1.22%
    HOUSE0.52%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    J0.52%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    SCHOOL0.52%S1.17%
    PROPERTIES0.50%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,345331,455
    7487 - Other business activities17735,545
    99999 - Dormant Company15725,035
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified12533,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10719,425
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9813,716
    9999 - Dormant Company8412,598
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6514,774
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate574,294
    86900 - Other human health activities534,998
    49410 - Freight transport by road462,795
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet443,712
    9305 - Other service activities436,142
    62090 - Other information technology service activities437,869
    7414 - Business & management consultancy408,437
    74990 - Non-trading company409,203
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified399,891
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities384,119
    7260 - Other computer related activities354,979
    41100 - Development of building projects354,965

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08201191 FLAVOURS OF ASIA LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08201836 AALBORG.DK LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08203111 FERN MEDICAL LTD 05 Sep 2012
    08205655 CAREERDUCATE LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08210654 MI LIFE RECRUITMENT SERVICES LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08215871 BIKEPAINTUK LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08217375 ADVANCED MEDICAL CONSULTINGS LTD. 17 Sep 2012
    08223299 UK FASHION LOGISTICS LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08224928 SYNERGY SOURCING SOLUTIONS LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08208794 PASSION HEALTH CARE LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08212040 SOMALI ADVICE AND INFORMATION SERVICES (SOMINFOS) LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08212075 SHAW TAXATION SERVICES LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08213246 BODYWORKS BEAUTY SALON LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08221025 99.9 BUSINESS AND MEDIA LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08225818 DELI-LICIOUS LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08227491 RILEY@ LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08229455 SABOOS MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08230550 INTERNATIONAL PRECISION BEARINGS LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08233713 IMPERIAL GREYSTONE LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08199760 OBICS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08206491 ANY CLAIMS COMPANY LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08207397 BRIGHTER SMILES LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08208229 THE THREADWORKS STUDIO LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08209593 TIGER LEISURE LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08211573 FARID CORPORATION LTD 12 Sep 2012