Leicester, Leicestershire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Leicester when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous January.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Leicester when compared to any previous January.
- February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Leicester when compared to any previous February.
- February 2013 was a record month for net growth in Leicester when compared to any month in history.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Leicester when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 1,013 companies were registered in Leicester during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 4.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Leicester UK 2013 1,013 134,802 2012 971 131,491 % change 4.3% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (1,013) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 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 2013 337 336 340 New companies in 2012 282 315 374 % change 19.5% 6.7% -9.1% Record Year 2013 (337) 2013 (336) 2012 (374)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 525 companies were dissolved in Leicester during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 2.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Leicester UK 2013 525 77,914 2012 512 67,576 % change 2.5% 15.3% Record Year 2011 (620) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Leicester when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 264 83 178 Closed companies in 2012 182 190 140 % change 45.1% -56.3% 27% Record Year 2013 (264) 2012 (190) 2009 (393)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Leicester during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 488 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Leicester UK 2013 488 56,888 2012 459 63,915 Record Year 2013 (488) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Leicester when compared to any previous February.
February 2013 was a record month for net growth in Leicester when compared to any month in history.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 73 253 162 Net growth in 2012 100 125 234 Record Year 2003 (143) 2013 (253) 2008 (238)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Leicester formed 0.8% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Leicester 2013 0.8% 2012 0.7% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% UK formation share in 2012 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% % change 7.1% 5.9% -6.0% Record Year 1993 (0.8%) 1969 (1.7%) 1975 (1.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Leicester was in 2012 when 27.2% of all directors were female.
26.0% of all director appointments in Leicester in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LEICESTER 1.85% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTANCY 1.54% MANAGEMENT 4.78% (LEICESTER) 1.45% CONSULTANCY 3.30% MANAGEMENT 1.43% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSULTING 1.11% TRADING 2.06% CARE 0.89% DESIGN 1.79% R 0.82% ENGINEERING 1.78% BUSINESS 0.80% BUSINESS 1.77% CONSTRUCTION 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.75% PROPERTY 0.78% LONDON 1.72% TRADING 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.71% DESIGN 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% CLOTHING 0.69% MEDIA 1.63% CENTRE 0.65% GLOBAL 1.57% SCHOOL 0.65% J 1.56% ENGINEERING 0.65% CARE 1.46% GLOBAL 0.62% IT 1.43% INVESTMENTS 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.41% PROPERTIES 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.36% FINANCIAL 0.60% M 1.25% ENTERPRISE 0.58% BUILDING 1.21% FASHION 0.58% ENTERPRISES 1.19% J 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.18% WEALTH 0.53% TRAINING 1.17% M 0.53% SECURITY 1.15%
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 1,755 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 277 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 199 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 158 32,624 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 155 23,532 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 142 24,894 86900 - Other human health activities 99 8,465 49410 - Freight transport by road 97 5,834 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 94 7,507 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 77 7,199 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 77 16,448 74990 - Non-trading company 74 14,129 62090 - Other information technology service activities 67 12,664 41100 - Development of building projects 61 8,637 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 55 6,591 86210 - General medical practice activities 54 4,062 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 53 5,629 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 50 5,186 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 50 5,145 56101 - Licensed restaurants 49 6,894
Recent Companies
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