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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.

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 (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)LeicesterUK
    20131,013134,802
    2012971131,491
    % change4.3%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (1,013) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013337336340
    New companies in 2012282315374
    % change19.5%6.7%-9.1%
    Record Year2013 (337)2013 (336)2012 (374)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)LeicesterUK
    201352577,914
    201251267,576
    % change2.5%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (620) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201326483178
    Closed companies in 2012182190140
    % change45.1%-56.3%27%
    Record Year2013 (264)2012 (190)2009 (393)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)LeicesterUK
    201348856,888
    201245963,915
    Record Year 2013 (488) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201373253162
    Net growth in 2012100125234
    Record Year2003 (143)2013 (253)2008 (238)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.8%
    20120.7%
    20110.7%
    20100.7%
    20090.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.8%0.8%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20120.7%0.7%0.8%
    % change7.1%5.9%-6.0%
    Record Year1993 (0.8%)1969 (1.7%)1975 (1.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LEICESTER1.85%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTANCY1.54%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    (LEICESTER)1.45%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MANAGEMENT1.43%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTING1.11%TRADING2.06%
    CARE0.89%DESIGN1.79%
    R0.82%ENGINEERING1.78%
    BUSINESS0.80%BUSINESS1.77%
    CONSTRUCTION0.78%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    PROPERTY0.78%LONDON1.72%
    TRADING0.78%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    DESIGN0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    CLOTHING0.69%MEDIA1.63%
    CENTRE0.65%GLOBAL1.57%
    SCHOOL0.65%J1.56%
    ENGINEERING0.65%CARE1.46%
    GLOBAL0.62%IT1.43%
    INVESTMENTS0.62%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    PROPERTIES0.60%PROPERTIES1.36%
    FINANCIAL0.60%M1.25%
    ENTERPRISE0.58%BUILDING1.21%
    FASHION0.58%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    J0.56%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    WEALTH0.53%TRAINING1.17%
    M0.53%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,755249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company27743,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified19954,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management15832,624
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified15523,532
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities14224,894
    86900 - Other human health activities998,465
    49410 - Freight transport by road975,834
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate947,507
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet777,199
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified7716,448
    74990 - Non-trading company7414,129
    62090 - Other information technology service activities6712,664
    41100 - Development of building projects618,637
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities556,591
    86210 - General medical practice activities544,062
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands535,629
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets505,186
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing505,145
    56101 - Licensed restaurants496,894

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08348321 INFUSION SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08348579 KOVVURI AND CO LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08353446 RAVING ORBIT LTD 09 Jan 2013
    08354860 WATERCRESS MARKETING LTD 10 Jan 2013
    08357163 INFINITY BUSINESS SYSTEMS LTD 11 Jan 2013
    08359469 THE ASSOCIATION OF TAXI USERS 14 Jan 2013
    08365457 TIMOTHY SMALL LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08366447 HALLATON FARMS LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08377316 LUCRAE LAWYERS LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
    08380112 HEADRUSH HAIR LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08345621 V&SONS CARE SERVICES LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08345809 RECOVERY CLAIMS LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08349716 NIKITA ENTERPRISES LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08350330 WAYSIDE CARE LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08351624 AURA MEDICARE LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08354210 TRUE VALUE FX LTD 09 Jan 2013
    08354423 WAYSIDE PROPERTY 2013 LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08356831 BIOTUX ENGINEERING LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08363377 RENTED PROPERTY LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08364760 Y V INC LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08367635 METALSXPRESS LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08369182 BRACONDALE PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08370557 NOT A MACHINE LTD 22 Jan 2013
    08372188 LOGAN MANIKAM PROPERTIES LIMITED 23 Jan 2013
    08373211 SHAHKAR LTD 24 Jan 2013

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