Leicester, Leicestershire
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous September.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 999 companies were registered in Leicester during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 8.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Leicester UK 2013 999 132,684 2012 918 118,868 % change 8.8% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (999) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous September.
July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 354 319 326 New companies in 2012 291 343 284 % change 21.6% -7.0% 14.8% Record Year 2013 (354) 2012 (343) 2013 (326)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 624 companies were dissolved in Leicester during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 10.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Leicester UK 2013 624 86,170 2012 564 75,908 % change 10.6% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (1,062) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 172 186 266 Closed companies in 2012 189 212 163 % change -9.0% -12.3% 63% Record Year 2009 (256) 2008 (375) 2009 (433)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Leicester during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 375 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Leicester UK 2013 375 46,514 2012 354 42,960 Record Year 2013 (375) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 182 133 60 Net growth in 2012 102 131 121 Record Year 2008 (187) 2003 (157) 2002 (188)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Leicester formed 0.8% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Leicester 2013 0.8% 2012 0.8% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% UK formation share in 2012 0.7% 0.9% 0.7% % change 8.9% -14.7% 0.7% Record Year 1991 (1.1%) 1976 (1.1%) 1990 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 41.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Leicester was in 2012 when 26.5% of all directors were female.
22.7% of all director appointments in Leicester in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LEICESTER 1.83% CONSULTING 5.27% MANAGEMENT 1.34% MANAGEMENT 4.75% (LEICESTER) 1.30% CONSULTANCY 3.45% CONSULTANCY 1.28% PROPERTY 2.53% CARE 1.04% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTING 1.04% ENGINEERING 1.83% PROPERTY 0.85% LONDON 1.79% INVESTMENTS 0.81% DESIGN 1.78% FASHION 0.79% BUSINESS 1.74% DESIGN 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% J 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.69% CLOTHING 0.70% CARE 1.64% BUSINESS 0.70% ASSOCIATES 1.61% CONSTRUCTION 0.70% GLOBAL 1.59% R 0.68% J 1.54% TRADING 0.62% MEDIA 1.54% PROPERTIES 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.53% ENGINEERING 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.45% S 0.62% IT 1.39% TRANSPORT 0.60% M 1.25% ELECTRICAL 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.20% ENTERPRISE 0.55% BUILDING 1.19% MEDICAL 0.55% CAPITAL 1.19% CO 0.53% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% FINANCIAL 0.53% TRAINING 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 1,841 260,135 99999 - Dormant Company 293 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 195 54,854 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 180 34,970 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 171 25,547 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 153 26,675 49410 - Freight transport by road 116 6,904 86900 - Other human health activities 106 9,203 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 104 8,312 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 90 17,715 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 87 8,475 74990 - Non-trading company 85 14,228 41100 - Development of building projects 66 9,271 62090 - Other information technology service activities 64 12,516 86210 - General medical practice activities 61 3,922 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 60 6,651 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 60 6,979 62012 - Business and domestic software development 59 9,104 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 48 5,706 47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores 48 3,449
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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