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.

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 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)LeicesterUK
    2013999132,684
    2012918118,868
    % change8.8%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (999) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013354319326
    New companies in 2012291343284
    % change21.6%-7.0%14.8%
    Record Year2013 (354)2012 (343)2013 (326)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)LeicesterUK
    201362486,170
    201256475,908
    % change10.6%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,062) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013172186266
    Closed companies in 2012189212163
    % change-9.0%-12.3%63%
    Record Year2009 (256)2008 (375)2009 (433)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)LeicesterUK
    201337546,514
    201235442,960
    Record Year 2013 (375) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201318213360
    Net growth in 2012102131121
    Record Year2008 (187)2003 (157)2002 (188)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.8%
    20120.8%
    20110.7%
    20100.7%
    20090.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.8%0.8%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20120.7%0.9%0.7%
    % change8.9%-14.7%0.7%
    Record Year1991 (1.1%)1976 (1.1%)1990 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LEICESTER1.83%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.34%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    (LEICESTER)1.30%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTANCY1.28%PROPERTY2.53%
    CARE1.04%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTING1.04%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROPERTY0.85%LONDON1.79%
    INVESTMENTS0.81%DESIGN1.78%
    FASHION0.79%BUSINESS1.74%
    DESIGN0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    J0.72%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    CLOTHING0.70%CARE1.64%
    BUSINESS0.70%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    CONSTRUCTION0.70%GLOBAL1.59%
    R0.68%J1.54%
    TRADING0.62%MEDIA1.54%
    PROPERTIES0.62%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    ENGINEERING0.62%PROPERTIES1.45%
    S0.62%IT1.39%
    TRANSPORT0.60%M1.25%
    ELECTRICAL0.55%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ENTERPRISE0.55%BUILDING1.19%
    MEDICAL0.55%CAPITAL1.19%
    CO0.53%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    FINANCIAL0.53%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,841260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company29346,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified19554,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management18034,970
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified17125,547
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities15326,675
    49410 - Freight transport by road1166,904
    86900 - Other human health activities1069,203
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1048,312
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified9017,715
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet878,475
    74990 - Non-trading company8514,228
    41100 - Development of building projects669,271
    62090 - Other information technology service activities6412,516
    86210 - General medical practice activities613,922
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands606,651
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities606,979
    62012 - Business and domestic software development599,104
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets485,706
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores483,449

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08635401 FIRST LOOK LTD 02 Aug 2013
    08637292 ALEXANDRA EYE CLINIC LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08642221 CHARNWOOD MARQUEES LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08658385 DEREK HOWARD LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08661583 META RESTAURANT LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08663834 DAILY DISCOUNT DEALS LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08663921 BCME LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08632793 NCOSTA LOGISTICS LTD 01 Aug 2013
    08635120 O M N S LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08637965 MARTIN STANLEY TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08638066 VENGALA LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08638284 COPP IT LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08640983 SELA & SONS LTD 07 Aug 2013
    08643389 LOVE ME DO HAIR BOUTIQUE LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08644362 PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SOCIAL LTD 09 Aug 2013
    08650397 FAHIMA FASHION LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08654463 EMPIRE STYLES LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08657181 E-SHOP1 LTD 20 Aug 2013
    08663381 J&T COACH TRAVEL CONSULTANTS LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08663753 HRS2 LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08664022 40'S PICTURE POST LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08666306 VEHICLE SUPERMARKET OF LEICESTER LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08634688 WOODLANDS INSTALLATIONS UK LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08637811 W WHITE'S HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08641445 JANE ASEGA LIMITED 07 Aug 2013