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Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Leicester when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Leicester when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Leicester when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Leicester when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Leicester when compared to any previous January.

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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Leicester when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 1,198 companies were registered in Leicester during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 18.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)LeicesterUK
    20141,198150,722
    20131,013134,802
    % change18.3%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (1,198) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous March.

    March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Leicester when compared to any month in history.

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous February.

    January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous January.

    January 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Leicester when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014401390407
    New companies in 2013337336340
    % change19.0%16.1%19.7%
    Record Year2014 (401)2014 (390)2014 (407)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 565 companies were dissolved in Leicester during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 7.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)LeicesterUK
    201456582,370
    201352577,914
    % change7.6%5.7%
    Record Year 2011 (620) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Leicester when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014185206174
    Closed companies in 201326483178
    % change-29.9%148.2%-2%
    Record Year2013 (264)2014 (206)2009 (393)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Leicester during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 633 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)LeicesterUK
    201463368,352
    201348856,888
    Record Year 2014 (633) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Leicester when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014216184233
    Net growth in 201373253162
    Record Year2014 (216)2013 (253)2008 (238)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Leicester formed 0.8% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Leicester
    20140.8%
    20130.8%
    20120.7%
    20110.7%
    20100.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.9%0.8%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20130.8%0.8%0.7%
    % change11.3%7.2%-0.1%
    Record Year2014 (0.9%)1969 (1.7%)1975 (1.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 41.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Leicester was in 2012 when 27.2% of all directors were female.

    24.1% of all director appointments in Leicester in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LEICESTER2.28%CONSULTING5.22%
    CARE1.31%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY1.23%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    (LEICESTER)1.17%PROPERTY2.64%
    MANAGEMENT1.09%TRADING2.05%
    INVESTMENTS0.89%LONDON1.88%
    FASHION0.87%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PROPERTY0.87%CARE1.79%
    CONSULTING0.87%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    TRANSPORT0.77%DESIGN1.75%
    TRADING0.77%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    M0.75%BUSINESS1.71%
    CLOTHING0.73%PROPERTIES1.60%
    MEDICAL0.71%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    PROPERTIES0.69%GLOBAL1.58%
    DESIGN0.69%J1.48%
    S0.69%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    R0.59%MEDIA1.48%
    MEDIA0.57%IT1.33%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%TRANSPORT1.30%
    ENTERPRISES0.53%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    HEALTHCARE0.53%BUILDING1.24%
    GLOBAL0.53%M1.21%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%CAPITAL1.20%
    IT0.51%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,960280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company28047,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management22137,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified20156,411
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified17126,700
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities15827,750
    49410 - Freight transport by road1358,014
    86900 - Other human health activities11210,273
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1119,284
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1079,358
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified10218,491
    74990 - Non-trading company8314,135
    62090 - Other information technology service activities7512,813
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands717,300
    86210 - General medical practice activities673,987
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities647,313
    62012 - Business and domestic software development619,509
    41100 - Development of building projects599,855
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating543,708
    86101 - Hospital activities542,870

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08919839 THINK LIVE LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08923161 TRISON ESTATES LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08925460 INSYNC PROFESSIONAL LTD 06 Mar 2014
    08936953 SCORE SPORTS ACADEMY LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08941091 COMMODITY TRADE PARTNERS LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08944577 MJH RECRUITMENT LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08953570 DREAMS VILLA LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08954082 BANNING PROPERTIES LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08954492 PRISTINE CONTRACTS LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08954666 NOWELL SPRING GROUP LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08956899 MEJAY LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08957722 R CORRADI PRIMECO LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08958778 ELM GROVE RB LTD 25 Mar 2014
    08961042 NENE VALLEY TAX SERVICES LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08964281 WOODCOCK ENTERPRISE LTD 28 Mar 2014
    08965588 LCP CAPITAL PLC 28 Mar 2014
    08966188 MERE CLOTHING LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08966469 DC FENCING LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08966638 LOLIUM LTD 31 Mar 2014
    08926345 AVAILIUM MANAGEMENT LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08932098 IR CONSULTING (LEICESTER) LTD 11 Mar 2014
    08934185 HA LEGAL LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08940361 WHEY OUT LTD. 14 Mar 2014
    08946915 IT 4 LOGISTICS LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08947610 CHASE WEALTH STRATEGIES LTD 19 Mar 2014

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