Leicester, Leicestershire
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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Leicester UK 2014 1,198 150,722 2013 1,013 134,802 % change 18.3% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (1,198) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2014 401 390 407 New companies in 2013 337 336 340 % change 19.0% 16.1% 19.7% Record Year 2014 (401) 2014 (390) 2014 (407)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Leicester UK 2014 565 82,370 2013 525 77,914 % change 7.6% 5.7% Record Year 2011 (620) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2014 185 206 174 Closed companies in 2013 264 83 178 % change -29.9% 148.2% -2% Record Year 2013 (264) 2014 (206) 2009 (393)
Net Company Growth
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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) Leicester UK 2014 633 68,352 2013 488 56,888 Record Year 2014 (633) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2014 216 184 233 Net growth in 2013 73 253 162 Record Year 2014 (216) 2013 (253) 2008 (238)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.8% 2013 0.8% 2012 0.7% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% UK formation share in 2013 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% % change 11.3% 7.2% -0.1% Record Year 2014 (0.9%) 1969 (1.7%) 1975 (1.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LEICESTER 2.28% CONSULTING 5.22% CARE 1.31% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 1.23% CONSULTANCY 3.49% (LEICESTER) 1.17% PROPERTY 2.64% MANAGEMENT 1.09% TRADING 2.05% INVESTMENTS 0.89% LONDON 1.88% FASHION 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROPERTY 0.87% CARE 1.79% CONSULTING 0.87% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% TRANSPORT 0.77% DESIGN 1.75% TRADING 0.77% CONSULTANTS 1.73% M 0.75% BUSINESS 1.71% CLOTHING 0.73% PROPERTIES 1.60% MEDICAL 0.71% INVESTMENTS 1.60% PROPERTIES 0.69% GLOBAL 1.58% DESIGN 0.69% J 1.48% S 0.69% ASSOCIATES 1.48% R 0.59% MEDIA 1.48% MEDIA 0.57% IT 1.33% CONSTRUCTION 0.55% TRANSPORT 1.30% ENTERPRISES 0.53% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% HEALTHCARE 0.53% BUILDING 1.24% GLOBAL 0.53% M 1.21% CONSULTANTS 0.53% CAPITAL 1.20% IT 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 1,960 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 280 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 221 37,882 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 201 56,411 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 171 26,700 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 158 27,750 49410 - Freight transport by road 135 8,014 86900 - Other human health activities 112 10,273 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 111 9,284 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 107 9,358 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 102 18,491 74990 - Non-trading company 83 14,135 62090 - Other information technology service activities 75 12,813 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 71 7,300 86210 - General medical practice activities 67 3,987 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 64 7,313 62012 - Business and domestic software development 61 9,509 41100 - Development of building projects 59 9,855 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 54 3,708 86101 - Hospital activities 54 2,870
Recent Companies
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