Leicester, Leicestershire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures 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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 1,082 companies were registered in Leicester during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 8.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)LeicesterUK
    20141,082143,414
    2013999132,684
    % change8.3%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (1,082) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014398328356
    New companies in 2013354319326
    % change12.4%2.8%9.2%
    Record Year2014 (398)2012 (343)2014 (356)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 705 companies were dissolved in Leicester during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 13.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)LeicesterUK
    2014705101,670
    201362486,170
    % change13.0%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (1,062) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014264189252
    Closed companies in 2013172186266
    % change53.5%1.6%-5%
    Record Year2014 (264)2008 (375)2009 (433)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Leicester during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 377 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)LeicesterUK
    201437741,744
    201337546,514
    Record Year 2014 (377) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014134139104
    Net growth in 201318213360
    Record Year2008 (187)2003 (157)2002 (188)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Leicester
    20140.8%
    20130.8%
    20120.8%
    20110.7%
    20100.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.8%0.8%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20130.8%0.8%0.7%
    % change2.2%-2.0%0.2%
    Record Year1991 (1.1%)1976 (1.1%)1990 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Leicester was in 2012 when 26.5% of all directors were female.

    25.4% of all director appointments in Leicester in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LEICESTER2.38%CONSULTING5.17%
    CARE1.85%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTANCY1.30%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    MANAGEMENT1.06%PROPERTY2.62%
    (LEICESTER)1.02%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSULTING0.91%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    PROPERTIES0.89%TRADING2.00%
    TRANSPORT0.87%LONDON1.95%
    INVESTMENTS0.83%CARE1.94%
    PROPERTY0.81%TRANSPORT1.76%
    CLOTHING0.79%DESIGN1.70%
    M0.76%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    MEDICAL0.72%PROPERTIES1.63%
    DESIGN0.70%BUSINESS1.62%
    TRADING0.70%J1.53%
    S0.66%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    HEALTHCARE0.66%GLOBAL1.51%
    FASHION0.59%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    GLOBAL0.59%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CONSULTANTS0.57%MEDIA1.38%
    D0.55%CO.,1.36%
    B0.53%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    ENTERPRISES0.53%BUILDING1.30%
    ENGINEERING0.51%IT1.30%
    CONSTRUCTION0.51%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,006278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company27148,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management23240,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified20057,264
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified19128,224
    49410 - Freight transport by road1729,960
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities16529,313
    86900 - Other human health activities13711,807
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified11118,890
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1079,914
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate9910,361
    86210 - General medical practice activities824,406
    62090 - Other information technology service activities8012,795
    41100 - Development of building projects6810,604
    74990 - Non-trading company6814,006
    86101 - Hospital activities663,680
    62012 - Business and domestic software development669,675
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities627,401
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating613,969
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands617,917

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09111313 HOMELAND ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS & TRAINING LTD. 01 Jul 2014
    09111499 TOP EURO LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09115652 SKY BLUE HIRE LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09118389 FUSION COUTURE LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09119319 S B COACHING LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09121452 HILLCROFT2014 LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09124095 HELP FOR BANDS LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09124136 P.HOUSE CONSULTING LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09124307 P.HOUSE PROPERTIES LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09124368 YELLOW BRICK ROAD ARTS LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09129563 THE HUNNY COMB DAY NURSERY LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09134455 ARROW PROPERTIES (UK) LTD 16 Jul 2014
    09140698 RIDE-ON GOODS LTD 21 Jul 2014
    09109660 2E (LOUGHBOROUGH) LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09115777 TAILORMADE HEALTHCARE LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09118688 CHRIS SERBAN LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09122120 SWANSWEB LTD 08 Jul 2014
    09123812 HEATHER PHILIP LICENCED CONVEYANCING LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09125462 ALAYNA ASSOCIATES LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09125481 JUST JUICING LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09128521 ZEENAT CLOTHING LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09128647 BIONIX RENEWABLES LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09131448 S AN S HOMECARE LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09138647 BANKFIELD PROTECT LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09142844 OLECH TRANS LTD 22 Jul 2014