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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Leicester UK 2014 1,082 143,414 2013 999 132,684 % change 8.3% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (1,082) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2014 398 328 356 New companies in 2013 354 319 326 % change 12.4% 2.8% 9.2% Record Year 2014 (398) 2012 (343) 2014 (356)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Leicester UK 2014 705 101,670 2013 624 86,170 % change 13.0% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (1,062) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2014 264 189 252 Closed companies in 2013 172 186 266 % change 53.5% 1.6% -5% Record Year 2014 (264) 2008 (375) 2009 (433)
Net Company Growth
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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) Leicester UK 2014 377 41,744 2013 375 46,514 Record Year 2014 (377) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 134 139 104 Net growth in 2013 182 133 60 Record Year 2008 (187) 2003 (157) 2002 (188)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.8% 2013 0.8% 2012 0.8% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% UK formation share in 2013 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% % change 2.2% -2.0% 0.2% Record Year 1991 (1.1%) 1976 (1.1%) 1990 (1.0%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LEICESTER 2.38% CONSULTING 5.17% CARE 1.85% MANAGEMENT 4.63% CONSULTANCY 1.30% CONSULTANCY 3.55% MANAGEMENT 1.06% PROPERTY 2.62% (LEICESTER) 1.02% ENGINEERING 2.07% CONSULTING 0.91% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% PROPERTIES 0.89% TRADING 2.00% TRANSPORT 0.87% LONDON 1.95% INVESTMENTS 0.83% CARE 1.94% PROPERTY 0.81% TRANSPORT 1.76% CLOTHING 0.79% DESIGN 1.70% M 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.70% MEDICAL 0.72% PROPERTIES 1.63% DESIGN 0.70% BUSINESS 1.62% TRADING 0.70% J 1.53% S 0.66% ELECTRICAL 1.53% HEALTHCARE 0.66% GLOBAL 1.51% FASHION 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.50% GLOBAL 0.59% ASSOCIATES 1.48% CONSULTANTS 0.57% MEDIA 1.38% D 0.55% CO., 1.36% B 0.53% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% ENTERPRISES 0.53% BUILDING 1.30% ENGINEERING 0.51% IT 1.30% CONSTRUCTION 0.51% M 1.23%
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 2,006 278,481 99999 - Dormant Company 271 48,286 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 232 40,717 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 200 57,264 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 191 28,224 49410 - Freight transport by road 172 9,960 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 165 29,313 86900 - Other human health activities 137 11,807 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 111 18,890 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 107 9,914 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 99 10,361 86210 - General medical practice activities 82 4,406 62090 - Other information technology service activities 80 12,795 41100 - Development of building projects 68 10,604 74990 - Non-trading company 68 14,006 86101 - Hospital activities 66 3,680 62012 - Business and domestic software development 66 9,675 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 62 7,401 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 61 3,969 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 61 7,917
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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