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Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Leicester when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Leicester when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Leicester when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Leicester when compared to any previous February.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Leicester when compared to any previous March.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Leicester when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2015 was a record month for net growth in Leicester when compared to any month in history.

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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Leicester when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 1,426 companies were registered in Leicester during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 19.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)LeicesterUK
    20151,426161,156
    20141,198150,722
    % change19.0%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (1,426) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous March.

    March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Leicester when compared to any month in history.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous February.

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicester when compared to any previous January.

    January 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Leicester when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015468456502
    New companies in 2014401390407
    % change16.7%16.9%23.3%
    Record Year2015 (468)2015 (456)2015 (502)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 681 companies were dissolved in Leicester during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 20.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)LeicesterUK
    201568189,523
    201456582,370
    % change20.5%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (681) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Leicester when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015190244247
    Closed companies in 2014185206174
    % change2.7%18.4%42%
    Record Year2013 (264)2015 (244)2009 (393)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Leicester during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 745 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)LeicesterUK
    201574571,633
    201463368,352
    Record Year 2015 (745) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Leicester when compared to any previous March.

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Leicester when compared to any previous January.

    January 2015 was a record month for net growth in Leicester when compared to any month in history.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015278212255
    Net growth in 2014216184233
    Record Year2015 (278)2013 (253)2015 (255)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Leicester formed 0.9% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Leicester
    20150.9%
    20140.8%
    20130.8%
    20120.7%
    20110.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2015 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20151.0%0.9%0.8%
    UK formation share in 20140.9%0.8%0.7%
    % change14.5%7.7%12.4%
    Record Year2015 (1.0%)1969 (1.7%)1975 (1.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 41.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    25.6% of all director appointments in Leicester in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LEICESTER2.44%CONSULTING5.23%
    CARE1.85%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.43%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.36%PROPERTY2.72%
    (LEICESTER)1.28%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTING1.23%CARE2.13%
    PROPERTIES1.11%ENGINEERING2.12%
    INVESTMENTS0.96%LONDON1.91%
    HEALTHCARE0.80%TRADING1.88%
    S0.77%TRANSPORT1.82%
    PROPERTY0.75%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    M0.75%DESIGN1.65%
    TRANSPORT0.75%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ACCESS0.73%CO.,1.58%
    TRADING0.71%J1.55%
    J0.71%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    CLOTHING0.61%BUSINESS1.49%
    MEDICAL0.59%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%GLOBAL1.46%
    GLOBAL0.57%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    D0.57%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.55%BUILDING1.31%
    ENGINEERING0.52%IT1.30%
    P0.52%MEDIA1.28%
    K0.50%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,120288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company29049,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management22743,081
    49410 - Freight transport by road21312,485
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified19929,218
    86900 - Other human health activities18213,990
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified18058,522
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities17030,825
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified11319,098
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet10710,200
    86101 - Hospital activities1035,043
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate10111,600
    86210 - General medical practice activities954,793
    41100 - Development of building projects8411,863
    62090 - Other information technology service activities8212,862
    62012 - Business and domestic software development719,651
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating694,256
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands668,607
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings657,797
    74990 - Non-trading company6413,794

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09467362 GLOBAL TRAVEL CULTURE UK LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09471803 NOBLE CYBER SECURITY LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09473595 HUSTLE MONEY CLOTHING LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09477603 CONCEPT STORE GROUP LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09478721 D&M HEALTH CONTRACTS LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09480035 PRIMACARE T & C LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09482901 LE5 LIMITED 11 Mar 2015
    09490720 KAY 247 CARE LIMITED 14 Mar 2015
    09490873 SMARTVALUE PRODUCTS UK LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09492390 ABODE ASHFORD ROAD LTD 16 Mar 2015
    09492552 ANNUNCIATION LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09496744 GOLDENS (WASHWOOD HEATH) LTD 18 Mar 2015
    09498170 CHIC DESIGN LTD 19 Mar 2015
    09498796 M.U.A CLOTHING LTD 19 Mar 2015
    09504043 RESEARCH MEDICS LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
    09509317 S P INVESTMENTS ESTATES LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09511147 THE TANNING HAIR & BEAUTY COMPANY LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09511398 CHELMSFORD CONCEPT STORE LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09518590 WAGS DOG CARE LTD 31 Mar 2015
    09468478 NILOTIQ LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09470819 TAZ TRAVELS LTD 04 Mar 2015
    09475783 SECUREME LEICESTER LTD 06 Mar 2015
    09483290 J A M P MANAGEMENT LIMITED 11 Mar 2015
    09483902 MJR HIGH PERFORMANCE SUPPORT LIMITED 11 Mar 2015
    09486437 SA KASBA LTD 12 Mar 2015

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