Leicestershire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous March.
- March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any month in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous January.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Leicestershire when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 1,459 companies were registered in Leicestershire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 11.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Leicestershire UK 2012 1,459 131,491 2011 1,310 116,391 % change 11.4% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (1,459) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous March.
March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any month in history.
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 428 476 555 New companies in 2011 362 439 509 % change 18.2% 8.4% 9.0% Record Year 2012 (428) 2012 (476) 2012 (555)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 808 companies were dissolved in Leicestershire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 21.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Leicestershire UK 2012 808 67,576 2011 1,026 90,986 % change -21.2% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (1,026) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Leicestershire when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 279 296 233 Closed companies in 2011 442 290 294 % change -36.9% 2.1% -21% Record Year 2011 (442) 2012 (296) 2009 (618)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Leicestershire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 651 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Leicestershire UK 2012 651 63,915 2011 284 25,405 Record Year 2003 (897) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 149 180 322 Net growth in 2011 -80 149 215 Record Year 2003 (242) 2003 (288) 2003 (367)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Leicestershire formed 1.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Leicestershire 2012 1.1% 2011 1.1% 2010 1.2% 2009 1.2% 2008 1.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (1.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% UK formation share in 2011 1.1% 1.2% 1.1% % change 1.4% -7.3% 2.0% Record Year 1971 (2.4%) 1968 (3.0%) 1961 (1.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Leicestershire was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.6% of all director appointments in Leicestershire in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.62% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.61% MANAGEMENT 4.74% (LEICESTER) 1.49% CONSULTANCY 3.30% LEICESTER 1.42% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTANCY 1.23% TRADING 2.07% PROPERTY 0.98% DESIGN 1.93% TRADING 0.91% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSULTANTS 0.88% ASSOCIATES 1.84% J 0.81% CONSULTANTS 1.79% DESIGN 0.78% BUSINESS 1.73% CARE 0.71% MEDIA 1.72% TRAINING 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% BUSINESS 0.69% LONDON 1.66% ELECTRICAL 0.68% J 1.54% S 0.68% INVESTMENTS 1.51% INVESTMENTS 0.64% GLOBAL 1.50% M 0.64% IT 1.40% IT 0.63% CARE 1.34% MEDIA 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.31% R 0.59% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ASSOCIATES 0.59% M 1.27% CONSTRUCTION 0.56% BUILDING 1.24% GLOBAL 0.56% ENERGY 1.20% ENGINEERING 0.56% S 1.20% COMMUNITY 0.52% ENTERPRISES 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 2,129 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 490 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 261 25,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 249 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 232 19,704 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 219 13,637 9999 - Dormant Company 201 18,617 7414 - Business & management consultancy 132 12,113 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 105 14,303 9305 - Other service activities 100 8,818 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 94 9,892 86900 - Other human health activities 82 5,066 49410 - Freight transport by road 80 2,781 7260 - Other computer related activities 71 7,154 62090 - Other information technology service activities 69 8,145 7499 - Non-trading company 66 9,102 74990 - Non-trading company 66 9,729 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 62 4,132 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 59 3,439 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 58 3,228
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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