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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.

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 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)LeicestershireUK
    20121,459131,491
    20111,310116,391
    % change11.4%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (1,459) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012428476555
    New companies in 2011362439509
    % change18.2%8.4%9.0%
    Record Year2012 (428)2012 (476)2012 (555)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)LeicestershireUK
    201280867,576
    20111,02690,986
    % change-21.2%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (1,026) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012279296233
    Closed companies in 2011442290294
    % change-36.9%2.1%-21%
    Record Year2011 (442)2012 (296)2009 (618)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)LeicestershireUK
    201265163,915
    201128425,405
    Record Year 2003 (897) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012149180322
    Net growth in 2011-80149215
    Record Year2003 (242)2003 (288)2003 (367)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20121.1%
    20111.1%
    20101.2%
    20091.2%
    20081.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (1.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20121.1%1.1%1.2%
    UK formation share in 20111.1%1.2%1.1%
    % change1.4%-7.3%2.0%
    Record Year1971 (2.4%)1968 (3.0%)1961 (1.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.62%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.61%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    (LEICESTER)1.49%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    LEICESTER1.42%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSULTANCY1.23%TRADING2.07%
    PROPERTY0.98%DESIGN1.93%
    TRADING0.91%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTANTS0.88%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    J0.81%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    DESIGN0.78%BUSINESS1.73%
    CARE0.71%MEDIA1.72%
    TRAINING0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    BUSINESS0.69%LONDON1.66%
    ELECTRICAL0.68%J1.54%
    S0.68%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    INVESTMENTS0.64%GLOBAL1.50%
    M0.64%IT1.40%
    IT0.63%CARE1.34%
    MEDIA0.61%PROPERTIES1.31%
    R0.59%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ASSOCIATES0.59%M1.27%
    CONSTRUCTION0.56%BUILDING1.24%
    GLOBAL0.56%ENERGY1.20%
    ENGINEERING0.56%S1.20%
    COMMUNITY0.52%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,129216,665
    7487 - Other business activities49052,735
    99999 - Dormant Company26125,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified24935,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management23219,704
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified21913,637
    9999 - Dormant Company20118,617
    7414 - Business & management consultancy13212,113
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities10514,303
    9305 - Other service activities1008,818
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified949,892
    86900 - Other human health activities825,066
    49410 - Freight transport by road802,781
    7260 - Other computer related activities717,154
    62090 - Other information technology service activities698,145
    7499 - Non-trading company669,102
    74990 - Non-trading company669,729
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities624,132
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet593,439
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing583,228

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07912926 ICONIC MUSIC, DRAMA AND DANCE LTD 17 Jan 2012
    07913654 SMALLEY CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07913897 LEICESTER WILLS LTD. 18 Jan 2012
    07915561 MONTESSORI BUSINESS COLLEGE LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07920788 FALCON GLOBAL RISK LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07922025 THOR IT LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07924446 SOLDADURAS AVANZADAS LIMITED 26 Jan 2012
    07895777 MAHGOUB MEDICAL LTD 03 Jan 2012
    07903380 PEARL FASHIONWEAR LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07903901 HTNAIK LTD 10 Jan 2012
    07908189 EXIMP LTD 12 Jan 2012
    07909218 CARRINGTON CARR GROUP SERVICES LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07911032 I GLOBE LTD 16 Jan 2012
    07915715 FCT CONTRACTS LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07915859 GLOBAL HANDS (LEICESTER) CIC 19 Jan 2012
    07919786 YHS INVESTMENTS LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07922572 SOUND CIRCUIT LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07926378 JUDGE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 27 Jan 2012
    07929339 HOPERA LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    07895098 LAPTOP TEKKIES LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07896421 SL ARCHITECTURE LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07904581 QB PUBLISHING LTD 10 Jan 2012
    07912117 SHAPEZ BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD 17 Jan 2012
    07914644 LEICESTER WESTLEIGH CHRISTADELPHIAN CHURCH LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07917663 RSM MARKETING LTD 20 Jan 2012