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Leicestershire

2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous first half year.
  • The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any half year in history.
  • Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous Q2.
  • May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous May.
  • April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous April.

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. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous first half year.

    The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any half year in history.

    In the first half of 2012 a total of 2,807 companies were formed in Leicestershire. This figure is 11.0% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Leicestershire occurred in 2012 when a total of 2,807 were formed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)LeicestershireUK
    20122,807253,150
    20112,528228,735
    % change11.0%10.7%
    Record Year2012 (2,807)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous Q2.

    A total of 1,348 companies were registered in Leicestershire during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 10.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)LeicestershireUK
    20121,348121,659
    20111,218112,344
    % change10.7%8.3%
    Record Year 2012 (1,348) 2012 (121,659)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous May.

    April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous April.

    New Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 2012447456445
    New companies in 2011359402457
    % change24.5%13.4%-2.6%
    Record Year2012 (447)2012 (456)2011 (457)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 a total of 1,716 companies were dissolved in Leicestershire. This figure is 6.7% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Leicestershire occurred in 2009 when a total of 2,893 were closed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)LeicestershireUK
    20121,716147,793
    20111,840162,310
    % change-6.7%-8.9%
    Record Year2009 (2,893)2009 (289,236)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    A total of 908 companies were dissolved in Leicestershire during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 11.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)LeicestershireUK
    201290880,217
    201181471,324
    % change11.5%12.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,873) 2009 (181,176)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 2012286332290
    Closed companies in 2011193355266
    % change48.2%-6.5%9%
    Record Year2009 (471)2009 (820)2009 (582)

Net Company Growth

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 the company register for Leicestershire increased by 1,091 companies.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)LeicestershireUK
    20121,091105,357
    201168866,425
    Record Year2003 (1,812)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    Net company growth for Leicestershire during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 440 companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)LeicestershireUK
    201244041,442
    201140441,020
    Record Year 2003 (915) 2003 (69,274)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 2012161124155
    Net growth in 201116647191
    Record Year2003 (297)2003 (322)2003 (296)

UK Company Share

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 Leicestershire formed 1.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 1.1%.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)Leicestershire
    20121.1%
    20111.1%
    20101.1%
    20091.2%
    20081.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (1.7%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    In the second quarter of 2012, Leicestershire formed 1.1% of all UK companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)Leicestershire
    20121.1%
    20111.1%
    20101.1%
    20091.1%
    20081.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (2.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20121.1%1.0%1.2%
    UK formation share in 20111.0%1.1%1.2%
    % change4.9%-0.6%4.0%
    Record Year1961 (2.6%)1976 (2.7%)1965 (2.3%)

Director Age

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 42.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.

    Director Age by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 42.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    The record first half year for female directors in Leicestershire was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    23.4% of all director appointments in Leicestershire in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    The record second quarter for female directors in Leicestershire was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.

    27.2% of all director appointments in Leicestershire in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.68%CONSULTING5.07%
    LEICESTER1.64%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTING1.55%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    (LEICESTER)1.45%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTANCY1.37%TRADING2.10%
    TRADING0.90%DESIGN1.89%
    PROPERTY0.89%ENGINEERING1.87%
    R0.79%ASSOCIATES1.82%
    CONSULTANTS0.77%CONSULTANTS1.78%
    DESIGN0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.71%
    J0.76%BUSINESS1.70%
    INVESTMENTS0.67%MEDIA1.69%
    CARE0.66%LONDON1.68%
    S0.66%J1.57%
    ELECTRICAL0.64%GLOBAL1.51%
    TRAINING0.64%INVESTMENTS1.48%
    M0.63%IT1.42%
    MEDIA0.61%CARE1.31%
    ENGINEERING0.61%PROPERTIES1.31%
    BUSINESS0.59%M1.26%
    CENTRE0.59%ELECTRICAL1.23%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%BUILDING1.23%
    COMMUNITY0.56%SECURITY1.19%
    GLOBAL0.56%S1.18%
    ACADEMY0.56%ENTERPRISES1.17%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,429244,457
    7487 - Other business activities44247,029
    99999 - Dormant Company24626,088
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management23820,390
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified23535,447
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified22114,220
    9999 - Dormant Company18416,469
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities12315,280
    7414 - Business & management consultancy12010,978
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified9010,271
    9305 - Other service activities887,926
    49410 - Freight transport by road832,912
    86900 - Other human health activities765,222
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate754,535
    62090 - Other information technology service activities698,258
    74990 - Non-trading company659,706
    7260 - Other computer related activities646,456
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet643,818
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities624,295
    7499 - Non-trading company588,023

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08067333 FASHION FIX LEICESTER LTD 14 May 2012
    08074926 60 ODD LIMITED 18 May 2012
    08076148 ASPIRE FINE JEWELLERY LIMITED 21 May 2012
    08081311 LEDHEADS LTD 24 May 2012
    08083685 AMVERA LTD 25 May 2012
    08084994 ZONE MANAGEMENT LEICESTER LIMITED 28 May 2012
    08085068 DIZI ENTERPRISE LTD 28 May 2012
    08085298 GRANTH LIMITED 28 May 2012
    08085435 KINDNESS FOODS LIMITED 28 May 2012
    08086114 BIG LION AUDIO LIMITED 28 May 2012
    08055183 OO LA LA (UK) LIMITED 02 May 2012
    08055829 YUMMY FRIED CHICKEN LIMITED 03 May 2012
    08058949 ROSEWOODS FURNITURE LIMITED 04 May 2012
    08059000 SATKAR SWEETS LTD 04 May 2012
    08060304 STONEYCROFT HEALTHCARE LIMITED 08 May 2012
    08067577 MEDIOCRE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 14 May 2012
    08067798 CRISTINA ANDREEA BELOIU LTD 14 May 2012
    08069810 JULIA & JULIA LTD 15 May 2012
    08074744 D.J.K.PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 18 May 2012
    08076095 B & K PROPERTIES LTD 21 May 2012
    08082074 LONDON LASER CLINIC (2012) LIMITED 24 May 2012
    08082545 ESSENTIAL UNDERWEAR LIMITED 24 May 2012
    08084927 IT BODZ LIMITED 28 May 2012
    08085167 CHECK OUT YOUR MATE LIMITED 28 May 2012
    08088379 EJM COURIERS LTD 30 May 2012