Leicestershire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous August.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 1,369 companies were registered in Leicestershire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 11.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)LeicestershireUK
    20121,369118,868
    20111,230114,512
    % change11.3%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (1,369) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012450503416
    New companies in 2011383404443
    % change17.5%24.5%-6.1%
    Record Year2003 (458)2012 (503)2003 (443)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 871 companies were dissolved in Leicestershire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 8.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)LeicestershireUK
    201287174,772
    201180072,230
    % change8.9%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,698) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012305327239
    Closed companies in 2011247297256
    % change23.5%10.1%-7%
    Record Year2009 (404)2008 (614)2009 (701)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Leicestershire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 498 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)LeicestershireUK
    201249844,096
    201143042,282
    Record Year 2003 (783) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012145176177
    Net growth in 2011136107187
    Record Year2008 (305)2003 (238)2002 (344)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Leicestershire formed 1.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Leicestershire
    20121.2%
    20111.1%
    20101.1%
    20091.2%
    20081.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (1.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20121.1%1.3%1.1%
    UK formation share in 20111.0%1.1%1.1%
    % change5.5%25.5%-7.1%
    Record Year1974 (2.5%)1962 (2.5%)1961 (2.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Leicestershire was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    27.2% of all director appointments in Leicestershire in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.70%CONSULTING5.06%
    CONSULTING1.56%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    LEICESTER1.51%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    CONSULTANCY1.48%PROPERTY2.36%
    (LEICESTER)1.41%TRADING2.08%
    TRADING0.96%DESIGN1.87%
    R0.87%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    PROPERTY0.79%ENGINEERING1.83%
    DESIGN0.75%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    INVESTMENTS0.74%BUSINESS1.72%
    J0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    S0.72%MEDIA1.68%
    SCHOOL0.71%LONDON1.67%
    M0.69%J1.55%
    CARE0.67%GLOBAL1.54%
    MEDIA0.66%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    ENGINEERING0.63%IT1.43%
    ELECTRICAL0.61%PROPERTIES1.34%
    HOUSE0.61%CARE1.32%
    BUSINESS0.61%M1.27%
    CONSTRUCTION0.58%BUILDING1.22%
    GLOBAL0.58%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    ASSOCIATES0.56%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CONSULTANTS0.55%S1.17%
    TRAINING0.55%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,245228,243
    99999 - Dormant Company37037,912
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified33450,446
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management31628,990
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified30620,742
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities19321,969
    7487 - Other business activities13616,361
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified13214,809
    86900 - Other human health activities1227,550
    49410 - Freight transport by road1214,503
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1056,519
    62090 - Other information technology service activities9211,950
    74990 - Non-trading company9013,641
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet875,760
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing794,705
    41100 - Development of building projects797,545
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities785,935
    56101 - Licensed restaurants696,004
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified686,008
    9999 - Dormant Company676,793

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08204811 PANDA PRINTING LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08204821 HOT TUB SUPPLIERS LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08208368 THOMAS CASSIE & SONS (LEICESTER) LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08209896 LAHORE KARAHI LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08214486 PENGUIN MEDIA LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08215871 BIKEPAINTUK LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08223212 EPSYLON 07 UK LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08223299 UK FASHION LOGISTICS LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08226807 GLC PROPERTY LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08230261 INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING PROJECTS LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08204383 SWANFORD (UK) LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08205368 EXPRESS INVESTIGATIONS LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08210720 WALL ST TRADING LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08212811 MYTEL SOLUTIONS LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08220650 BAR B Q BASE LEICESTER LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08221113 AGHE LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    OC378677 GRANITE TAX PLANNING LLP 21 Sep 2012
    08232074 HAMDI CARE LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08232904 AMG FINANCE (NOTTINGHAM) LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08200537 CITY CARS OF LEICESTER LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08201420 QUIMBYCO MEDIA PRODUCTION LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08201952 WILD CAT DRINKS INTERNATIONAL LTD 05 Sep 2012
    08206491 ANY CLAIMS COMPANY LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08208229 THE THREADWORKS STUDIO LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08209593 TIGER LEISURE LIMITED 11 Sep 2012