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
New Company Registrations
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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) Leicestershire UK 2012 1,369 118,868 2011 1,230 114,512 % change 11.3% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (1,369) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 450 503 416 New companies in 2011 383 404 443 % change 17.5% 24.5% -6.1% Record Year 2003 (458) 2012 (503) 2003 (443)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Leicestershire UK 2012 871 74,772 2011 800 72,230 % change 8.9% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (1,698) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 305 327 239 Closed companies in 2011 247 297 256 % change 23.5% 10.1% -7% Record Year 2009 (404) 2008 (614) 2009 (701)
Net Company Growth
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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) Leicestershire UK 2012 498 44,096 2011 430 42,282 Record Year 2003 (783) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 145 176 177 Net growth in 2011 136 107 187 Record Year 2008 (305) 2003 (238) 2002 (344)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 1.2% 2011 1.1% 2010 1.1% 2009 1.2% 2008 1.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (1.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 1.1% 1.3% 1.1% UK formation share in 2011 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% % change 5.5% 25.5% -7.1% Record Year 1974 (2.5%) 1962 (2.5%) 1961 (2.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.70% CONSULTING 5.06% CONSULTING 1.56% MANAGEMENT 4.77% LEICESTER 1.51% CONSULTANCY 3.29% CONSULTANCY 1.48% PROPERTY 2.36% (LEICESTER) 1.41% TRADING 2.08% TRADING 0.96% DESIGN 1.87% R 0.87% ASSOCIATES 1.83% PROPERTY 0.79% ENGINEERING 1.83% DESIGN 0.75% CONSULTANTS 1.76% INVESTMENTS 0.74% BUSINESS 1.72% J 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% S 0.72% MEDIA 1.68% SCHOOL 0.71% LONDON 1.67% M 0.69% J 1.55% CARE 0.67% GLOBAL 1.54% MEDIA 0.66% INVESTMENTS 1.47% ENGINEERING 0.63% IT 1.43% ELECTRICAL 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.34% HOUSE 0.61% CARE 1.32% BUSINESS 0.61% M 1.27% CONSTRUCTION 0.58% BUILDING 1.22% GLOBAL 0.58% ENTERPRISES 1.21% ASSOCIATES 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CONSULTANTS 0.55% S 1.17% TRAINING 0.55% SECURITY 1.16%
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 2,245 228,243 99999 - Dormant Company 370 37,912 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 334 50,446 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 316 28,990 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 306 20,742 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 193 21,969 7487 - Other business activities 136 16,361 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 132 14,809 86900 - Other human health activities 122 7,550 49410 - Freight transport by road 121 4,503 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 105 6,519 62090 - Other information technology service activities 92 11,950 74990 - Non-trading company 90 13,641 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 87 5,760 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 79 4,705 41100 - Development of building projects 79 7,545 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 78 5,935 56101 - Licensed restaurants 69 6,004 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 68 6,008 9999 - Dormant Company 67 6,793
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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