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Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Leicestershire when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Leicestershire when compared to any previous January.

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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 2,041 companies were registered in Leicestershire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 10.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)LeicestershireUK
    20152,041161,156
    20141,845150,722
    % change10.6%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (2,041) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous March.

    March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any month in history.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous February.

    February 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any month in history.

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any previous January.

    January 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Leicestershire when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015647661733
    New companies in 2014615588642
    % change5.2%12.4%14.2%
    Record Year2015 (647)2015 (661)2015 (733)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 1,071 companies were dissolved in Leicestershire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 14.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)LeicestershireUK
    20151,07189,523
    201493882,370
    % change14.2%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (1,071) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Leicestershire when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015320367384
    Closed companies in 2014295328315
    % change8.5%11.9%22%
    Record Year2011 (442)2015 (367)2009 (618)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Leicestershire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 970 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)LeicestershireUK
    201597071,633
    201490768,352
    Record Year 2015 (970) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Leicestershire when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015327294349
    Net growth in 2014320260327
    Record Year2015 (327)2013 (379)2008 (367)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Leicestershire formed 1.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Leicestershire
    20151.3%
    20141.2%
    20131.1%
    20121.1%
    20111.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (1.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20151.4%1.3%1.2%
    UK formation share in 20141.3%1.2%1.2%
    % change3.2%3.6%4.1%
    Record Year1993 (1.4%)1990 (1.4%)1991 (1.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 42.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Leicestershire was in 2008 when 28.8% of all directors were female.

    26.9% of all director appointments in Leicestershire in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LEICESTER1.88%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTING1.62%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CARE1.56%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    MANAGEMENT1.49%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSULTANCY1.47%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    PROPERTIES1.04%CARE2.13%
    (LEICESTER)1.04%ENGINEERING2.12%
    PROPERTY0.95%LONDON1.91%
    J0.91%TRADING1.88%
    INVESTMENTS0.86%TRANSPORT1.82%
    TRANSPORT0.81%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    ENGINEERING0.81%DESIGN1.65%
    CONSTRUCTION0.78%PROPERTIES1.63%
    S0.75%CO.,1.58%
    M0.70%J1.55%
    TRADING0.68%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.68%BUSINESS1.49%
    HEALTHCARE0.65%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    LOGISTICS0.62%GLOBAL1.46%
    D0.62%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    ASSOCIATES0.57%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    DESIGN0.57%BUILDING1.31%
    BUSINESS0.57%IT1.30%
    HOLDINGS0.55%MEDIA1.28%
    MEDICAL0.55%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,997288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company46949,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management43243,081
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified32929,218
    49410 - Freight transport by road29712,485
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified29758,522
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities27430,825
    86900 - Other human health activities23013,990
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified18919,098
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet16110,200
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate13911,600
    62090 - Other information technology service activities12712,862
    41100 - Development of building projects12311,863
    86101 - Hospital activities1185,043
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1059,651
    56101 - Licensed restaurants1058,909
    86210 - General medical practice activities1044,793
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings1037,797
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands988,607
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities977,682

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09371909 GENGO LIMITED 02 Jan 2015
    09373540 ELUX LUCIS MARKETING LTD 05 Jan 2015
    09374195 COUNTRYWIDE DRIVES LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09384887 EDGE RETAIL MANUFACTURING LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09388929 MILENIUM LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09390194 ASSETTEACH LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09396341 RASCASSE HOMES LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09396548 DUBRATOR LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09400333 BYERLEY THOROUGHBREDS LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09402079 H.U.A. HALAL MEAT SHOP LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09406749 THE TOWEL COZY LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09408269 TRACKED ME LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09374027 LORRAINEEWHITESOCIALWORK LTD 05 Jan 2015
    09379214 GLOBAL ADVANCE NETWORK LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09382191 MARKS CAPITAL LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09383130 R J SEAMARKS LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09387945 AMMYS LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09392929 ACID WASH PRINT LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09394491 SOCIAL WORK MADE SIMPLES LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09395292 ATTARI TRADERS LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09402418 MAP REGISTRATIONS LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09403153 NAFISA MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09403519 LH LAHER CONSULTANCY LTD. 23 Jan 2015
    09404630 STYLE OPTICS LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09408477 MICRO IMAGE BIOTECH LIMITED 27 Jan 2015

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