How many companies are there in Leicester?

There are 31,669 active companies in Leicester as of Dec 2023. In total, 69,352 companies have been incorporated, and 36,533 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Leicester?

Most companies in Leicester are categorised under: wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. This accounts for 6,582 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Leicester?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Leicester are: other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; buying and selling of own real estate; and retail sale via mail order houses or via internet.

Which words do companies in Leicester use in their names most often?

Businesses and companies in Leicester most commonly used the words LEICESTER, SERVICES, PROPERTIES, UK, and HOLDINGS in their company names.

Leicester Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Out of Leicester's 69,352 total incorporated companies, 6,369 were formed in the last 12 months.

Leicester's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Leicester include the 6,582 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 4,079 companies working in real estate activities, and 3,186 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities. The business sectors with the least activity include water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 77 active companies, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 51 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 24 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	6,582	13,562	6,713
Real estate activities	4,079	5,459	1,285
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3,186	6,165	2,783
Human health and social work activities	2,866	4,918	2,011
Administrative and support service activities	2,833	11,279	8,206
Construction	2,485	5,280	2,503
Manufacturing	2,061	5,219	2,957
Accommodation and food service activities	2,051	4,541	2,326
Information and communication	2,029	4,435	2,274
Transportation and storage	1,988	5,242	3,182
Other service activities	1,685	3,784	2,022
Financial and insurance activities	1,197	1,856	612
Education	737	1,434	673
Arts, entertainment and recreation	576	1,290	679
Activities of households as employers	369	539	162
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	150	257	103
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	78	153	69
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	77	183	92
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	51	108	55
Mining and Quarrying	24	46	22

Company Trends in Leicester

Looking at the big changes in Leicester's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in other letting and operating of own or leased real estate now making up 9.36% of active businesses, a total of 2,963 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 5.2% of active businesses in Leicester, a change of 107% from the 2.51% percentage share seen in 2018. Retail sale via mail order houses or via internet also saw positive growth, currently representing 4.36% of Leicester's active companies.

Notable changes in Leicester's business sectors include a rise of 42% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 66% in real estate activities, and rise of 28% in human health and social work activities.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	2,963	3,614	611
Buying and selling of own real estate	1,647	2,158	485
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	1,382	2,347	950
Other business support service activities	1,329	7,138	5,642
Freight transport by road	1,097	3,115	1,980
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	1,034	2,104	1,001
Other human health activities	981	1,701	705
Other service activities	896	2,328	1,399
Information technology consultancy activities	842	1,788	914
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	693	1,001	290
Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	642	1,271	592
Activities of other holding companies	592	680	80
Non-specialised wholesale trade	555	1,281	706
Construction of domestic buildings	551	1,024	444
Development of building projects	533	1,014	412
Unlicensed restaurants and cafes	510	930	395
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	496	846	333
Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating	428	787	348
Other information technology service activities	422	1,015	551
Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	410	757	322

Company Names & Word Choices in Leicester

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Leicester are LEICESTER, SERVICES, PROPERTIES, UK, and HOLDINGS.

Leicester's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Leicester is Leicester Racecourse Holdings Limited at 139 years, 1 months, and 22 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00020359	Leicester Racecourse Holdings Limited	Other sports activities	14 Oct 1884	139 years
00034278	Consumer Credit Trade Association	Activities of professional membership organizations	25 Jun 1891	132 years
00053237	Mappin & Webb Limited	Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores	08 Jul 1897	126 years
00072126	I S F Group Limited	Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants	11 Dec 1901	121 years
00089024	Weston, Shipley & Weston Limited	Manufacture of brooms and brushes	01 Jun 1906	117 years
00091566	Smith Brothers (Leicester) Limited	Manufacture of other fabricated metal products	07 Jan 1907	116 years
00110465	Brightside Securities Limited	Other business support service activities	29 Jun 1910	113 years
00146087	Watches Of Switzerland Company Limited	Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores	20 Feb 1917	106 years
00148038	Shoe Zone Retail Limited	Retail sale of footwear in specialised stores	21 Jul 1917	106 years
00151396	Leicestershire Chamber Of Commerce	Other business support service activities	10 Sep 1918	105 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Leicester

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Leicester, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 3,798 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
Windsor House Troon Way Business Centre, Humberstone Lane	LE4 9HA	587
109 Coleman Road	LE5 4LE	581
Park House, 37 Clarence Street	LE1 3RW	526
21 High View Close, Hamilton Office Park	LE4 9LJ	444
50 Woodgate	LE3 5GF	431
Granville Hall, Granville Road	LE1 7RU	291
Unit 1c, 55 Forest Road	LE5 0BT	279
The Oval, 57 New Walk	LE1 7EA	244
Hawthorne House, 17a Hawthorne Drive	LE5 6DL	212
2 Merus Court, Meridian Business Park	LE19 1RJ	203

Leicester's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15328451	Alpha Tiling & Screeding Solutions Ltd	Floor and wall covering	05 Dec 2023	1 days
15328483	Khawaja G Limited	Retail sale of games and toys in specialised stores	05 Dec 2023	1 days
15328678	The Fashion Phase Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	05 Dec 2023	1 days
15328805	Mcbrewer Contractors Limited	Construction of domestic buildings	05 Dec 2023	1 days
15328900	Lilas Interiors Ltd	Manufacture of soft furnishings	05 Dec 2023	1 days
15328928	Turkish Ceramic Centre Ltd	Other specialised construction activities	05 Dec 2023	1 days
15329159	Monal Accountancy Limited	Accounting and auditing activities	05 Dec 2023	1 days
15329547	Dementia Care Services Ltd	Other social work activities without accommodation	05 Dec 2023	1 days
15329679	Rm Singh Properties Ltd	Buying and selling of own real estate	05 Dec 2023	1 days
15330029	Forforanimals Limited	Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores	05 Dec 2023	1 days
15330200	Jjsh Ltd	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	05 Dec 2023	1 days
15325396	Filank Limited	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15325453	A’lbshop Ltd	Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15326160	Rays Trading Limited	Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15326414	Highway Steps Ltd	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15326615	Welford Bidco 8 Limited	Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15327019	68 Chef’s Table Ltd	Unlicensed restaurants and cafes	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15327246	Skylight 21 Homes Ltd	Other residential care activities	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15327418	Panache Interiors (Leicester) Limited	Other construction installation	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15327789	The Oak Tree Essential Health And Nutrition Ltd	Other human health activities	04 Dec 2023	2 days

Business Services in Leicester

Leicester Company Scorecard

69,352

Total Incorporations

31,669

Active Companies

36,533

Total Dissolved