Companies in Leicester

Live companies31,662registered office in Leicester

New, past 12 months4,54814.4% of live companies

Median age5 yrsof live companies

In liquidation or administration7732.4%

Oldest still active1889incorporated 13 Aug 1889

When they were founded

Live companies by year of incorporation, past 15 years.

Leicester, East Midlands

Live companies by town.

Main activity of live companies in Leicester, excluding dormant and non-trading.

Activity	Companies	Count
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 68209		1,917
Buying and selling of own real estate 68100		1,851
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 47910		1,317
Freight transport by road 49410		1,005
Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. 64209		815
Other business support service activities n.e.c. 82990		756
Management consultancy activities other than financial management 70229		739
Other human health activities 86900		659
Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 56103		631
Information technology consultancy activities 62020		589
Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 47110		523
Development of building projects 41100		507

Earliest incorporations still live. Open a town for the full list.

Company	Activity	Incorporated
Duport Steels Limited 00029543	—	13 Aug 1889
Mappin & Webb Limited 00053237	Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores	8 Jul 1897
I S F Group Limited 00072126	Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants	11 Dec 1901
Weston, Shipley & Weston Limited 00089024	Manufacture of brooms and brushes	1 Jun 1906
Smith Brothers (Leicester) Limited 00091566	Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.	7 Jan 1907
Brightside Securities Limited 00110465	Other business support service activities n.e.c.	29 Jun 1910
Watches of Switzerland Company Limited 00146087	Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores	20 Feb 1917
Shoe Zone Retail Limited 00148038	Retail sale of footwear in specialised stores	21 Jul 1917
Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce 00151396	Other business support service activities n.e.c.	10 Sept 1918
Ymca Leicestershire 00159933	Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate	24 Oct 1919
Royal Leicestershire, Rutland and Wycliffe Society for the Blind (the) 00163099	Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled	21 Jan 1920
Leicestershire Golf Club Limited(the) 00166420	Activities of sport clubs	14 Apr 1920