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Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Aylesbury when compared to any previous February.

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 2011)

    A total of 178 companies were registered in Aylesbury during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)AylesburyUK
    2011178116,391
    2010187105,137
    % change-4.8%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (261) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011496366
    New companies in 2010555676
    % change-10.9%12.5%-13.2%
    Record Year2007 (68)2007 (104)2007 (89)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 132 companies were dissolved in Aylesbury during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 1.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)AylesburyUK
    201113290,986
    201013082,677
    % change1.5%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (187) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Aylesbury when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011414942
    Closed companies in 2010324256
    % change28.1%16.7%-25%
    Record Year2006 (48)2011 (49)2009 (123)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Aylesbury during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 46 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)AylesburyUK
    20114625,405
    20105722,460
    Record Year 2007 (188) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201181424
    Net growth in 2010231420
    Record Year2007 (39)2007 (85)2007 (64)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Aylesbury formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Aylesbury
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-23.2%-1.1%-17.2%
    Record Year1996 (0.4%)1977 (0.4%)1968 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Aylesbury was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    25.6% of all director appointments in Aylesbury in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.69%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTING1.41%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    ASSOCIATES1.41%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTANCY1.32%PROPERTY2.38%
    AYLESBURY1.13%TRADING2.10%
    BUSINESS1.13%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY1.03%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    ELECTRICAL0.75%BUSINESS1.87%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    HOUSE0.75%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSTRUCTION0.75%MEDIA1.69%
    GREEN0.66%ENGINEERING1.61%
    CARE0.66%LONDON1.60%
    LONDON0.66%CARE1.45%
    S0.66%J1.45%
    IT0.56%GLOBAL1.44%
    MAINTENANCE0.56%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CENTRE0.56%IT1.41%
    J0.56%PROPERTIES1.36%
    B0.56%BUILDING1.34%
    D0.56%M1.30%
    MEDIA0.56%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    MEDICAL0.56%S1.24%
    VISION0.56%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    SYSTEMS0.47%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied234202,798
    7487 - Other business activities8660,968
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7216,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4812,916
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4330,253
    99999 - Dormant Company3118,336
    9999 - Dormant Company3119,765
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2710,246
    7499 - Non-trading company2511,316
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply237,000
    7260 - Other computer related activities167,789
    62090 - Other information technology service activities166,996
    74990 - Non-trading company148,695
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1210,085
    9305 - Other service activities128,740
    43210 - Electrical installation103,172
    41100 - Development of building projects103,921
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering96,183
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities93,436
    7011 - Development & sell real estate82,654

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07504348 TOKO JEWELLERY LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07499895 THE LETTING PEOPLE MANAGEMENT LTD 20 Jan 2011
    07495635 PLANTS DIRECT (UK) LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07490121 HARRIET LANE LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07509153 MASTER AXE'S ACADEMY LTD 28 Jan 2011
    07508951 THE MASTER AXE FOUNDATION C.I.C. 28 Jan 2011
    07503288 MASH MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07498990 MUNCHIES (FAIRFORD LEYS) LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07497879 CLAIMS CARE CENTRE LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07490456 NUTMEG MANAGEMENT LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07489450 BUSINESS PARTNERS FOR SCHOOLS LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07482286 PUBBUSTERS LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    07502730 DOUBLE GLAZING DIRECT LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07495098 GOLDSTAR MAINTENANCE LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07491888 LIQUIDATION AUCTION FORWARDING TRANSPORTING ANYTHING LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07491619 BACKOFFICE SQUARED LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07487320 TIN TIN CATERING LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07484178 DUNNMEADS ARTISTIC METALS LTD 06 Jan 2011
    07511333 ELOGICA SOFTWARE LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07510957 STREETSEEKERS LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07501399 SIMTEXTILES LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07500041 INFOCUS7 CONSULTANCY LTD 20 Jan 2011
    07511037 STREAMING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07506278 DIGITAL RESOURCING LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07489029 JAMES HART-DYKE LIMITED 11 Jan 2011