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Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Aylesbury when compared to any previous March.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Aylesbury when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Aylesbury 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 2012)

    A total of 251 companies were registered in Aylesbury during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 41.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)AylesburyUK
    2012251131,491
    2011178116,391
    % change41.0%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (261) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Aylesbury when compared to any previous March.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Aylesbury when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012738692
    New companies in 2011496366
    % change49.0%36.5%39.4%
    Record Year2012 (73)2007 (104)2012 (92)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 96 companies were dissolved in Aylesbury during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 27.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)AylesburyUK
    20129667,576
    201113290,987
    % change-27.3%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (187) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012273336
    Closed companies in 2011414942
    % change-34.1%-32.7%-14%
    Record Year2006 (48)2011 (49)2009 (123)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Aylesbury during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 155 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)AylesburyUK
    201215563,915
    20114625,404
    Record Year 2007 (188) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Aylesbury when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012465356
    Net growth in 201181424
    Record Year2012 (46)2007 (85)2007 (64)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Aylesbury formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Aylesbury
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change27.8%16.8%30.4%
    Record Year1996 (0.4%)1977 (0.4%)1968 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    29.7% of all director appointments in Aylesbury in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.97%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.81%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY1.49%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    DESIGN0.94%PROPERTY2.37%
    AYLESBURY0.86%TRADING2.07%
    ASSOCIATES0.86%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANTS0.79%ENGINEERING1.86%
    SYSTEMS0.79%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    PROPERTY0.71%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CARE0.71%BUSINESS1.73%
    IT0.71%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    MARKETING0.55%LONDON1.66%
    MEDIA0.55%J1.54%
    J0.47%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    COMMUNITY0.47%GLOBAL1.50%
    (AYLESBURY)0.47%IT1.40%
    ENTERPRISES0.47%CARE1.34%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.39%PROPERTIES1.31%
    PRODUCTIONS0.39%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ENGINEERING0.39%M1.27%
    ELECTRICAL0.39%BUILDING1.24%
    DESIGNS0.39%ENERGY1.20%
    BUSINESS0.39%S1.20%
    40.39%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied253216,665
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7719,704
    7487 - Other business activities5752,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4335,233
    99999 - Dormant Company4225,084
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3912,113
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3814,303
    9999 - Dormant Company2418,617
    62090 - Other information technology service activities238,145
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply216,934
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2013,637
    74990 - Non-trading company199,729
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities171,845
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified149,892
    62012 - Business and domestic software development134,356
    86900 - Other human health activities135,066
    9305 - Other service activities128,818
    7260 - Other computer related activities127,154
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering115,169
    43210 - Electrical installation103,573

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07944182 BIKE LIGHTS UK LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07967821 JK BUILD & CO LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07934686 THE VINTAGE COLLECTION COMPANY LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07936916 LUNDBERG CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07937149 COLOUR AND FUN LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07941262 MATRIX FACILITY SERVICES LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07945960 HIGHLAND HEATH LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07946442 ABNEY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07953465 SILVERSTONE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07962819 VV MUSIC SERVICES GROUP LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07931754 T & F MOTORS LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07937685 M&KV LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07939580 RESOURCE COMPUTING LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07941705 KAREN ENGINEERING LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07944219 HARING LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07966316 BRIDGE ENGLAND LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07948114 SUSAN ABANTE (HEALTHCARE) LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07968445 ITABCONSULTING LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07968646 WSI DESIGN LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07946005 ROSKAR CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07931406 HURDLESGROVE HILL LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07952816 TONCOL LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07958690 BRIAN GAMES LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07963371 NC BLASTING LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07970742 KCT SUPPLIES LIMITED 29 Feb 2012