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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
    07909330 RICHMOND VALE LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07913487 KEITH GARAGES LTD 17 Jan 2012
    07928240 SOPHIE DAVIS LTD 30 Jan 2012
    OC371342 CROSSWINDS CONSULTING LLP 11 Jan 2012
    07894963 K&K CLEANING LTD 03 Jan 2012
    07897794 CONEY INTERIM MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07905585 PURCOM PROCUREMENT SERVICES LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07906876 ND PRODUCTION SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07911300 CRAZY DAISY EVENTS LTD 16 Jan 2012
    07913393 TIMMAS LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07916126 4CM+ LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07907759 DELUXE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07920494 CHAKRAVORTY CONSULTANCY LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07920581 R. H. F. CONSULTANCY LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07921557 A D HANDLING LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07928896 FRASERFULLER LTD 30 Jan 2012
    07898185 BOAT GUARDIAN SERVICES LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07902339 CARE BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07896917 DCY LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07907067 GERICO LTD 12 Jan 2012
    07912963 WEBCENTER SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Jan 2012
    07916169 BARNES SYSTEMS LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07925429 RIAD 9 VOLUNTEERING LIMITED 26 Jan 2012
    07925617 GULF SPORT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 26 Jan 2012
    07926273 SERENITY CRAFTS LIMITED 27 Jan 2012