Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Aylesbury when compared to any previous January.
  • The record first quarter for female directors in Aylesbury was in 2013 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

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 2013)

    A total of 185 companies were registered in Aylesbury during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 26.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)AylesburyUK
    2013185134,802
    2012251131,491
    % change-26.3%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (261) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013606560
    New companies in 2012738692
    % change-17.8%-24.4%-34.8%
    Record Year2012 (73)2007 (104)2012 (92)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 130 companies were dissolved in Aylesbury during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 35.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)AylesburyUK
    201313077,914
    20129667,576
    % change35.4%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (187) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Aylesbury when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013494239
    Closed companies in 2012273336
    % change81.5%27.3%8%
    Record Year2013 (49)2011 (49)2009 (123)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Aylesbury during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 55 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)AylesburyUK
    20135556,888
    201215563,915
    Record Year 2007 (188) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013112321
    Net growth in 2012465356
    Record Year2012 (46)2007 (85)2007 (64)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Aylesbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Aylesbury
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-26.3%-25.0%-32.6%
    Record Year1996 (0.4%)1979 (0.3%)1966 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Aylesbury was in 2013 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

    36.4% of all director appointments in Aylesbury in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.20%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT2.03%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTANCY1.87%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    J1.09%PROPERTY2.44%
    R0.86%TRADING2.06%
    ENGINEERING0.78%DESIGN1.79%
    P0.70%ENGINEERING1.78%
    AYLESBURY0.70%BUSINESS1.77%
    CONSTRUCTION0.62%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    BUILDING0.62%LONDON1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.62%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    CONSULTANTS0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    SYSTEMS0.55%MEDIA1.63%
    HEALTH0.55%GLOBAL1.57%
    DESIGN0.55%J1.56%
    ARGENT0.55%CARE1.46%
    HIRE0.55%IT1.43%
    BLUE0.55%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    IT0.55%PROPERTIES1.36%
    MEDIA0.47%M1.25%
    HEALTHCARE0.47%BUILDING1.21%
    S0.47%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    SOFTWARE0.47%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    DEVELOPMENT0.47%TRAINING1.17%
    CO0.39%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied313249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10932,624
    99999 - Dormant Company6943,384
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6524,894
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6454,531
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3223,532
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2812,664
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2216,448
    62012 - Business and domestic software development218,099
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities213,249
    41100 - Development of building projects198,637
    74990 - Non-trading company1914,129
    86900 - Other human health activities188,465
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings155,372
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified146,954
    43210 - Electrical installation145,625
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles134,684
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate127,507
    49410 - Freight transport by road115,834
    99000 - Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies11340

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08397100 PIXIE-KHUMALO LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08401297 DJOL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08403445 J C MEATS LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08406375 GEMINI MANUFACTURING LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08408197 THE SEER AGENCY LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08408911 WA BROWNE (WM) LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08424709 R D HILLIARD LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08386185 FIRSTGEARUSEDCARS LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08398685 OXFORD LANGUAGE SCHOOL LTD 12 Feb 2013
    08402521 HOUR GLASS SANDS LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08407279 ELMGABLES CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08416048 WARNBOROUGH CONSULTING LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08417066 AYLESBURY AUTOS LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08417359 AIM TRADERS LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08418337 MCGINNIS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08419681 J M HOUGH CONSULTANCY LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08385912 HOYLE CONSULTING LTD 01 Feb 2013
    08386039 LAYLAD BEAUTY LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08400806 ARROW IT PROJECT SERVICES LTD 13 Feb 2013
    08418612 SAFEDON AUTOMATION LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08419357 THE JAZZ CAFFE LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08385330 LAC LOGISTICS LTD 01 Feb 2013
    08384251 BIG DESIGN PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08403876 STEP BEHIND ME LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08404585 LSG PRODUCTS LIMITED 15 Feb 2013