Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Aylesbury when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Aylesbury when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Aylesbury when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Aylesbury when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Aylesbury when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2014 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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Aylesbury when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Aylesbury when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 264 companies were registered in Aylesbury during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 42.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)AylesburyUK
    2014264150,722
    2013185134,802
    % change42.7%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (264) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Aylesbury when compared to any previous March.

    March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Aylesbury when compared to any month in history.

    January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Aylesbury when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20147965120
    New companies in 2013606560
    % change31.7%0.0%100.0%
    Record Year2014 (79)2007 (104)2014 (120)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 137 companies were dissolved in Aylesbury during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 5.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)AylesburyUK
    201413782,370
    201313077,914
    % change5.4%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (187) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014314363
    Closed companies in 2013494239
    % change-36.7%2.4%62%
    Record Year2013 (49)2011 (49)2009 (123)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Aylesbury during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 127 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)AylesburyUK
    201412768,352
    20135556,888
    Record Year 2007 (188) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Aylesbury when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014482257
    Net growth in 2013112321
    Record Year2014 (48)2007 (85)2007 (64)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Aylesbury formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Aylesbury
    20140.2%
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change23.2%-7.7%66.8%
    Record Year1996 (0.4%)1979 (0.3%)1966 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 45.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    29.8% of all director appointments in Aylesbury in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.94%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTANCY1.50%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    MANAGEMENT1.30%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    IT1.17%PROPERTY2.64%
    AYLESBURY0.78%TRADING2.05%
    ASSOCIATES0.78%LONDON1.88%
    DESIGN0.72%ENGINEERING1.86%
    RED0.72%CARE1.79%
    BUSINESS0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    CONSULTANTS0.65%DESIGN1.75%
    CARE0.65%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    BUCKS0.65%BUSINESS1.71%
    PROPERTY0.59%PROPERTIES1.60%
    M0.52%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    SUPPORT0.52%GLOBAL1.58%
    MEDIA0.52%J1.48%
    BUILDING0.46%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    HEALTHCARE0.46%MEDIA1.48%
    INVESTMENTS0.46%IT1.33%
    RECRUITMENT0.46%TRANSPORT1.30%
    ENGINEERING0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    PROJECTS0.46%BUILDING1.24%
    BUCKINGHAMSHIRE0.46%M1.21%
    EDUCATION0.46%CAPITAL1.20%
    COMMUNITY0.39%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied309280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13637,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities8327,750
    99999 - Dormant Company7747,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6756,411
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3412,813
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2818,491
    86900 - Other human health activities2710,273
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2626,700
    41100 - Development of building projects209,855
    74990 - Non-trading company1614,135
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings166,559
    62012 - Business and domestic software development159,509
    43210 - Electrical installation155,885
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet159,358
    86101 - Hospital activities142,870
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified138,155
    90030 - Artistic creation134,340
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities137,313
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles125,130

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08927784 AVERY TAYLOR CHADWICK LTD 07 Mar 2014
    08931481 MATTHEW HOUNSELL CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08920569 GREAT BUCKS STEAM RALLY SOCIETY LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08929041 SPEERHEAD LTD 07 Mar 2014
    08944944 BOARDMAN WINDOWS LTD 18 Mar 2014
    08948326 ROWELD LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08918421 JUST DOORS AYLESBURY LTD 03 Mar 2014
    08941873 MAZE HAIR LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08953014 SANMAK LTD 21 Mar 2014
    08958664 CHILTERN FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08966305 ASPREY TRAVEL LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08936727 COMPUTER MEDIC LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08937752 HCB CONTROL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08942136 REMINISCE WITH AVA LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08947704 FREE SOLUTIONS NETWORKS LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08956214 ANDY SMALL DESIGN & BUILD LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08923770 ROGUE CREATIONS SFX LTD 05 Mar 2014
    08928626 BREYDUM HEALTHCARE LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08945851 K M COMMERCIALS (AYLESBURY) LTD 18 Mar 2014
    08949530 CHATTOOGA LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08954046 CRYSTALITY LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08960827 JASTEQ LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08920371 LUCERNA CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08927349 ABODE2 LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08927473 CRUMBS PIZZA LTD 07 Mar 2014