Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Aylesbury when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2015 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 2015)

    A total of 261 companies were registered in Aylesbury during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)AylesburyUK
    2015261161,156
    2014264150,722
    % change-1.1%6.9%
    Record Year 2014 (264) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Aylesbury when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20157977105
    New companies in 20147965120
    % change0.0%18.5%-12.5%
    Record Year2014 (79)2007 (104)2014 (120)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 147 companies were dissolved in Aylesbury during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 7.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)AylesburyUK
    201514789,523
    201413782,370
    % change7.3%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (187) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Aylesbury when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015455547
    Closed companies in 2014314363
    % change45.2%27.9%-25%
    Record Year2013 (49)2015 (55)2009 (123)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Aylesbury during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 114 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)AylesburyUK
    201511471,633
    201412768,352
    Record Year 2007 (188) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015342258
    Net growth in 2014482257
    Record Year2014 (48)2007 (85)2007 (64)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Aylesbury formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Aylesbury
    20150.2%
    20140.2%
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-1.9%9.1%-20.2%
    Record Year1996 (0.4%)1979 (0.3%)1966 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    34.9% of all director appointments in Aylesbury in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.57%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY1.29%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.22%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CARE1.10%PROPERTY2.72%
    IT0.86%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    HEALTHCARE0.61%CARE2.13%
    PROPERTY0.61%ENGINEERING2.12%
    DESIGN0.61%LONDON1.91%
    AYLESBURY0.55%TRADING1.88%
    CONSULTANTS0.49%TRANSPORT1.82%
    EVENTS0.49%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    M0.43%DESIGN1.65%
    HOUSE0.43%PROPERTIES1.63%
    PROPERTIES0.43%CO.,1.58%
    GLOBAL0.43%J1.55%
    MEDIA0.43%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    ASSOCIATES0.43%BUSINESS1.49%
    BUSINESS0.37%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ELECTRICAL0.37%GLOBAL1.46%
    BUCKS0.37%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    ENGINEERING0.37%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    TRANSPORT0.37%BUILDING1.31%
    J0.37%IT1.30%
    ROAD0.37%MEDIA1.28%
    HEALTH0.31%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied327288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management15543,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities11730,825
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7458,522
    99999 - Dormant Company6949,474
    86900 - Other human health activities5213,990
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4312,862
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3229,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3019,098
    41100 - Development of building projects2311,863
    62012 - Business and domestic software development239,651
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities197,682
    86101 - Hospital activities195,043
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1710,200
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings177,797
    74990 - Non-trading company1613,794
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1511,600
    56101 - Licensed restaurants158,909
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles145,392
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified149,080

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09511018 PREFIX PRO LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09469218 DRAGON PRODUCTS LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09476872 AYLESBURY TRAVEL & TOURS LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09481069 CAPITAL ASSET PARTNERS LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09488787 PROJECT STORM LTD 13 Mar 2015
    09493774 TECHNOLOGY LEGAL LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09493794 UK BARBER LOUNGE LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09498564 SIMTECH AUTOMATION LTD 19 Mar 2015
    09500352 ENVIRONMENTAL GROUND SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09519393 MAJONI LIMITED 31 Mar 2015
    09483737 BARE BONES IT LTD 11 Mar 2015
    09488993 AJC AUTOMATION LTD 13 Mar 2015
    09516725 ROY DUBE LIMITED 30 Mar 2015
    09493985 STRATHRAY SERVICES LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09512393 SIFT36 CONSULTING LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09513929 AVALIADOR LTD 27 Mar 2015
    09469595 PSY LOGISTIC LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09480938 MADATHIL LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09494109 MONDO'S HOUSE LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09514587 3AYS TRANSPORTATION LIMITED 27 Mar 2015
    09517091 ANICCA SERVICES LIMITED 30 Mar 2015
    09470148 BOUNCER'S LTD 04 Mar 2015
    09472447 GK BID SERVICES LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09478512 BROOK END ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09483721 ALSA SERVICES LIMITED 11 Mar 2015