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Buckinghamshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Buckinghamshire when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Buckinghamshire when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Buckinghamshire when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Buckinghamshire when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Buckinghamshire 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)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Buckinghamshire when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Buckinghamshire when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 1,849 companies were registered in Buckinghamshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 16.4% 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)BuckinghamshireUK
    20121,849131,491
    20111,588116,391
    % change16.4%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (1,849) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Buckinghamshire when compared to any previous February.

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

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012595603651
    New companies in 2011491503594
    % change21.2%19.9%9.6%
    Record Year2012 (595)2012 (603)2007 (752)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 840 companies were dissolved in Buckinghamshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 28.4% 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)BuckinghamshireUK
    201284067,576
    20111,17390,986
    % change-28.4%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (1,294) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012303288249
    Closed companies in 2011411388374
    % change-26.3%-25.8%-33%
    Record Year2011 (411)2011 (388)2009 (865)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Buckinghamshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 1,009 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)BuckinghamshireUK
    20121,00963,915
    201141525,405
    Record Year 2007 (1,044) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

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

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012292315402
    Net growth in 201180115220
    Record Year2012 (292)2007 (325)2007 (509)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Buckinghamshire formed 1.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Buckinghamshire
    20121.4%
    20111.4%
    20101.5%
    20091.4%
    20081.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (2.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20121.5%1.4%1.4%
    UK formation share in 20111.5%1.3%1.3%
    % change3.9%2.5%2.5%
    Record Year1968 (2.6%)1975 (2.0%)1968 (2.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% 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 Buckinghamshire was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    27.2% of all director appointments in Buckinghamshire 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
    CONSULTING2.86%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT2.26%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY1.39%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ASSOCIATES1.13%PROPERTY2.37%
    PROPERTY1.13%TRADING2.07%
    CONSULTANTS0.89%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN0.79%ENGINEERING1.86%
    IT0.74%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    TRADING0.72%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    SYSTEMS0.69%BUSINESS1.73%
    BUSINESS0.67%MEDIA1.72%
    MK0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    SALES0.63%LONDON1.66%
    ENTERPRISES0.59%J1.54%
    MEDIA0.57%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    CARE0.56%GLOBAL1.50%
    INVESTMENTS0.56%IT1.40%
    MARKETING0.54%CARE1.34%
    J0.52%PROPERTIES1.31%
    ENGINEERING0.52%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    GLOBAL0.50%M1.27%
    CONSTRUCTION0.50%BUILDING1.24%
    CO0.46%ENERGY1.20%
    SECURITY0.46%S1.20%
    TRAINING0.46%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,687216,665
    7487 - Other business activities62952,735
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management50319,704
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified45035,233
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities30814,303
    7414 - Business & management consultancy30612,113
    99999 - Dormant Company30425,084
    9999 - Dormant Company20818,617
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1998,145
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified19713,637
    74990 - Non-trading company1559,729
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1539,892
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply1456,934
    9305 - Other service activities1378,818
    7499 - Non-trading company1269,102
    7260 - Other computer related activities1117,154
    62012 - Business and domestic software development694,356
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities674,132
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering655,169
    86900 - Other human health activities635,066

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07932312 JCS ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07938212 JAMIESON BERKELEY PROPERTIES LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07939427 DR SITHY REHANA SHAKIR LTD. 07 Feb 2012
    07968553 STUDIO BEAM LTD 28 Feb 2012
    OC372205 PLUS FINANCE NORTH LLP 08 Feb 2012
    07937515 AS WARM AS TOAST LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07948707 JJSC LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07952080 INLAND NEW HOMES LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    OC372858 COSPICUA LLP 27 Feb 2012
    07944848 CELEBRATION WRIST TIES LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07935534 EPTG 2012 LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07947671 CHARLES IN WINDSER LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07947680 PURNELL & COMPANY LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07964734 CONFERENCE GENIE LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07931584 RNS PROSOL LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07932366 J60 LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07947446 N K DEVELOPMENTS (NO 6) LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07961492 COMLAND MAIDENHEAD LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07963587 KABSTER ASSOCIATES LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07968596 INTERNATIONAL SCOOTER ASSOCIATION LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07956759 CHA ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07961729 J&FISERE LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07963748 SHAUN DARKO CLOTHING LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07965116 BURN CARD MEDIA LTD 27 Feb 2012
    07933387 UGM LABEL LTD 02 Feb 2012