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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Buckinghamshire UK 2012 1,849 131,491 2011 1,588 116,391 % change 16.4% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (1,849) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 595 603 651 New companies in 2011 491 503 594 % change 21.2% 19.9% 9.6% Record Year 2012 (595) 2012 (603) 2007 (752)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Buckinghamshire UK 2012 840 67,576 2011 1,173 90,986 % change -28.4% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (1,294) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 303 288 249 Closed companies in 2011 411 388 374 % change -26.3% -25.8% -33% Record Year 2011 (411) 2011 (388) 2009 (865)
Net Company Growth
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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) Buckinghamshire UK 2012 1,009 63,915 2011 415 25,405 Record Year 2007 (1,044) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2012 292 315 402 Net growth in 2011 80 115 220 Record Year 2012 (292) 2007 (325) 2007 (509)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 1.4% 2011 1.4% 2010 1.5% 2009 1.4% 2008 1.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (2.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% UK formation share in 2011 1.5% 1.3% 1.3% % change 3.9% 2.5% 2.5% Record Year 1968 (2.6%) 1975 (2.0%) 1968 (2.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.86% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 2.26% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.39% CONSULTANCY 3.30% ASSOCIATES 1.13% PROPERTY 2.37% PROPERTY 1.13% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTANTS 0.89% DESIGN 1.93% DESIGN 0.79% ENGINEERING 1.86% IT 0.74% ASSOCIATES 1.84% TRADING 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.79% SYSTEMS 0.69% BUSINESS 1.73% BUSINESS 0.67% MEDIA 1.72% MK 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% SALES 0.63% LONDON 1.66% ENTERPRISES 0.59% J 1.54% MEDIA 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.51% CARE 0.56% GLOBAL 1.50% INVESTMENTS 0.56% IT 1.40% MARKETING 0.54% CARE 1.34% J 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.31% ENGINEERING 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.27% GLOBAL 0.50% M 1.27% CONSTRUCTION 0.50% BUILDING 1.24% CO 0.46% ENERGY 1.20% SECURITY 0.46% S 1.20% TRAINING 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 2,687 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 629 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 503 19,704 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 450 35,233 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 308 14,303 7414 - Business & management consultancy 306 12,113 99999 - Dormant Company 304 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 208 18,617 62090 - Other information technology service activities 199 8,145 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 197 13,637 74990 - Non-trading company 155 9,729 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 153 9,892 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 145 6,934 9305 - Other service activities 137 8,818 7499 - Non-trading company 126 9,102 7260 - Other computer related activities 111 7,154 62012 - Business and domestic software development 69 4,356 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 67 4,132 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 65 5,169 86900 - Other human health activities 63 5,066
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07897400 PORTERS CONSULTING LTD 04 Jan 2012 07917121 RANDSFORD LTD 20 Jan 2012 07920019 HUSSEY TRADING LTD 23 Jan 2012 07922771 SPIRIT OF WINE LTD 25 Jan 2012 07923360 FLUID SCIENTIFIC LIMITED 25 Jan 2012 07924369 RADIUS ESTATES LIMITED 25 Jan 2012 07930061 PROPERTY AUGMENTATION UTILITIES LIMITED 31 Jan 2012 07921809 CLP PLUMBING LIMITED 24 Jan 2012 07913221 PETER CROWN CONSULTANTS LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07897814 OAK END LIMITED 05 Jan 2012 07897885 SPEEDSKIM LIMITED 05 Jan 2012 07899043 ANDERSON PEAK PERFORMANCE LTD 05 Jan 2012 07902971 CRICKET COACHING SUPPLIES LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07903225 BENEDICT & CO LTD 10 Jan 2012 07914314 AURORA THREE LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 07914374 PFEIFER LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 07914392 DEARNE CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 07920351 MY DOCTOR ON LINE LTD 23 Jan 2012 07923229 VALUE ASSEMBLY LIMITED 25 Jan 2012 OC371365 LADYBIRD AND BEE LLP 12 Jan 2012 07908396 THE WEIGHTLOSS TEAM LIMITED 13 Jan 2012 07912801 SALARIO LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07919871 ASHDOWN FURNISHINGS LTD 23 Jan 2012 07915430 STEWART-LONG SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Jan 2012 07896812 BOFFINS (THAMES VALLEY) LTD 04 Jan 2012
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