Buckinghamshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Buckinghamshire when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Buckinghamshire when compared to any previous September.
- August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Buckinghamshire when compared to any previous August.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Buckinghamshire when compared to any previous July.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Buckinghamshire when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Buckinghamshire when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 1,659 companies were registered in Buckinghamshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 9.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Buckinghamshire UK 2012 1,659 118,868 2011 1,516 114,512 % change 9.4% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (1,659) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Buckinghamshire when compared to any previous September.
August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Buckinghamshire when compared to any previous August.
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Buckinghamshire when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 555 580 524 New companies in 2011 496 530 490 % change 11.9% 9.4% 6.9% Record Year 2012 (555) 2012 (580) 2012 (524)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 1,088 companies were dissolved in Buckinghamshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 15.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Buckinghamshire UK 2012 1,088 74,772 2011 940 72,230 % change 15.7% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (1,449) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Buckinghamshire when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 372 429 287 Closed companies in 2011 320 320 300 % change 16.3% 34.1% -4% Record Year 2012 (372) 2008 (778) 2009 (672)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Buckinghamshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 571 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Buckinghamshire UK 2012 571 44,096 2011 576 42,282 Record Year 2002 (590) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 183 151 237 Net growth in 2011 176 210 190 Record Year 2008 (323) 2011 (210) 2002 (287)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Buckinghamshire formed 1.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Buckinghamshire 2012 1.4% 2011 1.3% 2010 1.4% 2009 1.4% 2008 1.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (1.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 1.3% 1.5% 1.3% UK formation share in 2011 1.3% 1.4% 1.3% % change 0.5% 10.3% 5.8% Record Year 1971 (2.7%) 1965 (2.2%) 1970 (2.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Buckinghamshire was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
25.6% of all director appointments in Buckinghamshire in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.94% CONSULTING 5.06% MANAGEMENT 2.52% MANAGEMENT 4.77% CONSULTANCY 1.36% CONSULTANCY 3.29% PROPERTY 1.11% PROPERTY 2.36% ASSOCIATES 1.06% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANTS 0.82% DESIGN 1.87% IT 0.77% ASSOCIATES 1.83% TRADING 0.73% ENGINEERING 1.83% DESIGN 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.76% BUSINESS 0.69% BUSINESS 1.72% MK 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ENGINEERING 0.67% MEDIA 1.68% MEDIA 0.66% LONDON 1.67% CAPITAL 0.61% J 1.55% SYSTEMS 0.58% GLOBAL 1.54% ENTERPRISES 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.47% J 0.57% IT 1.43% CONSTRUCTION 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.34% MARKETING 0.51% CARE 1.32% TRAINING 0.51% M 1.27% CARE 0.50% BUILDING 1.22% S 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.21% DEVELOPMENTS 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.20% TECHNOLOGY 0.46% S 1.17% M 0.44% SECURITY 1.16%
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 2,835 228,243 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 689 28,990 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 642 50,446 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 434 21,969 99999 - Dormant Company 401 37,912 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 297 20,742 62090 - Other information technology service activities 274 11,950 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 233 14,809 74990 - Non-trading company 199 13,641 7487 - Other business activities 180 16,361 62012 - Business and domestic software development 121 6,943 86900 - Other human health activities 108 7,550 98000 - Residents property management 98 4,205 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 96 5,935 41100 - Development of building projects 87 7,545 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 78 5,760 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 77 4,591 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 71 4,786 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 70 6,008 70100 - Activities of head offices 69 3,807
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08126381 DONERO LTD 02 Jul 2012 08131429 SMART SOLUTIONS TRAINING LTD 05 Jul 2012 08137012 FREEDOM TAXI LIMITED 10 Jul 2012 08140167 HEALTHWORKS CSS LIMITED 12 Jul 2012 08155190 HR INSPIRE LTD 24 Jul 2012 08125502 HPS INTERIORS LTD 02 Jul 2012 08134666 SYNERGY STUDIO CONSULTANCY LIMITED 09 Jul 2012 08131253 THEIC LIMITED 05 Jul 2012 08136880 BELIEVE ENERGY LTD. 10 Jul 2012 08125812 PEEKAY TRADING LIMITED 02 Jul 2012 08134065 SILANIS LIMITED 06 Jul 2012 08141774 LYONS COMMUNICATIONS LTD 13 Jul 2012 08144291 HEAL COACHING LTD 16 Jul 2012 08147152 UNI LADDER INTERNATIONAL LTD 18 Jul 2012 08151102 MENLO LIMITED 20 Jul 2012 OC377207 MENLO PARTNERS LLP 25 Jul 2012 08155956 TOP CLASS TREE SERVICES LIMITED 25 Jul 2012 08157704 CLIVE STEVENSON LIMITED 26 Jul 2012 08160154 THE HOLLIES (HORSHAM) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD 27 Jul 2012 08131297 DYNAMICAL LTD 05 Jul 2012 08130446 IBISI LTD 04 Jul 2012 08157786 KINETIC TRADING LIMITED 26 Jul 2012 08160731 AFTERMARKET PARTS EUROPE LTD 30 Jul 2012 08131635 TG RUGARA SERVICES LTD 05 Jul 2012 08138415 UK MINIBUS TRAVEL LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
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