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.

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 (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)BuckinghamshireUK
    20121,659118,868
    20111,516114,512
    % change9.4%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (1,659) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012555580524
    New companies in 2011496530490
    % change11.9%9.4%6.9%
    Record Year2012 (555)2012 (580)2012 (524)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BuckinghamshireUK
    20121,08874,772
    201194072,230
    % change15.7%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,449) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012372429287
    Closed companies in 2011320320300
    % change16.3%34.1%-4%
    Record Year2012 (372)2008 (778)2009 (672)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BuckinghamshireUK
    201257144,096
    201157642,282
    Record Year 2002 (590) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012183151237
    Net growth in 2011176210190
    Record Year2008 (323)2011 (210)2002 (287)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20121.4%
    20111.3%
    20101.4%
    20091.4%
    20081.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (1.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20121.3%1.5%1.3%
    UK formation share in 20111.3%1.4%1.3%
    % change0.5%10.3%5.8%
    Record Year1971 (2.7%)1965 (2.2%)1970 (2.1%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.94%CONSULTING5.06%
    MANAGEMENT2.52%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    CONSULTANCY1.36%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    PROPERTY1.11%PROPERTY2.36%
    ASSOCIATES1.06%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANTS0.82%DESIGN1.87%
    IT0.77%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    TRADING0.73%ENGINEERING1.83%
    DESIGN0.70%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BUSINESS0.69%BUSINESS1.72%
    MK0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ENGINEERING0.67%MEDIA1.68%
    MEDIA0.66%LONDON1.67%
    CAPITAL0.61%J1.55%
    SYSTEMS0.58%GLOBAL1.54%
    ENTERPRISES0.58%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    J0.57%IT1.43%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%PROPERTIES1.34%
    MARKETING0.51%CARE1.32%
    TRAINING0.51%M1.27%
    CARE0.50%BUILDING1.22%
    S0.49%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.48%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    TECHNOLOGY0.46%S1.17%
    M0.44%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,835228,243
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management68928,990
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified64250,446
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities43421,969
    99999 - Dormant Company40137,912
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified29720,742
    62090 - Other information technology service activities27411,950
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified23314,809
    74990 - Non-trading company19913,641
    7487 - Other business activities18016,361
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1216,943
    86900 - Other human health activities1087,550
    98000 - Residents property management984,205
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities965,935
    41100 - Development of building projects877,545
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet785,760
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings774,591
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis714,786
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified706,008
    70100 - Activities of head offices693,807

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08205664 KONNEKT KONSULTING LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08212546 AMERSHAM TOOLS LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08220491 J&R SELF STORAGE LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08224154 101 CATERING LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08232014 A WAY BETTER LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08232218 TNPT LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08207957 AVANT-GARDE INTERIORS LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08227169 ISLB MID LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08228742 ISLB SEAST LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08207212 M3 PROPERTY PARTNERS LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08231539 STRUKTURED WATER LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08209550 UNIQ ARTIST LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08206584 CINERGY COMMODITY TRADEX LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08229365 THE WORLD X-ZONE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08230444 DOVE CONSTRUCTIONS (BUCKS) LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08214354 STOKES-SINGER SERVICES LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08233387 QUICK TIPS PUBLISHING LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08199639 CK SPINAL PHYSIOTHERAPY LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08214693 HWBIDCO LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08222170 WILDING & VICTORIA LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08224725 WRIGHTS MEADOW CENTRE 21 Sep 2012
    08225698 BLUE BERYL LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08210722 SOUTH BRISTOL (ASHTON PARK) LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08211640 SPRITZ AND GLITZ LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08213486 ASTARCOR LIMITED 13 Sep 2012