Buckinghamshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Buckinghamshire when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Buckinghamshire when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Buckinghamshire when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Buckinghamshire when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Buckinghamshire when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Buckinghamshire when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Buckinghamshire when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 2,036 companies were registered in Buckinghamshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 6.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally 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)BuckinghamshireUK
    20152,036161,156
    20141,905150,722
    % change6.9%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (2,036) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Buckinghamshire when compared to any previous February.

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

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015641656739
    New companies in 2014580590735
    % change10.5%11.2%0.5%
    Record Year2015 (641)2015 (656)2007 (752)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 1,268 companies were dissolved in Buckinghamshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 17.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly 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)BuckinghamshireUK
    20151,26889,523
    20141,07882,370
    % change17.6%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (1,294) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015321465482
    Closed companies in 2014333380365
    % change-3.6%22.4%32%
    Record Year2013 (428)2015 (465)2009 (865)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Buckinghamshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 768 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BuckinghamshireUK
    201576871,633
    201482768,352
    Record Year 2007 (1,044) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Buckinghamshire when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015320191257
    Net growth in 2014247210370
    Record Year2015 (320)2007 (325)2007 (509)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Buckinghamshire formed 1.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Buckinghamshire
    20151.3%
    20141.3%
    20131.2%
    20121.4%
    20111.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (1.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20151.3%1.3%1.2%
    UK formation share in 20141.2%1.2%1.3%
    % change8.4%2.4%-8.4%
    Record Year1995 (1.8%)1993 (1.6%)1990 (1.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% 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 Buckinghamshire was in 2008 when 29.5% of all directors were female.

    28.9% of all director appointments in Buckinghamshire 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
    CONSULTING3.03%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY1.95%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.92%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    PROPERTY1.22%PROPERTY2.72%
    CARE1.13%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    ENGINEERING0.84%CARE2.13%
    IT0.78%ENGINEERING2.12%
    ASSOCIATES0.72%LONDON1.91%
    DESIGN0.70%TRADING1.88%
    CONSULTANTS0.69%TRANSPORT1.82%
    TRADING0.64%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    ENTERPRISES0.55%DESIGN1.65%
    MK0.55%PROPERTIES1.63%
    MEDIA0.53%CO.,1.58%
    BUSINESS0.52%J1.55%
    HEALTHCARE0.51%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    PROPERTIES0.51%BUSINESS1.49%
    BUILDING0.48%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.48%GLOBAL1.46%
    J0.45%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    M0.45%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    INVESTMENTS0.45%BUILDING1.31%
    ELECTRICAL0.44%IT1.30%
    TRANSPORT0.44%MEDIA1.28%
    GLOBAL0.44%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied3,559288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management94143,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities67830,825
    99999 - Dormant Company56349,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified56258,522
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified35829,218
    86900 - Other human health activities26513,990
    62090 - Other information technology service activities26312,862
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified26119,098
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1529,651
    74990 - Non-trading company15013,794
    41100 - Development of building projects14511,863
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate14011,600
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet13610,200
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities1227,682
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified1136,242
    86101 - Hospital activities1045,043
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings1037,797
    49410 - Freight transport by road10312,485
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified979,080

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09489416 WELLING ELECTRICAL LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09491688 FINITA LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09498965 STEPHEN MCCLURE FX LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09499189 CHESHAM DISPOSALS LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09500043 PEPONI LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09501881 HELLO PARTY LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09502344 ENGTECH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09504538 THE BOWLER RESTAURANTS LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
    09469937 INLAND PROPERTY LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09471603 HUK ASSOCIATES LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09491189 AQUA GOLD MEDIA LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09520461 REMPART SOLUTIONS LTD 31 Mar 2015
    09478444 LIGER DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09499833 WEAREACAUTOS LTD 19 Mar 2015
    09514158 PB CONSULTANCY LTD 27 Mar 2015
    09518197 THE BEACONSFIELD WORKSHOP LIMITED 31 Mar 2015
    09464034 PANGAEA ESSEX LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09464909 LATIMER TRANSITIONS LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    OC398892 HJP MEDIA LLP 17 Mar 2015
    09501866 ALEX BRANDS ROCKET HOLDINGS LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09506934 N.P.S WINDOWS LTD 24 Mar 2015
    09519011 DONMAR LTD 31 Mar 2015
    09477826 ART OF FANTASY LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09484973 BRIAN RICKETTS LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09512199 LEWIS PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 26 Mar 2015