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
New Company Registrations
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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) Buckinghamshire UK 2015 2,036 161,156 2014 1,905 150,722 % change 6.9% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (2,036) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2015 641 656 739 New companies in 2014 580 590 735 % change 10.5% 11.2% 0.5% Record Year 2015 (641) 2015 (656) 2007 (752)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Buckinghamshire UK 2015 1,268 89,523 2014 1,078 82,370 % change 17.6% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (1,294) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2015 321 465 482 Closed companies in 2014 333 380 365 % change -3.6% 22.4% 32% Record Year 2013 (428) 2015 (465) 2009 (865)
Net Company Growth
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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) Buckinghamshire UK 2015 768 71,633 2014 827 68,352 Record Year 2007 (1,044) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2015 320 191 257 Net growth in 2014 247 210 370 Record Year 2015 (320) 2007 (325) 2007 (509)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 1.3% 2014 1.3% 2013 1.2% 2012 1.4% 2011 1.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (1.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% UK formation share in 2014 1.2% 1.2% 1.3% % change 8.4% 2.4% -8.4% Record Year 1995 (1.8%) 1993 (1.6%) 1990 (1.9%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.03% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTANCY 1.95% MANAGEMENT 4.56% MANAGEMENT 1.92% CONSULTANCY 3.62% PROPERTY 1.22% PROPERTY 2.72% CARE 1.13% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% ENGINEERING 0.84% CARE 2.13% IT 0.78% ENGINEERING 2.12% ASSOCIATES 0.72% LONDON 1.91% DESIGN 0.70% TRADING 1.88% CONSULTANTS 0.69% TRANSPORT 1.82% TRADING 0.64% ELECTRICAL 1.76% ENTERPRISES 0.55% DESIGN 1.65% MK 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.63% MEDIA 0.53% CO., 1.58% BUSINESS 0.52% J 1.55% HEALTHCARE 0.51% CONSULTANTS 1.54% PROPERTIES 0.51% BUSINESS 1.49% BUILDING 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.49% DEVELOPMENTS 0.48% GLOBAL 1.46% J 0.45% ASSOCIATES 1.44% M 0.45% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% INVESTMENTS 0.45% BUILDING 1.31% ELECTRICAL 0.44% IT 1.30% TRANSPORT 0.44% MEDIA 1.28% GLOBAL 0.44% M 1.27%
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 3,559 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 941 43,081 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 678 30,825 99999 - Dormant Company 563 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 562 58,522 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 358 29,218 86900 - Other human health activities 265 13,990 62090 - Other information technology service activities 263 12,862 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 261 19,098 62012 - Business and domestic software development 152 9,651 74990 - Non-trading company 150 13,794 41100 - Development of building projects 145 11,863 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 140 11,600 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 136 10,200 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 122 7,682 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 113 6,242 86101 - Hospital activities 104 5,043 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 103 7,797 49410 - Freight transport by road 103 12,485 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 97 9,080
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09420025 STICKY FINGERS BARS LIMITED 03 Feb 2015 09442296 SOVEST LIMITED 16 Feb 2015 09453809 SKIPS2YOU LIMITED 23 Feb 2015 09457131 CHILTERN COOLING LIMITED 25 Feb 2015 09462098 KG CONTAINERS LTD 27 Feb 2015 09462291 SPUNTINO LIMITED 27 Feb 2015 09463431 DAVIES BRICKWORK & DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 27 Feb 2015 09419107 BOIS GATE HOUSE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 03 Feb 2015 09429528 RVA SERVICES LIMITED 09 Feb 2015 09432117 DBEC QA LTD. 10 Feb 2015 09434978 FLYING DESIGN LIMITED 11 Feb 2015 09436593 SEBBIN UK LTD 12 Feb 2015 09437864 10 ANT SOUTH LIMITED 13 Feb 2015 09452335 20150309 LTD 21 Feb 2015 09458401 CAMPBELL HALSTEAD LTD 25 Feb 2015 09439909 BOOMERANG EVENT SERVICES LTD 13 Feb 2015 09449143 HUGE INVESTMENTS LTD 19 Feb 2015 09455047 RJB TREEWORK LIMITED 24 Feb 2015 09417809 NETRONIX INTEGRATION LIMITED 02 Feb 2015 09420127 SOMERTON PROPERTY LIMITED 03 Feb 2015 09438530 RUSH TRAMPOLINE PARKS LIMITED 13 Feb 2015 09447352 MAST HERITAGE LIMITED 19 Feb 2015 09449080 ODD & EGG LTD. 19 Feb 2015 09454069 ALDERLEY EDGE INDIAN RESTAURANT LTD 23 Feb 2015 09457774 CAMROSE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
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