High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in High Wycombe when compared to any previous Q1.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 221 companies were registered in High Wycombe during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 17.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) High Wycombe UK 2010 221 105,137 2009 188 91,034 % change 17.6% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (266) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 55 75 91 New companies in 2009 53 54 81 % change 3.8% 38.9% 12.3% Record Year 2003 (75) 2003 (76) 2007 (125)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in High Wycombe when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 168 companies were dissolved in High Wycombe during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 3.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) High Wycombe UK 2010 168 82,677 2009 163 108,060 % change 3.1% -23.5% Record Year 2010 (168) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 45 47 76 Closed companies in 2009 21 29 113 % change 114.3% 62.1% -33% Record Year 2006 (59) 2008 (55) 2009 (113)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for High Wycombe during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 53 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) High Wycombe UK 2010 53 22,460 2009 25 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (145) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 10 28 15 Net growth in 2009 32 25 -32 Record Year 2009 (32) 2003 (57) 2007 (87)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, High Wycombe formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) High Wycombe 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -3.7% 19.0% -6.7% Record Year 1968 (1.0%) 1971 (0.7%) 1975 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in High Wycombe was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
30.8% of all director appointments in High Wycombe in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.70% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 1.48% CONSULTING 4.60% CONSULTANCY 0.89% CONSULTANCY 2.87% ASSOCIATES 0.81% PROPERTY 2.50% J 0.74% ASSOCIATES 2.04% PROPERTIES 0.74% TRADING 1.93% SYSTEMS 0.66% DESIGN 1.91% (HIGH 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% WYCOMBE) 0.66% MEDIA 1.84% MEDIA 0.59% BUSINESS 1.74% SECURITY 0.59% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% CONSTRUCTION 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.63% AMAZING 0.52% ENGINEERING 1.54% PROPERTY 0.52% J 1.48% GLOBAL 0.52% LONDON 1.45% MOTION 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.45% TRADING 0.52% GROUP 1.37% PUBS 0.44% GLOBAL 1.35% S 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.35% WYCOMBE 0.44% BUILDING 1.34% EUROPE 0.44% CARE 1.33% INTERNATIONAL 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.30% INTERIORS 0.44% M 1.28% SUPPORT 0.44% SYSTEMS 1.25% CO 0.44% S 1.23%
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 413 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 122 74,904 9999 - Dormant Company 64 19,948 7414 - Business & management consultancy 59 17,003 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 54 14,007 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 43 9,943 99999 - Dormant Company 43 13,808 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 35 9,659 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 32 26,974 7260 - Other computer related activities 25 10,331 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 7,143 7499 - Non-trading company 23 15,398 9305 - Other service activities 23 9,038 62090 - Other information technology service activities 23 6,340 98000 - Residents property management 21 3,892 74990 - Non-trading company 18 8,149 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 15 9,325 4533 - Plumbing 13 1,848 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 3,069 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 8,154
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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