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
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07209504 DELLBRIDGE LIMITED 31 Mar 2010 07207311 ODDS KNOCKOUT LTD 30 Mar 2010 07205280 GOLD MEDAL ACQUISITIONS UK LIMITED 26 Mar 2010 07191576 GAS PRESS LTD 16 Mar 2010 07183062 SPICERS DOMESTIC SERVICES LIMITED 09 Mar 2010 07206827 SWAN SPECIALIST LIMITED 29 Mar 2010 07199826 COMPUTING JUNCTION LTD 23 Mar 2010 07195306 PARCEL POST DEPOT LTD 19 Mar 2010 07193802 YOGABEATS LIMITED 17 Mar 2010 07190481 UMBER LTD 16 Mar 2010 07188364 AINSLEY HARRIS LTD 12 Mar 2010 07200468 OXDENT LTD 23 Mar 2010 07200184 ESSENTIAL PROPERTY SERVICES (HW) LIMITED 23 Mar 2010 07199812 DSQ SHIPBUILDERS LTD 23 Mar 2010 07199046 SUNFLOWER FRAMING LIMITED 23 Mar 2010 07192841 BIFFA WEST SUSSEX GREEN POWER LIMITED 17 Mar 2010 07186358 E W SMITH GARAGE LIMITED 11 Mar 2010 07181689 INOVO RAIL LIMITED 08 Mar 2010 07199646 HW (HIGH WYCOMBE) LIMITED 23 Mar 2010 07185502 PLOMER GREEN (DOWNLEY) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD 10 Mar 2010 07184540 LELANTUS LIMITED 10 Mar 2010 07179532 ANTISA COMPANY LIMITED 05 Mar 2010 07176402 SILLAN LIMITED 03 Mar 2010 07207713 CLAYMORE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 30 Mar 2010 07200191 CORPORATE COMMUNICATION CENTRE (UK) LTD 23 Mar 2010
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