High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous September.
- August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous August.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 226 companies were registered in High Wycombe during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 3.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) High Wycombe UK 2010 226 101,492 2009 219 94,671 % change 3.2% 7.2% Record Year 2003 (235) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous September.
August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 72 71 83 New companies in 2009 79 70 70 % change -8.9% 1.4% 18.6% Record Year 2007 (86) 2010 (71) 2010 (83)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 169 companies were dissolved in High Wycombe during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 19.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) High Wycombe UK 2010 169 87,705 2009 211 159,401 % change -19.9% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (211) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 48 65 56 Closed companies in 2009 40 61 110 % change 20.0% 6.6% -49% Record Year 2001 (49) 2008 (107) 2009 (110)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for High Wycombe during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 57 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) High Wycombe UK 2010 57 13,787 2009 8 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (118) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 24 6 27 Net growth in 2009 39 9 -40 Record Year 2008 (65) 2003 (40) 2002 (66)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, High Wycombe formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) High Wycombe 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change -15.2% -7.9% 13.7% Record Year 1964 (0.8%) 1966 (0.7%) 1970 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in High Wycombe was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
24.9% of all director appointments in High Wycombe in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.45% MANAGEMENT 5.06% MANAGEMENT 1.63% CONSULTING 4.99% CONSULTANCY 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.12% PROPERTIES 0.74% PROPERTY 2.38% MEDIA 0.67% TRADING 2.04% DEVELOPMENTS 0.59% ASSOCIATES 2.01% TRADING 0.59% DESIGN 1.93% MAINTENANCE 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% TECHNOLOGY 0.52% BUSINESS 1.80% ASSOCIATES 0.52% MEDIA 1.75% IT 0.52% CONSULTANTS 1.73% PROPERTY 0.52% LONDON 1.59% SECURITY 0.52% ENGINEERING 1.59% CONSTRUCTION 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.49% S 0.45% CARE 1.44% SYSTEMS 0.45% J 1.44% EXECUTIVE 0.45% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% CONSULTANTS 0.45% GLOBAL 1.42% SUPPORT 0.45% IT 1.35% CARS 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.35% TECHNOLOGIES 0.45% BUILDING 1.32% (HIGH 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.30% WYCOMBE) 0.45% M 1.28% EUROPE 0.45% SYSTEMS 1.26% BUSINESS 0.45% S 1.24%
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 380 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 121 69,802 9999 - Dormant Company 74 21,484 7414 - Business & management consultancy 56 14,940 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 51 13,161 99999 - Dormant Company 45 14,072 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 37 8,292 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 35 25,053 7499 - Non-trading company 32 13,408 7260 - Other computer related activities 31 8,967 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 31 8,183 9305 - Other service activities 24 9,454 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 6,460 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 5,716 74990 - Non-trading company 18 7,649 98000 - Residents property management 13 3,273 8520 - Veterinary activities 13 228 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 11 7,767 4533 - Plumbing 11 1,728 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 10 7,634
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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