High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in High Wycombe when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 244 companies were registered in High Wycombe during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 10.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) High Wycombe UK 2011 244 116,391 2010 221 105,137 % change 10.4% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (266) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 73 77 94 New companies in 2010 55 75 91 % change 32.7% 2.7% 3.3% Record Year 2003 (75) 2011 (77) 2007 (125)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 158 companies were dissolved in High Wycombe during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 6.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) High Wycombe UK 2011 158 90,986 2010 168 82,677 % change -6.0% 10.0% Record Year 2010 (168) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in High Wycombe when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 62 41 55 Closed companies in 2010 45 47 76 % change 37.8% -12.8% -28% Record Year 2011 (62) 2008 (55) 2009 (113)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for High Wycombe during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 86 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) High Wycombe UK 2011 86 25,405 2010 53 22,460 Record Year 2007 (145) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 11 36 39 Net growth in 2010 10 28 15 Record Year 2009 (32) 2003 (57) 2007 (87)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, High Wycombe formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) High Wycombe 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 14.5% -9.7% -1.5% Record Year 1968 (1.0%) 1971 (0.7%) 1975 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in High Wycombe was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.0% of all director appointments in High Wycombe in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.42% CONSULTING 5.04% MANAGEMENT 2.06% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CONSULTANCY 1.35% CONSULTANCY 3.16% IT 0.78% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSTRUCTION 0.71% TRADING 2.10% DEVELOPMENTS 0.64% DESIGN 1.93% SYSTEMS 0.57% ASSOCIATES 1.92% TECHNOLOGY 0.57% BUSINESS 1.87% MEDIA 0.57% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% BUSINESS 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CENTRE 0.57% MEDIA 1.69% PROPERTY 0.57% ENGINEERING 1.61% CARS 0.50% LONDON 1.60% MARKETING 0.50% CARE 1.45% PROPERTIES 0.50% J 1.45% SECURITY 0.50% GLOBAL 1.44% WYCOMBE 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.43% TRADING 0.50% IT 1.41% FINANCIAL 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.36% CONSULTANTS 0.50% BUILDING 1.34% DESIGN 0.50% M 1.30% COMMERCIAL 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.28% GLOBAL 0.43% S 1.24% MAINTENANCE 0.43% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% TRAINING 0.43% SYSTEMS 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 376 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 111 60,968 9999 - Dormant Company 66 19,765 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 59 16,150 7414 - Business & management consultancy 46 12,916 99999 - Dormant Company 45 18,336 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 40 30,253 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 39 10,246 7499 - Non-trading company 26 11,316 9305 - Other service activities 24 8,740 7260 - Other computer related activities 24 7,789 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 7,788 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 20 7,000 74990 - Non-trading company 20 8,695 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 6,996 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 10,085 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 13 3,436 8520 - Veterinary activities 12 203 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 11 3,895 4533 - Plumbing 10 1,451
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07503606 IT ADDS UP LIMITED 24 Jan 2011 07502956 BRANDS4YOU LTD 24 Jan 2011 07494137 CRYPTOEXPRESS LIMITED 17 Jan 2011 07488848 THE OVENCLEANERS (BUCKS) LIMITED 11 Jan 2011 07501638 MAT-SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Jan 2011 07506287 TRAINING FOR GAS LIMITED 26 Jan 2011 07502211 BENBRIDGE PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 24 Jan 2011 07499245 DRIVERBIKER LIMITED 20 Jan 2011 07495090 EVOLUTION SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 17 Jan 2011 07493953 LONDON ODESSA RUN LIMITED 14 Jan 2011 07493799 MOBILE & WEB LTD 14 Jan 2011 07508299 COX PHARMACONSULTING LTD 27 Jan 2011 07504662 ALPH@ LTD 25 Jan 2011 07503480 JULINKS SERVICES LIMITED 24 Jan 2011 07500939 ALPINE LONDON LIMITED 21 Jan 2011 07495267 QUOTEDAY LTD 17 Jan 2011 07492598 CHIWARA LTD 13 Jan 2011 07492198 ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL HIGH WYCOMBE 13 Jan 2011 07491143 CATRIN WESTON CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED 13 Jan 2011 07489269 COLEMAN SILVA LIMITED 11 Jan 2011 07484120 BUCKS PLACEMENTS LTD 06 Jan 2011 07482297 CLASSIC VIBES LIMITED 05 Jan 2011 07511412 WDS BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD 31 Jan 2011 07495852 A. NELSON CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Jan 2011 07489504 TEAMSPORT ID LTD 12 Jan 2011
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