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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

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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 WycombeUK
    2011244116,391
    2010221105,137
    % change10.4%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (266) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011737794
    New companies in 2010557591
    % change32.7%2.7%3.3%
    Record Year2003 (75)2011 (77)2007 (125)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 WycombeUK
    201115890,986
    201016882,677
    % change-6.0%10.0%
    Record Year 2010 (168) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011624155
    Closed companies in 2010454776
    % change37.8%-12.8%-28%
    Record Year2011 (62)2008 (55)2009 (113)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 WycombeUK
    20118625,405
    20105322,460
    Record Year 2007 (145) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011113639
    Net growth in 2010102815
    Record Year2009 (32)2003 (57)2007 (87)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change14.5%-9.7%-1.5%
    Record Year1968 (1.0%)1971 (0.7%)1975 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.42%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT2.06%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTANCY1.35%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    IT0.78%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSTRUCTION0.71%TRADING2.10%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.64%DESIGN1.93%
    SYSTEMS0.57%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    TECHNOLOGY0.57%BUSINESS1.87%
    MEDIA0.57%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    BUSINESS0.57%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CENTRE0.57%MEDIA1.69%
    PROPERTY0.57%ENGINEERING1.61%
    CARS0.50%LONDON1.60%
    MARKETING0.50%CARE1.45%
    PROPERTIES0.50%J1.45%
    SECURITY0.50%GLOBAL1.44%
    WYCOMBE0.50%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    TRADING0.50%IT1.41%
    FINANCIAL0.50%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CONSULTANTS0.50%BUILDING1.34%
    DESIGN0.50%M1.30%
    COMMERCIAL0.43%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    GLOBAL0.43%S1.24%
    MAINTENANCE0.43%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    TRAINING0.43%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied376202,798
    7487 - Other business activities11160,968
    9999 - Dormant Company6619,765
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5916,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4612,916
    99999 - Dormant Company4518,336
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4030,253
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3910,246
    7499 - Non-trading company2611,316
    9305 - Other service activities248,740
    7260 - Other computer related activities247,789
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified247,788
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply207,000
    74990 - Non-trading company208,695
    62090 - Other information technology service activities166,996
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1510,085
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities133,436
    8520 - Veterinary activities12203
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate113,895
    4533 - Plumbing101,451

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07534360 KDMC LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07537398 RADIOSOFT LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07537031 WARREN WOOD FINE AND RARE WINES LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07531373 THE PARTY CENTRE (UK) LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07521371 OPTIMA GLASS INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07530517 HWH SUPPLIES LTD 15 Feb 2011
    07526631 HIRE A HELPING HAND LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07525046 M P E CONSULTANTS LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07545846 KUFARA PARTY BOUTIQUE LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07540920 THE CARBON LIST LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07534681 RSK & SONS LTD 18 Feb 2011
    07534187 MODIFIED DESIGNS LTD 17 Feb 2011
    07521015 CHARIS HEALTHCARE LTD 08 Feb 2011
    07517908 MY PET'S VETS LEIGH LTD 04 Feb 2011
    07515593 AMR DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07513334 GREEN LAB TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    OC361833 WEST STAR ESTATES LLP 14 Feb 2011
    OC361834 THE EAGLE TAVERN LLP 14 Feb 2011
    07543021 KIDC LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07524203 GRUPO EL CARMEN LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07522845 THE PA SOLUTION S/E LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07544734 TENREC PUBLISHING LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07536348 TOTALSOLUTIONS (HAZLEMERE) LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07522422 M ASLAM LTD 09 Feb 2011
    07519501 BALANCED REWARDS LTD 07 Feb 2011