High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- August 2011 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 2011)
A total of 211 companies were registered in High Wycombe during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 6.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) High Wycombe UK 2011 211 114,512 2010 226 101,492 % change -6.6% 12.8% Record Year 2003 (235) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 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 2011 70 75 66 New companies in 2010 72 71 83 % change -2.8% 5.6% -20.5% Record Year 2007 (86) 2011 (75) 2003 (83)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 131 companies were dissolved in High Wycombe during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 22.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) High Wycombe UK 2011 131 72,230 2010 169 87,705 % change -22.5% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (211) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 46 47 38 Closed companies in 2010 48 65 56 % change -4.2% -27.7% -32% Record Year 2001 (49) 2008 (107) 2009 (110)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for High Wycombe during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 80 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) High Wycombe UK 2011 80 42,282 2010 57 13,787 Record Year 2003 (118) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 24 28 28 Net growth in 2010 24 6 27 Record Year 2008 (65) 2003 (40) 2002 (66)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, High Wycombe formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) High Wycombe 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -11.0% -11.1% -28.2% Record Year 1964 (0.8%) 1966 (0.7%) 1970 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in High Wycombe was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
27.1% of all director appointments in High Wycombe in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.08% CONSULTING 5.11% CONSULTING 1.82% MANAGEMENT 4.75% ASSOCIATES 1.14% CONSULTANCY 3.19% CONSULTANCY 1.01% PROPERTY 2.41% DESIGN 0.87% TRADING 2.06% IT 0.67% DESIGN 1.94% PROPERTY 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.85% CONSTRUCTION 0.61% BUSINESS 1.82% CONSULTANTS 0.54% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CLEANING 0.54% ENGINEERING 1.74% WYCOMBE 0.54% MEDIA 1.72% TRAINING 0.47% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% J 0.47% LONDON 1.63% SYSTEMS 0.47% J 1.47% TECHNOLOGY 0.47% GLOBAL 1.46% S 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.43% GLOBAL 0.40% CARE 1.42% BUILDING 0.40% IT 1.38% CENTRE 0.40% BUILDING 1.30% CO 0.40% PROPERTIES 1.28% SCHOOL 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.27% DEVELOPMENT 0.40% M 1.25% MEDIA 0.34% ENERGY 1.22% G 0.34% TRAINING 1.21% CARS 0.34% S 1.21%
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 380 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 122 65,177 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 63 15,760 7414 - Business & management consultancy 62 14,755 9999 - Dormant Company 47 22,587 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 43 29,245 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 38 10,137 99999 - Dormant Company 37 18,281 7499 - Non-trading company 27 11,543 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 27 8,345 74990 - Non-trading company 23 8,064 9305 - Other service activities 22 10,525 7260 - Other computer related activities 21 8,686 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 17 7,551 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 6,798 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 10,018 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 15 6,321 8520 - Veterinary activities 12 251 5540 - Bars 11 2,379 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 3,271
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07737579 MUSICARARA LIMITED 11 Aug 2011 07755021 JNTC LIMITED 30 Aug 2011 07755118 CAMBRIDGE ELECTRON BEAM LIMITED 30 Aug 2011 07736595 VOX AUX LTD. 11 Aug 2011 07758167 GEECH PROMOS LIMITED 31 Aug 2011 07739732 STEPHENSONS ASSOCIATES LTD 15 Aug 2011 07746633 GEKKO ONE LTD 19 Aug 2011 07740021 STEPHENSONS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 15 Aug 2011 07740737 THE COMMUNITY EQUIPMENT CODE OF PRACTICE SCHEME C.I.C. 15 Aug 2011 07723412 PONYBOX LIMITED 01 Aug 2011 07730195 HOLIDAYS IN HEMSBY LTD 05 Aug 2011 07739663 ULTIMATE SCREEDING LIMITED 15 Aug 2011 07732315 TAKLORN SERVICES LTD 08 Aug 2011 07743830 AMBCARE LIMITED 17 Aug 2011 07725991 REFLEXON LTD 02 Aug 2011 07726187 LEPU MEDICAL LTD 02 Aug 2011 07732822 THE TRAINING FIXERS LIMITED 08 Aug 2011 07741804 I TAXIS (UK) LTD 16 Aug 2011 07742658 SECURE ASSET PARTNERS LIMITED 16 Aug 2011 OC366924 WEB WONDERS LLP 01 Aug 2011 07726096 PIPE WORK INSTALLATIONS LTD 02 Aug 2011 07744701 ERRBUN CLOTH LTD 18 Aug 2011 07739513 TERRY RACKHAM LIMITED 12 Aug 2011 07747821 KMS KREATIONS LTD 22 Aug 2011 OC367184 EXLAND MUSIC LLP 09 Aug 2011
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