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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

  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 (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 WycombeUK
    2011211114,512
    2010226101,492
    % change-6.6%12.8%
    Record Year 2003 (235) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011707566
    New companies in 2010727183
    % change-2.8%5.6%-20.5%
    Record Year2007 (86)2011 (75)2003 (83)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 WycombeUK
    201113172,230
    201016987,705
    % change-22.5%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (211) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011464738
    Closed companies in 2010486556
    % change-4.2%-27.7%-32%
    Record Year2001 (49)2008 (107)2009 (110)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 WycombeUK
    20118042,282
    20105713,787
    Record Year 2003 (118) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011242828
    Net growth in 201024627
    Record Year2008 (65)2003 (40)2002 (66)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-11.0%-11.1%-28.2%
    Record Year1964 (0.8%)1966 (0.7%)1970 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.08%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING1.82%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    ASSOCIATES1.14%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTANCY1.01%PROPERTY2.41%
    DESIGN0.87%TRADING2.06%
    IT0.67%DESIGN1.94%
    PROPERTY0.61%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    CONSTRUCTION0.61%BUSINESS1.82%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CLEANING0.54%ENGINEERING1.74%
    WYCOMBE0.54%MEDIA1.72%
    TRAINING0.47%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    J0.47%LONDON1.63%
    SYSTEMS0.47%J1.47%
    TECHNOLOGY0.47%GLOBAL1.46%
    S0.47%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    GLOBAL0.40%CARE1.42%
    BUILDING0.40%IT1.38%
    CENTRE0.40%BUILDING1.30%
    CO0.40%PROPERTIES1.28%
    SCHOOL0.40%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    DEVELOPMENT0.40%M1.25%
    MEDIA0.34%ENERGY1.22%
    G0.34%TRAINING1.21%
    CARS0.34%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied380204,493
    7487 - Other business activities12265,177
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6315,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6214,755
    9999 - Dormant Company4722,587
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4329,245
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3810,137
    99999 - Dormant Company3718,281
    7499 - Non-trading company2711,543
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply278,345
    74990 - Non-trading company238,064
    9305 - Other service activities2210,525
    7260 - Other computer related activities218,686
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified177,551
    62090 - Other information technology service activities176,798
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1610,018
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering156,321
    8520 - Veterinary activities12251
    5540 - Bars112,379
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities103,271

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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