High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous January.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in High Wycombe when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in High Wycombe when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 227 companies were registered in High Wycombe during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 7.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) High Wycombe UK 2012 227 131,491 2011 244 116,391 % change -7.0% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (266) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 80 66 81 New companies in 2011 73 77 94 % change 9.6% -14.3% -13.8% Record Year 2012 (80) 2011 (77) 2007 (125)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 134 companies were dissolved in High Wycombe during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 15.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) High Wycombe UK 2012 134 67,576 2011 158 90,987 % change -15.2% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (168) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in High Wycombe when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 40 58 36 Closed companies in 2011 62 41 55 % change -35.5% 41.5% -35% Record Year 2011 (62) 2012 (58) 2009 (113)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for High Wycombe during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 93 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) High Wycombe UK 2012 93 63,915 2011 86 25,404 Record Year 2007 (145) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in High Wycombe when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 40 8 45 Net growth in 2011 11 36 39 Record Year 2012 (40) 2003 (57) 2007 (87)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, High Wycombe formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) High Wycombe 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -6.1% -26.7% -19.4% Record Year 1968 (1.0%) 1971 (0.7%) 1975 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in High Wycombe was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.1% of all director appointments in High Wycombe in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.00% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.80% MANAGEMENT 4.74% ASSOCIATES 1.31% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PROPERTY 1.11% PROPERTY 2.37% DESIGN 1.04% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTANCY 0.69% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTANTS 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.86% BUCKS 0.55% ASSOCIATES 1.84% MARKETING 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.79% TRAVEL 0.48% BUSINESS 1.73% TECHNOLOGY 0.48% MEDIA 1.72% DAVID 0.41% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% SYSTEMS 0.41% LONDON 1.66% ENTERPRISES 0.41% J 1.54% PUBS 0.41% INVESTMENTS 1.51% S 0.41% GLOBAL 1.50% CONSTRUCTION 0.41% IT 1.40% TRADING 0.41% CARE 1.34% INTERIORS 0.35% PROPERTIES 1.31% ACADEMY 0.35% ELECTRICAL 1.27% RECRUITMENT 0.35% M 1.27% HEALTH 0.35% BUILDING 1.24% GLOBAL 0.35% ENERGY 1.20% G 0.35% S 1.20% SCHOOL 0.35% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 425 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 104 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 72 19,704 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 59 35,233 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 53 14,303 7414 - Business & management consultancy 49 12,113 9999 - Dormant Company 43 18,617 99999 - Dormant Company 40 25,084 74990 - Non-trading company 25 9,729 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 13,637 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 9,892 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 24 6,934 7499 - Non-trading company 23 9,102 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 8,145 7260 - Other computer related activities 17 7,154 9305 - Other service activities 17 8,818 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 15 5,169 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 14 4,132 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 14 3,052 8520 - Veterinary activities 12 231
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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