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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

  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 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 WycombeUK
    2012227131,491
    2011244116,391
    % change-7.0%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (266) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012806681
    New companies in 2011737794
    % change9.6%-14.3%-13.8%
    Record Year2012 (80)2011 (77)2007 (125)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 WycombeUK
    201213467,576
    201115890,987
    % change-15.2%-25.7%
    Record Year 2010 (168) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012405836
    Closed companies in 2011624155
    % change-35.5%41.5%-35%
    Record Year2011 (62)2012 (58)2009 (113)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 WycombeUK
    20129363,915
    20118625,404
    Record Year 2007 (145) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201240845
    Net growth in 2011113639
    Record Year2012 (40)2003 (57)2007 (87)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-6.1%-26.7%-19.4%
    Record Year1968 (1.0%)1971 (0.7%)1975 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.00%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING1.80%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    ASSOCIATES1.31%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    PROPERTY1.11%PROPERTY2.37%
    DESIGN1.04%TRADING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY0.69%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANTS0.69%ENGINEERING1.86%
    BUCKS0.55%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    MARKETING0.55%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    TRAVEL0.48%BUSINESS1.73%
    TECHNOLOGY0.48%MEDIA1.72%
    DAVID0.41%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    SYSTEMS0.41%LONDON1.66%
    ENTERPRISES0.41%J1.54%
    PUBS0.41%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    S0.41%GLOBAL1.50%
    CONSTRUCTION0.41%IT1.40%
    TRADING0.41%CARE1.34%
    INTERIORS0.35%PROPERTIES1.31%
    ACADEMY0.35%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    RECRUITMENT0.35%M1.27%
    HEALTH0.35%BUILDING1.24%
    GLOBAL0.35%ENERGY1.20%
    G0.35%S1.20%
    SCHOOL0.35%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied425216,665
    7487 - Other business activities10452,735
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7219,704
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5935,233
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5314,303
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4912,113
    9999 - Dormant Company4318,617
    99999 - Dormant Company4025,084
    74990 - Non-trading company259,729
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2513,637
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified259,892
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply246,934
    7499 - Non-trading company239,102
    62090 - Other information technology service activities198,145
    7260 - Other computer related activities177,154
    9305 - Other service activities178,818
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering155,169
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities144,132
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings143,052
    8520 - Veterinary activities12231

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07912801 SALARIO LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07915705 TYVANAKHOSI LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07922937 GORILLA CLOTHING LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07923671 FASTTRACK FLOW SCREEDS LTD 25 Jan 2012
    07896812 BOFFINS (THAMES VALLEY) LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07899956 ADELANTE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07910748 FAMILY ESSENTIALS LTD 16 Jan 2012
    07924128 PRIME PLACEMENT PERSONNEL LTD 25 Jan 2012
    07898476 ALL TIME SECURITY LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07899895 SIGNATURE PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07906630 PNP COURIER SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07908448 FILLBUS HOUSTON LTD 13 Jan 2012
    07909233 CLEAN & GLO LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07914344 THE WINDOWS FACTORY LTD 18 Jan 2012
    07915576 DB MASTER LOCKSMITH LTD 19 Jan 2012
    07920163 EAST SIDE YOUTH CENTRE LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07921083 MFG PHARMA CONSULTING LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07921892 ARWADESIGNS LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07923446 ABREIZ LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07901710 ROGERS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07909774 TIMPSON'S SMALLHOLDING LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07896513 WRITE WAY PR LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07902260 GOODE COMPUTING LTD 09 Jan 2012
    07904952 POPCORN PR LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07915421 DAVID J NEWMAN LTD 19 Jan 2012