High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous August.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous July.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in High Wycombe when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 241 companies were registered in High Wycombe during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 14.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) High Wycombe UK 2012 241 118,868 2011 211 114,512 % change 14.2% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (241) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous August.
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 88 79 74 New companies in 2011 70 75 66 % change 25.7% 5.3% 12.1% Record Year 2012 (88) 2012 (79) 2003 (83)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 201 companies were dissolved in High Wycombe during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 53.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) High Wycombe UK 2012 201 74,772 2011 131 72,230 % change 53.4% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (211) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in High Wycombe when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 72 75 54 Closed companies in 2011 46 47 38 % change 56.5% 59.6% 42% Record Year 2012 (72) 2008 (107) 2009 (110)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for High Wycombe during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 40 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) High Wycombe UK 2012 40 44,096 2011 80 42,282 Record Year 2003 (118) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 16 4 20 Net growth in 2011 24 28 28 Record Year 2008 (65) 2003 (40) 2002 (66)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, High Wycombe formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) High Wycombe 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 12.9% 6.2% 10.9% Record Year 1964 (0.8%) 1966 (0.7%) 1970 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 40.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in High Wycombe was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
22.6% of all director appointments in High Wycombe in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.10% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTING 1.71% MANAGEMENT 4.75% PROPERTY 0.92% CONSULTANCY 3.28% ASSOCIATES 0.79% PROPERTY 2.35% CONSULTANCY 0.59% TRADING 2.08% DESIGN 0.59% DESIGN 1.87% M 0.53% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSULTANTS 0.46% ENGINEERING 1.83% ENTERPRISES 0.46% CONSULTANTS 1.76% LONDON 0.46% BUSINESS 1.72% CO 0.46% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PUBS 0.46% MEDIA 1.67% TRAVEL 0.46% LONDON 1.67% BUCKS 0.46% J 1.55% GLOBAL 0.39% GLOBAL 1.53% MARKETING 0.39% INVESTMENTS 1.46% TRADING 0.39% IT 1.43% CENTRE 0.33% PROPERTIES 1.34% MEDIA 0.33% CARE 1.32% HOMES 0.33% M 1.27% PARTNERSHIP 0.33% BUILDING 1.22% DEVELOPMENT 0.33% ENTERPRISES 1.20% FITNESS 0.33% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CHILTERN 0.33% S 1.17% MEDICAL 0.33% SECURITY 1.16%
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 654 331,455 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 65 19,425 7487 - Other business activities 64 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 56 33,677 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 49 14,774 7414 - Business & management consultancy 36 8,437 99999 - Dormant Company 30 25,035 74990 - Non-trading company 30 9,203 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 9,891 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 13,716 9999 - Dormant Company 23 12,598 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 18 4,997 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 7,869 56302 - Public houses and bars 15 2,823 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 14 3,086 7499 - Non-trading company 14 6,164 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 13 4,119 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 12 3,493 9305 - Other service activities 12 6,142 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 10 3,089
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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