High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures 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 2013)

    Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 269 companies were registered in High Wycombe during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 18.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)High WycombeUK
    2013269134,802
    2012227131,491
    % change18.5%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (269) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous February.

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20139410174
    New companies in 2012806681
    % change17.5%53.0%-8.6%
    Record Year2013 (94)2013 (101)2007 (125)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 158 companies were dissolved in High Wycombe during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 17.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)High WycombeUK
    201315877,914
    201213467,576
    % change17.9%15.3%
    Record Year 2010 (168) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in High Wycombe when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013714443
    Closed companies in 2012405836
    % change77.5%-24.1%19%
    Record Year2013 (71)2012 (58)2009 (113)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for High Wycombe during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 111 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)High WycombeUK
    201311156,888
    20129363,915
    Record Year 2007 (145) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013235731
    Net growth in 201240845
    Record Year2012 (40)2013 (57)2007 (87)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, High Wycombe formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)High Wycombe
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change5.4%51.9%-5.6%
    Record Year1978 (0.5%)1989 (0.5%)1990 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in High Wycombe was in 2007 when 30.4% of all directors were female.

    30.3% of all director appointments in High Wycombe in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.07%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTING2.07%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    LONDON0.73%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.73%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTANCY0.73%TRADING2.06%
    SECURITY0.67%DESIGN1.79%
    CONSTRUCTION0.67%ENGINEERING1.78%
    BUSINESS0.61%BUSINESS1.77%
    CO0.61%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    IT0.55%LONDON1.72%
    HOUSE0.49%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    FITNESS0.49%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    TRAINING0.49%MEDIA1.63%
    BUILDERS0.43%GLOBAL1.57%
    CAPITAL0.43%J1.56%
    ONE0.43%CARE1.46%
    PROPERTY0.43%IT1.43%
    M0.43%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.43%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CHILTERN0.43%M1.25%
    WYCOMBE0.43%BUILDING1.21%
    TRADING0.37%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    TRAVEL0.37%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    INVESTMENTS0.37%TRAINING1.17%
    SYSTEMS0.37%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied442249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9632,624
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9654,531
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7224,894
    99999 - Dormant Company6243,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4223,532
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4216,448
    74990 - Non-trading company4214,129
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3312,664
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings305,372
    62012 - Business and domestic software development258,099
    86900 - Other human health activities218,465
    56302 - Public houses and bars184,952
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities186,591
    75000 - Veterinary activities17941
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet177,199
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets175,186
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified164,719
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified146,954
    41100 - Development of building projects148,637

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08353063 EVOLUTION SECURITY LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08355019 FAIRLAWNS (WOMBOURNE) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08365065 CALYPSO CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08375459 MARK ONE AVIATION TRAINING LTD 25 Jan 2013
    08376528 RMCOMMERCE LTD 28 Jan 2013
    08383295 SOSPEL MANAGEMENT CO LTD 31 Jan 2013
    08348440 BUCKS FLOORING LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08363652 A.R.S BUILDERS LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08380168 CHEPPING WYCOMBE LTD 29 Jan 2013
    08381787 CRUMBS WHEATLY LIMITED 30 Jan 2013
    08346635 TEE TREE APPAREL LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08347298 GAME OF TWO HALVES LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08345038 WESTBOUND MARKETING SERVICES LTD 02 Jan 2013
    08349265 CLM ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08349541 STIRLING EXPERIENCES LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08354305 AMTATA LTD 10 Jan 2013
    08369683 A MIRZA LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08372091 KEZLAN IMAGES LIMITED 23 Jan 2013
    08372636 VODCON LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08372375 SAMI HOTEL DEVELOPMENT LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08343894 WHITE ROSE ENTERPRISES LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08357009 MAID FAIRY CLEAN LTD 11 Jan 2013
    08360129 BONATTI GREY LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08371903 SRI KAUS LIMITED 23 Jan 2013
    08382640 COUPLES KOINONIA LIMITED 31 Jan 2013