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.
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New Company Registrations
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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 Wycombe UK 2013 269 134,802 2012 227 131,491 % change 18.5% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (269) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2013 94 101 74 New companies in 2012 80 66 81 % change 17.5% 53.0% -8.6% Record Year 2013 (94) 2013 (101) 2007 (125)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Wycombe UK 2013 158 77,914 2012 134 67,576 % change 17.9% 15.3% Record Year 2010 (168) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2013 71 44 43 Closed companies in 2012 40 58 36 % change 77.5% -24.1% 19% Record Year 2013 (71) 2012 (58) 2009 (113)
Net Company Growth
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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 Wycombe UK 2013 111 56,888 2012 93 63,915 Record Year 2007 (145) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 23 57 31 Net growth in 2012 40 8 45 Record Year 2012 (40) 2013 (57) 2007 (87)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% % change 5.4% 51.9% -5.6% Record Year 1978 (0.5%) 1989 (0.5%) 1990 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.07% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTING 2.07% MANAGEMENT 4.78% LONDON 0.73% CONSULTANCY 3.30% ASSOCIATES 0.73% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSULTANCY 0.73% TRADING 2.06% SECURITY 0.67% DESIGN 1.79% CONSTRUCTION 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.78% BUSINESS 0.61% BUSINESS 1.77% CO 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.75% IT 0.55% LONDON 1.72% HOUSE 0.49% CONSULTANTS 1.71% FITNESS 0.49% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% TRAINING 0.49% MEDIA 1.63% BUILDERS 0.43% GLOBAL 1.57% CAPITAL 0.43% J 1.56% ONE 0.43% CARE 1.46% PROPERTY 0.43% IT 1.43% M 0.43% INVESTMENTS 1.41% TECHNOLOGIES 0.43% PROPERTIES 1.36% CHILTERN 0.43% M 1.25% WYCOMBE 0.43% BUILDING 1.21% TRADING 0.37% ENTERPRISES 1.19% TRAVEL 0.37% ELECTRICAL 1.18% INVESTMENTS 0.37% TRAINING 1.17% SYSTEMS 0.37% SECURITY 1.15%
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 442 249,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 96 32,624 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 96 54,531 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 72 24,894 99999 - Dormant Company 62 43,384 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 42 23,532 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 42 16,448 74990 - Non-trading company 42 14,129 62090 - Other information technology service activities 33 12,664 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 30 5,372 62012 - Business and domestic software development 25 8,099 86900 - Other human health activities 21 8,465 56302 - Public houses and bars 18 4,952 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 18 6,591 75000 - Veterinary activities 17 941 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 17 7,199 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 17 5,186 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 16 4,719 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 6,954 41100 - Development of building projects 14 8,637
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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