High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous September.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 250 companies were registered in High Wycombe during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 3.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)High WycombeUK
    2013250132,684
    2012241118,868
    % change3.7%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (250) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013777598
    New companies in 2012887974
    % change-12.5%-5.1%32.4%
    Record Year2012 (88)2012 (79)2013 (98)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 177 companies were dissolved in High Wycombe during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)High WycombeUK
    201317786,170
    201220175,908
    % change-11.9%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (211) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013703968
    Closed companies in 2012727554
    % change-2.8%-48.0%26%
    Record Year2012 (72)2008 (107)2009 (110)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for High Wycombe during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 73 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)High WycombeUK
    20137346,514
    20124042,960
    Record Year 2007 (117) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201373630
    Net growth in 201216420
    Record Year2008 (65)2003 (40)2002 (66)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)High Wycombe
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-21.7%-12.9%16.1%
    Record Year1993 (0.4%)1990 (0.4%)2001 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 44.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in High Wycombe was in 2008 when 34.7% of all directors were female.

    26.6% of all director appointments in High Wycombe in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.12%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.69%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.09%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    ASSOCIATES0.97%PROPERTY2.53%
    BUSINESS0.79%TRADING2.08%
    HOUSE0.67%ENGINEERING1.83%
    SECURITY0.60%LONDON1.79%
    BUCKS0.60%DESIGN1.78%
    IT0.60%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSTRUCTION0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    TRADING0.54%CARE1.64%
    CARS0.54%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    CARE0.54%GLOBAL1.59%
    DESIGN0.54%J1.54%
    WYCOMBE0.48%MEDIA1.54%
    TRAINING0.48%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    R0.48%PROPERTIES1.45%
    ENTERPRISES0.48%IT1.39%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.42%M1.25%
    LONDON0.42%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    HEALTH0.42%BUILDING1.19%
    BUILDERS0.42%CAPITAL1.19%
    RECRUITMENT0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    J0.36%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied473260,135
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9834,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9154,854
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7626,675
    99999 - Dormant Company6946,169
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4317,715
    74990 - Non-trading company4014,228
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3825,547
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3112,516
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings266,039
    86900 - Other human health activities269,203
    62012 - Business and domestic software development259,104
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet228,475
    56302 - Public houses and bars225,437
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities176,979
    98000 - Residents property management164,680
    41100 - Development of building projects169,271
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets155,706
    74100 - specialised design activities154,171
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified157,590

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08638187 ACCESS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08643503 SUB-C SERVICES LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08659217 BETTER BEARD LTD 21 Aug 2013
    08667953 MY WEDDING AWAY LTD 29 Aug 2013
    08636143 VENTURE FOUNDERS LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08641062 PITTSTOP TYRES AND BODYWORKS LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08649087 SAINS INTERIORS LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08657940 C & R TRADING HOUSE HOLDINGS LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08657991 WYCOMBE COMMUNITY RADIO CIC 20 Aug 2013
    08666513 GEEKMOUSE UK LTD 28 Aug 2013
    08634771 NUBIAN SYNERGY NETWORK LTD 02 Aug 2013
    08645763 BURRILLIANT LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08654132 MECVINS CARE SERVICE LTD 16 Aug 2013
    08632704 AUTO GADGET LTD 01 Aug 2013
    08635840 AJ CATERING (OXFORDSHIRE) LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08638747 SOUTH BUCKS HOSPICE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08642954 MAIN SWITCH ELECTRICIAL LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08655360 BUCKS OPHTHALMIC SERVICES LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08657938 CHILTERN RECRUITMENT EDUCATION LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    OC387429 ALM PROMOTIONS LLP 22 Aug 2013
    08661848 SLK SERVICES BUCKS LIMITED 23 Aug 2013
    08662552 WATHUGE & TENNEKOON LIMITED 23 Aug 2013
    08637253 GOLBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08636658 KINSLERS ANALYSIS LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08658413 ASIA VIP CLUB LTD 20 Aug 2013