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
New Company Registrations
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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 Wycombe UK 2013 250 132,684 2012 241 118,868 % change 3.7% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (250) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 77 75 98 New companies in 2012 88 79 74 % change -12.5% -5.1% 32.4% Record Year 2012 (88) 2012 (79) 2013 (98)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Wycombe UK 2013 177 86,170 2012 201 75,908 % change -11.9% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (211) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 70 39 68 Closed companies in 2012 72 75 54 % change -2.8% -48.0% 26% Record Year 2012 (72) 2008 (107) 2009 (110)
Net Company Growth
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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 Wycombe UK 2013 73 46,514 2012 40 42,960 Record Year 2007 (117) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 7 36 30 Net growth in 2012 16 4 20 Record Year 2008 (65) 2003 (40) 2002 (66)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -21.7% -12.9% 16.1% Record Year 1993 (0.4%) 1990 (0.4%) 2001 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.12% CONSULTING 5.27% MANAGEMENT 1.69% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.09% CONSULTANCY 3.45% ASSOCIATES 0.97% PROPERTY 2.53% BUSINESS 0.79% TRADING 2.08% HOUSE 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.83% SECURITY 0.60% LONDON 1.79% BUCKS 0.60% DESIGN 1.78% IT 0.60% BUSINESS 1.74% CONSTRUCTION 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CONSULTANTS 0.54% CONSULTANTS 1.69% TRADING 0.54% CARE 1.64% CARS 0.54% ASSOCIATES 1.61% CARE 0.54% GLOBAL 1.59% DESIGN 0.54% J 1.54% WYCOMBE 0.48% MEDIA 1.54% TRAINING 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.53% R 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.45% ENTERPRISES 0.48% IT 1.39% DEVELOPMENTS 0.42% M 1.25% LONDON 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.20% HEALTH 0.42% BUILDING 1.19% BUILDERS 0.42% CAPITAL 1.19% RECRUITMENT 0.42% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% J 0.36% TRAINING 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 473 260,135 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 98 34,970 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 91 54,854 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 76 26,675 99999 - Dormant Company 69 46,169 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 43 17,715 74990 - Non-trading company 40 14,228 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 38 25,547 62090 - Other information technology service activities 31 12,516 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 26 6,039 86900 - Other human health activities 26 9,203 62012 - Business and domestic software development 25 9,104 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 22 8,475 56302 - Public houses and bars 22 5,437 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 17 6,979 98000 - Residents property management 16 4,680 41100 - Development of building projects 16 9,271 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 15 5,706 74100 - specialised design activities 15 4,171 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 15 7,590
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08602101 OAKLANDS (BLOCK D) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 09 Jul 2013 08630827 TAAL SPICES LIMITED 30 Jul 2013 08598006 WASHWELL COTTAGES MANAGEMENT LIMITED 04 Jul 2013 08602285 VALUATIONS 360 LIMITED 09 Jul 2013 08607593 PROBUS CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 12 Jul 2013 08613256 POKU PHARMA LTD 17 Jul 2013 08597580 EXTROVERTVICKY CONSULTANT LTD 04 Jul 2013 08605875 ALPROM LIMITED 11 Jul 2013 08611694 GEMCARE SOUTH WEST LIMITED 16 Jul 2013 08591367 BB GLASS & GLAZING LTD 01 Jul 2013 08595489 CHAMHOLDINGS LTD 03 Jul 2013 08599833 MUGHAL CATERING LIMITED 08 Jul 2013 08603923 OSTOMY ADVISOR LIMITED 10 Jul 2013 08617121 FRAJO LIMITED 19 Jul 2013 08619358 MUGS SERVICES PVT LTD 22 Jul 2013 08621425 PETER SATCHELL LIMITED 23 Jul 2013 08631164 USB CONNECT LTD 30 Jul 2013 08632298 TT CHIWARA LTD 31 Jul 2013 08597861 KINGSLEIGH CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 04 Jul 2013 08605127 MOTORCHECKUP EUROPE LIMITED 11 Jul 2013 08607700 VALLEY PROCUREMENT LIMITED 12 Jul 2013 08627093 PRINTERS DIRECT LIMITED 26 Jul 2013 08591826 THATCHWOOD LIMITED 01 Jul 2013 08619005 SILVERLIGHT DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 22 Jul 2013 08628562 RAVE AFRICA LTD 29 Jul 2013
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