High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any quarter in history.
  • The record first quarter for female directors in High Wycombe was in 2014 when 31.3% of all directors were female.

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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 285 companies were registered in High Wycombe during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 5.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)High WycombeUK
    2014285150,722
    2013269134,802
    % change5.9%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (285) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20147894113
    New companies in 20139410174
    % change-17.0%-6.9%52.7%
    Record Year2013 (94)2013 (101)2007 (125)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 145 companies were dissolved in High Wycombe during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)High WycombeUK
    201414582,370
    201315877,914
    % change-8.2%5.7%
    Record Year 2010 (168) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014494749
    Closed companies in 2013714443
    % change-31.0%6.8%14%
    Record Year2013 (71)2012 (58)2009 (113)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for High Wycombe during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 140 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)High WycombeUK
    201414068,352
    201311156,888
    Record Year 2007 (145) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014294764
    Net growth in 2013235731
    Record Year2012 (40)2013 (57)2007 (87)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, High Wycombe formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)High Wycombe
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-22.3%-14.1%27.4%
    Record Year1978 (0.5%)1989 (0.5%)1990 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in High Wycombe was in 2014 when 31.3% of all directors were female.

    31.3% of all director appointments in High Wycombe in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.90%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT1.72%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY1.43%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    BUCKS0.89%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSULTANTS0.83%TRADING2.05%
    ASSOCIATES0.77%LONDON1.88%
    BUSINESS0.65%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CARE0.65%CARE1.79%
    TRADING0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    DESIGN0.53%DESIGN1.75%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.53%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    RECRUITMENT0.53%BUSINESS1.71%
    HEATING0.48%PROPERTIES1.60%
    PROPERTIES0.48%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    J0.42%GLOBAL1.58%
    PLUMBING0.42%J1.48%
    WYCOMBE0.42%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    EVENTS0.42%MEDIA1.48%
    GLOBAL0.42%IT1.33%
    MEDIA0.42%TRANSPORT1.30%
    CONSTRUCTION0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    HOUSE0.42%BUILDING1.24%
    PROPERTY0.42%M1.21%
    IT0.42%CAPITAL1.20%
    TRANSPORT0.36%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied487280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management11537,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9556,411
    99999 - Dormant Company8147,084
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities8027,750
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4426,700
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4018,491
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3612,813
    74990 - Non-trading company3414,135
    86900 - Other human health activities3110,273
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet279,358
    62012 - Business and domestic software development259,509
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings196,559
    56302 - Public houses and bars195,732
    74100 - specialised design activities164,475
    98000 - Residents property management164,832
    41100 - Development of building projects159,855
    86210 - General medical practice activities143,987
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified135,876
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities132,638

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08928683 MAINFRAME TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08932439 OLIVER FOSTER LTD 11 Mar 2014
    08932489 WHITEGOODS MANAGEMENT EVOLUTION LTD 11 Mar 2014
    08935089 E-STYLE MERCHANDISE LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08945151 D G CARR & CO LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08965130 ALLEN ROOFING SUPPLIES LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08921634 AJR FEATURES LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08931837 TEMPLEMILLS CONSULTANTS LTD 10 Mar 2014
    08931131 HURST TRADING LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08939452 FUTURE LIFE (UK) LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08921458 DRAMATIC EDGE LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08924042 MULTEVERSITY LTD 05 Mar 2014
    08924654 GLOTECH CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 05 Mar 2014
    08928835 42 AMERSHAM HILL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08933251 TELECOM BROKER LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08935579 CAPITAL OUTSOURCE LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08938020 ABSOLUTE KEN CARE SERVICES LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08945810 JAIN INFOTECH LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08947992 WESELL2U LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08953584 SIMPLE FAYRE LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08918375 BALAJI DENTAL LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08932985 CANDY FITNESS LTD 11 Mar 2014
    08935109 LITTLE DRAGON WEB LTD 12 Mar 2014
    08968937 DSW TRADING LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08921044 PROJECT INTERIORS REFURBISHMENT LTD 04 Mar 2014