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.
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New Company Registrations
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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 Wycombe UK 2014 285 150,722 2013 269 134,802 % change 5.9% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (285) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 78 94 113 New companies in 2013 94 101 74 % change -17.0% -6.9% 52.7% Record Year 2013 (94) 2013 (101) 2007 (125)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Wycombe UK 2014 145 82,370 2013 158 77,914 % change -8.2% 5.7% Record Year 2010 (168) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 49 47 49 Closed companies in 2013 71 44 43 % change -31.0% 6.8% 14% Record Year 2013 (71) 2012 (58) 2009 (113)
Net Company Growth
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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 Wycombe UK 2014 140 68,352 2013 111 56,888 Record Year 2007 (145) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 29 47 64 Net growth in 2013 23 57 31 Record Year 2012 (40) 2013 (57) 2007 (87)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -22.3% -14.1% 27.4% Record Year 1978 (0.5%) 1989 (0.5%) 1990 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.90% CONSULTING 5.22% MANAGEMENT 1.72% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 1.43% CONSULTANCY 3.49% BUCKS 0.89% PROPERTY 2.64% CONSULTANTS 0.83% TRADING 2.05% ASSOCIATES 0.77% LONDON 1.88% BUSINESS 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.86% CARE 0.65% CARE 1.79% TRADING 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% DESIGN 0.53% DESIGN 1.75% DEVELOPMENTS 0.53% CONSULTANTS 1.73% RECRUITMENT 0.53% BUSINESS 1.71% HEATING 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.60% PROPERTIES 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.60% J 0.42% GLOBAL 1.58% PLUMBING 0.42% J 1.48% WYCOMBE 0.42% ASSOCIATES 1.48% EVENTS 0.42% MEDIA 1.48% GLOBAL 0.42% IT 1.33% MEDIA 0.42% TRANSPORT 1.30% CONSTRUCTION 0.42% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% HOUSE 0.42% BUILDING 1.24% PROPERTY 0.42% M 1.21% IT 0.42% CAPITAL 1.20% TRANSPORT 0.36% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 487 280,210 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 115 37,882 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 95 56,411 99999 - Dormant Company 81 47,084 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 80 27,750 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 44 26,700 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 40 18,491 62090 - Other information technology service activities 36 12,813 74990 - Non-trading company 34 14,135 86900 - Other human health activities 31 10,273 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 27 9,358 62012 - Business and domestic software development 25 9,509 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 19 6,559 56302 - Public houses and bars 19 5,732 74100 - specialised design activities 16 4,475 98000 - Residents property management 16 4,832 41100 - Development of building projects 15 9,855 86210 - General medical practice activities 14 3,987 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 13 5,876 61900 - Other telecommunications activities 13 2,638
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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