High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous August.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous July.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in High Wycombe when compared to any previous July.
- August 2014 saw a new record in net growth in High Wycombe when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 289 companies were registered in High Wycombe during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 15.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) High Wycombe UK 2014 289 143,414 2013 250 132,684 % change 15.6% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (289) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous August.
July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 104 102 83 New companies in 2013 77 75 98 % change 35.1% 36.0% -15.3% Record Year 2014 (104) 2014 (102) 2013 (98)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 198 companies were dissolved in High Wycombe during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 11.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) High Wycombe UK 2014 198 101,670 2013 177 86,170 % change 11.9% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (211) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in High Wycombe when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 75 45 78 Closed companies in 2013 70 39 68 % change 7.1% 15.4% 15% Record Year 2014 (75) 2008 (107) 2009 (110)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for High Wycombe during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 91 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) High Wycombe UK 2014 91 41,744 2013 73 46,514 Record Year 2007 (117) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
August 2014 saw a new record in net growth in High Wycombe when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 29 57 5 Net growth in 2013 7 36 30 Record Year 2008 (65) 2014 (57) 2002 (66)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, High Wycombe formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) High Wycombe 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 22.7% 29.6% -22.3% Record Year 1993 (0.4%) 1990 (0.4%) 2001 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in High Wycombe was in 2008 when 34.7% of all directors were female.
25.8% of all director appointments in High Wycombe in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.98% CONSULTING 5.17% CONSULTANCY 1.76% MANAGEMENT 4.63% MANAGEMENT 1.43% CONSULTANCY 3.55% CONSULTANTS 0.66% PROPERTY 2.62% PROPERTIES 0.60% ENGINEERING 2.07% BUCKS 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% DESIGN 0.55% TRADING 2.00% IT 0.55% LONDON 1.95% HEALTHCARE 0.55% CARE 1.94% PROPERTY 0.55% TRANSPORT 1.76% DEVELOPMENTS 0.55% DESIGN 1.70% TRADING 0.49% CONSULTANTS 1.70% ROAD 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.63% CARE 0.49% BUSINESS 1.62% LONDON 0.44% J 1.53% CONSTRUCTION 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.53% J 0.44% GLOBAL 1.51% WYCOMBE 0.38% INVESTMENTS 1.50% M 0.38% ASSOCIATES 1.48% CAPITAL 0.38% MEDIA 1.38% FINANCIAL 0.38% CO., 1.36% BUILDING 0.38% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% (HW) 0.33% BUILDING 1.30% MEDIA 0.33% IT 1.30% ASSOCIATES 0.33% M 1.23%
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 469 278,481 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 128 40,717 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 89 29,313 99999 - Dormant Company 80 48,286 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 76 57,264 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 51 28,224 86900 - Other human health activities 46 11,807 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 38 18,890 62090 - Other information technology service activities 35 12,795 74990 - Non-trading company 27 14,006 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 25 9,914 62012 - Business and domestic software development 24 9,675 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 20 7,151 98000 - Residents property management 18 5,047 86101 - Hospital activities 18 3,680 41100 - Development of building projects 17 10,604 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 16 10,361 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 16 5,335 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 16 4,093 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 16 6,327
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09160448 HOLTSPUR LANE 1965 LIMITED 05 Aug 2014 09175701 JANET ANNE DEVELOPMENTS LTD 14 Aug 2014 09181505 INDI GRILL LIMITED 19 Aug 2014 09184174 ADICA (UK) LTD 20 Aug 2014 09186020 WHITEPIT CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 21 Aug 2014 09178498 JULIA ATKINS MSK LIMITED 15 Aug 2014 09183105 SHAUN CROCKETT PROPERTY LIMITED 20 Aug 2014 OC394897 FINCHLEY FAMILY DENTAL LLP 21 Aug 2014 09190123 BAD2RO FILMS LIMITED 28 Aug 2014 09180741 CLIFF HOWARD CONSULTANCY LIMITED 19 Aug 2014 09182938 SELERITY LIMITED 20 Aug 2014 09188880 JFJ CONSULTANCY LTD 28 Aug 2014 09159073 BALANCE CHIROPRACTIC CENTRES LIMITED 04 Aug 2014 09161344 RITCHIE POLMAISE LIMITED 05 Aug 2014 09163238 HUGHES SUTCLIFFE LIMITED 05 Aug 2014 09167972 EVES BERNICE LIMITED 08 Aug 2014 09170760 SAMRT LTD 11 Aug 2014 09172921 BASSETT BRIGHTON LTD 13 Aug 2014 09176649 GOULDSBOROUGH (UK) LTD 14 Aug 2014 09179254 URKHAT LIMITED 18 Aug 2014 09182947 RED ACE FINANCIAL LTD 20 Aug 2014 09183493 BELLERS CONSULTING LTD 20 Aug 2014 09196387 CMI INCORPORATED LIMITED 30 Aug 2014 09196426 MAIL FULFILMENT SERVICES LIMITED 30 Aug 2014 09166538 TRANSTECH MK LTD 07 Aug 2014
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