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.

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 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 WycombeUK
    2014289143,414
    2013250132,684
    % change15.6%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (289) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201410410283
    New companies in 2013777598
    % change35.1%36.0%-15.3%
    Record Year2014 (104)2014 (102)2013 (98)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 WycombeUK
    2014198101,670
    201317786,170
    % change11.9%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (211) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014754578
    Closed companies in 2013703968
    % change7.1%15.4%15%
    Record Year2014 (75)2008 (107)2009 (110)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 WycombeUK
    20149141,744
    20137346,514
    Record Year 2007 (117) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201429575
    Net growth in 201373630
    Record Year2008 (65)2014 (57)2002 (66)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change22.7%29.6%-22.3%
    Record Year1993 (0.4%)1990 (0.4%)2001 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.98%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTANCY1.76%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    MANAGEMENT1.43%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%PROPERTY2.62%
    PROPERTIES0.60%ENGINEERING2.07%
    BUCKS0.60%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    DESIGN0.55%TRADING2.00%
    IT0.55%LONDON1.95%
    HEALTHCARE0.55%CARE1.94%
    PROPERTY0.55%TRANSPORT1.76%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.55%DESIGN1.70%
    TRADING0.49%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    ROAD0.49%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CARE0.49%BUSINESS1.62%
    LONDON0.44%J1.53%
    CONSTRUCTION0.44%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    J0.44%GLOBAL1.51%
    WYCOMBE0.38%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    M0.38%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CAPITAL0.38%MEDIA1.38%
    FINANCIAL0.38%CO.,1.36%
    BUILDING0.38%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    (HW)0.33%BUILDING1.30%
    MEDIA0.33%IT1.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.33%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied469278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management12840,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities8929,313
    99999 - Dormant Company8048,286
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7657,264
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5128,224
    86900 - Other human health activities4611,807
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3818,890
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3512,795
    74990 - Non-trading company2714,006
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet259,914
    62012 - Business and domestic software development249,675
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings207,151
    98000 - Residents property management185,047
    86101 - Hospital activities183,680
    41100 - Development of building projects1710,604
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1610,361
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles165,335
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies164,093
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets166,327

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09212331 LUCID GROUP COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 10 Sep 2014
    09221765 ATTENTIVE DESIGNS LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09224330 UNITY ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION LTD 18 Sep 2014
    09233554 IAN P G POTTER CONSULTANCY LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09242231 SAWYERS FUNERAL SERVICES LTD 30 Sep 2014
    09208461 HARDING SURVEYORS LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09215772 DANUBE DELICATESSEN LTD 12 Sep 2014
    09210425 M.K. BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09210870 COMPUTER FRIENDS I.T SERVICES LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09213381 SHARKYS CARS LTD 11 Sep 2014
    09220029 WISE ACCOUNTANCY AND PAYROLL SERVICES LTD 16 Sep 2014
    09231337 786 FOODZ SERVICE LIMITED 23 Sep 2014
    09239914 CONTROLLED SERVICES(BUCKS) LTD 29 Sep 2014
    09198475 VERITY ENTERPRISES LIMITED 01 Sep 2014
    09200669 WEBB TAYLOR LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09201273 JACK & JACK BUILDING LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09218599 FRESH FEET MOBILE FOOT CLINIC LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09220446 J&G 2011 LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09222505 CHILTERN HILLS (HW) LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09224195 MARTIN SMALLDALE LTD 18 Sep 2014
    09227508 WINGS OF CARE UK LTD 19 Sep 2014
    09228297 REEVES LARCH LTD 22 Sep 2014
    09232719 IN & SONS LTD 24 Sep 2014
    09239853 DANEROWE LIMITED 29 Sep 2014
    09240957 CHILTERN BUS COMPANY LIMITED 30 Sep 2014