High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
2014 Annual Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- 2014 was a record year for company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any year in history.
- The second half of 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous second half year.
- Q4 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous Q4.
- December 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous December.
- November 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous November.
- October 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous October.
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New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2014)
2014 was a record year for company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any year in history.
A total of 1,155 companies were formed in High Wycombe in 2014. This total is 9.4% higher than in 2013 and compares equally to the UK figure of a 10.0% growth compared to 529,363 the previous year.
Year High Wycombe UK 2014 1,155 582,051 2013 1,056 529,363 2012 980 491,893 2011 908 452,870 2010 870 400,358 Record Year 2014 (1,155) 2014 (582,051) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
The second half of 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous second half year.
In the second half of 2014 a total of 575 companies were formed in High Wycombe. This figure is 11.9% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 8.2%.
The highest total for a second half year in High Wycombe occurred in 2014 when a total of 575 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) High Wycombe UK 2014 575 281,320 2013 514 259,931 % change 11.9% 8.2% Record Year 2014 (575) 2014 (281,320) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
Q4 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous Q4.
A total of 286 companies were registered in High Wycombe during the fourth quarter of 2014 (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014).
This figure is an increase of 8.3% versus the same period last year (Q4 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) High Wycombe UK 2014 286 137,906 2013 264 127,247 % change 8.3% 8.4% Record Year 2014 (286) 2014 (137,906) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
December 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous December.
November 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous November.
October 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous October.
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2014 108 96 82 New companies in 2013 99 91 74 % change 9.1% 5.5% 10.8% Record Year 2014 (108) 2014 (96) 2014 (82)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2014)
A total of 719 companies were dissolved in High Wycombe in 2014. This total is 11.3% higher than in 2013 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 10.8% growth compared to the previous year.
Year High Wycombe UK 2014 719 367,937 2013 646 332,213 2012 689 293,729 2011 599 314,524 2010 658 342,233 Record Year 2009 (885) 2009 (533,789) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
In the second half of 2014 a total of 360 companies were dissolved in High Wycombe. This figure is 2.9% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 7.7%.
The highest total for a second half year in High Wycombe occurred in 2009 when a total of 381 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) High Wycombe UK 2014 360 190,730 2013 350 177,021 % change 2.9% 7.7% Record Year 2009 (381) 2009 (244,544) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
A total of 162 companies were dissolved in High Wycombe during the fourth quarter of 2014 (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 6.4% versus the same period last year (Q4 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 2.0% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) High Wycombe UK 2014 162 89,060 2013 173 90,851 % change -6.4% -2.0% Record Year 2013 (173) 2013 (90,851) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2014 48 55 59 Closed companies in 2013 61 51 61 % change -21.3% 7.8% -3% Record Year 2012 (72) 2010 (72) 2009 (68)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2014)
A total of 436 companies were added to the company register for High Wycombe in 2014. This number represents growth of 37.7% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 36.8%.
This number is 26 companies higher than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2007 when the High Wycombe company register grew by 481 companies.
Year High Wycombe UK 2014 436 214,114 2013 410 197,150 2012 291 198,164 2011 309 138,346 2010 212 58,125 Record Year 2007 (481) 2007 (237,353) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
In the second half of 2014 the company register for High Wycombe increased by 215 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) High Wycombe UK 2014 215 90,590 2013 164 82,910 Record Year 2003 (244) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
Net company growth for High Wycombe during the fourth quarter of 2014 (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) was 124 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) High Wycombe UK 2014 124 48,846 2013 91 36,396 Record Year 2014 (124) 2012 (49,848) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2014 60 41 23 Net growth in 2013 38 40 13 Record Year 2002 (63) 2002 (49) 2012 (60)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2014)
In 2014 High Wycombe formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2013 when High Wycombe was responsible for 0.2% of all UK companies.
Year 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 Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
In the second half of 2014 High Wycombe formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2013 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) High Wycombe 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.3%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
In the fourth quarter of 2014, High Wycombe formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) High Wycombe 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 3.8% 0.1% -5.1% Record Year 1991 (0.3%) 1990 (0.4%) 1984 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2014)
The average age of a director in 2014 was 44.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2014 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2014 was 44.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2014)
The record year for female directors in High Wycombe was 1987 when 100.0% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in High Wycombe in 2014 was 27.3%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.1%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
The record second half year for female directors in High Wycombe was 2007 when 29.7% of all directors were female.
26.2% of all director appointments in High Wycombe in the second half of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in High Wycombe was in 2005 when 31.8% of all directors were female.
26.6% of all director appointments in High Wycombe in the fourth quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.8% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Dec 2013-Dec 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.75% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTANCY 1.69% MANAGEMENT 4.58% MANAGEMENT 1.15% CONSULTANCY 3.57% TRADING 0.71% PROPERTY 2.66% DESIGN 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 2.12% CONSTRUCTION 0.65% ENGINEERING 2.10% PROPERTY 0.65% CARE 2.02% DEVELOPMENTS 0.60% TRADING 1.94% CARE 0.60% LONDON 1.93% LONDON 0.60% TRANSPORT 1.93% IT 0.60% DESIGN 1.66% PROPERTIES 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.64% BUCKS 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.62% ASSOCIATES 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.62% HEALTHCARE 0.49% BUSINESS 1.56% M 0.49% J 1.54% ELECTRICAL 0.44% CO., 1.50% J 0.44% GLOBAL 1.49% BUILDING 0.44% INVESTMENTS 1.48% CONSULTANTS 0.44% ASSOCIATES 1.47% ROAD 0.38% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% CAPITAL 0.38% MEDIA 1.33% GLOBAL 0.38% IT 1.31% SUPPLIES 0.38% BUILDING 1.29% G 0.33% M 1.22%
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 448 265,608 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 134 42,290 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 90 30,178 99999 - Dormant Company 83 48,509 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 72 58,068 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 55 29,009 86900 - Other human health activities 50 12,976 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 41 19,049 62090 - Other information technology service activities 38 12,837 62012 - Business and domestic software development 28 9,752 74990 - Non-trading company 27 13,984 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 24 10,107 98000 - Residents property management 24 5,255 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 20 11,212 86101 - Hospital activities 20 4,366 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 20 5,425 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 19 7,559 41100 - Development of building projects 19 11,397 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 17 5,189 49320 - Taxi operation 16 1,731
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09256795 BLUE HAVEN CONSULTING LIMITED 09 Oct 2014 09259292 HORIZON (UW) LIMITED 10 Oct 2014 09274148 HENRY BENJAMIN LIMITED 21 Oct 2014 09248938 A BRANIGAN CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Oct 2014 09280688 PERFECT PEONY LTD 27 Oct 2014 09286183 GRAND ROOMS RVE LTD 29 Oct 2014 09254008 BARAR HOTELS LTD 08 Oct 2014 09264622 MZW LTD 15 Oct 2014 09265048 R KHAN PRODUCTION LTD 15 Oct 2014 09273710 ROCKSTAR CLIMBING LIMITED 21 Oct 2014 09278725 THM&P LIMITED 24 Oct 2014 09282102 TECHNOSPHERE LIMITED 27 Oct 2014 09245652 CROSBIE VICTORIA LTD 02 Oct 2014 09246423 DIVERSE MARTIAL ARTS LIMITED 02 Oct 2014 09254089 NARINDER MANAGEMENT LIMITED 08 Oct 2014 09255948 BENNETT THYME LIMITED 09 Oct 2014 09256065 NASH GREEN LIMITED 09 Oct 2014 09261687 PLANNING AND PUBLIC LAW LIMITED 13 Oct 2014 09264894 TINDOCARE. LTD. 15 Oct 2014 09265085 GUILBERT MARSHALL LIMITED 15 Oct 2014 09267623 JONES HOLYWOOD LIMITED 16 Oct 2014 09267944 ARTNEST STUDIOS LIMITED 16 Oct 2014 09272789 THE DESERT PENGUIN LIMITED 21 Oct 2014 09274330 37 WELLINGTON ROAD RESIDENTS COMPANY LTD 22 Oct 2014 09284077 V.O. LANGUAGE SERVICES LIMITED 28 Oct 2014
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