High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous March.
- March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any month in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous January.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in High Wycombe when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in High Wycombe when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 342 companies were registered in High Wycombe during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 20.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) High Wycombe UK 2015 342 161,156 2014 285 150,722 % change 20.0% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (342) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous March.
March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any month in history.
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous February.
January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in High Wycombe when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 112 104 126 New companies in 2014 78 94 113 % change 43.6% 10.6% 11.5% Record Year 2015 (112) 2015 (104) 2015 (126)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 198 companies were dissolved in High Wycombe during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 36.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) High Wycombe UK 2015 198 89,523 2014 145 82,370 % change 36.6% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (198) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in High Wycombe when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 46 70 82 Closed companies in 2014 49 47 49 % change -6.1% 48.9% 67% Record Year 2013 (71) 2015 (70) 2009 (113)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for High Wycombe during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 144 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) High Wycombe UK 2015 144 71,633 2014 140 68,352 Record Year 2007 (145) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in High Wycombe when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 66 34 44 Net growth in 2014 29 47 64 Record Year 2015 (66) 2013 (57) 2007 (87)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, High Wycombe formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) High Wycombe 2015 0.2% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 40.8% 1.9% 1.7% Record Year 1978 (0.5%) 1989 (0.5%) 1990 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in High Wycombe was in 2014 when 31.3% of all directors were female.
24.0% of all director appointments in High Wycombe in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.71% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTING 1.71% MANAGEMENT 4.56% MANAGEMENT 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.62% IT 0.88% PROPERTY 2.72% CARE 0.83% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% TRADING 0.73% CARE 2.13% LONDON 0.67% ENGINEERING 2.12% DESIGN 0.67% LONDON 1.91% PROPERTY 0.57% TRADING 1.88% ASSOCIATES 0.57% TRANSPORT 1.82% PROPERTIES 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.76% ELECTRICAL 0.52% DESIGN 1.65% HEALTHCARE 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.63% CONSTRUCTION 0.47% CO., 1.58% DEVELOPMENTS 0.47% J 1.55% CONSULTANTS 0.42% CONSULTANTS 1.54% FOR 0.42% BUSINESS 1.49% WYCOMBE 0.42% INVESTMENTS 1.49% BEAUTY 0.36% GLOBAL 1.46% TRAINING 0.36% ASSOCIATES 1.44% BUCKS 0.36% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% M 0.36% BUILDING 1.31% ENGINEERING 0.36% IT 1.30% ENTERPRISES 0.36% MEDIA 1.28% ACCOUNTANTS 0.36% M 1.27%
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 484 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 129 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 96 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 88 30,825 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 72 58,522 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 58 29,218 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 50 19,098 86900 - Other human health activities 48 13,990 62090 - Other information technology service activities 34 12,862 62012 - Business and domestic software development 28 9,651 74990 - Non-trading company 27 13,794 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 24 10,200 98000 - Residents property management 23 5,308 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 22 7,682 86101 - Hospital activities 21 5,043 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 21 11,600 41100 - Development of building projects 21 11,863 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 20 7,797 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 18 5,331 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 18 5,392
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09426675 SARAH HAZELL CONSULTANCY LTD 06 Feb 2015 09428709 LK BEAUTY AT AMBERS LTD 09 Feb 2015 09448947 LN MAC CONSULTANCY LTD 19 Feb 2015 09456256 MFT HOLDINGS LTD 24 Feb 2015 09460808 WILD FERMENT LTD 26 Feb 2015 09461363 CATCHPOLE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 26 Feb 2015 09429225 HOUNDSLAND LIMITED 09 Feb 2015 09433439 SHIPPING 360 DRY LIMITED 11 Feb 2015 09439315 TRADE-DEALZ LTD 13 Feb 2015 09440188 LEBIEDZ LIMITED 16 Feb 2015 09454245 CLAIRE MARIE MUSIC LTD 23 Feb 2015 09459724 GULF MARINE UK LIMITED 26 Feb 2015 09415955 DIRECT LEGAL ADVICE CONSULTANCY LTD 02 Feb 2015 09424953 BENJAMIN BRANDING & DESIGN LTD 05 Feb 2015 09437588 GB DAYS OUT LTD 12 Feb 2015 09416274 LOFTY IDEAS LIMITED 02 Feb 2015 09418577 CREEP BI LTD 03 Feb 2015 09428201 HORIZON2015 LTD 09 Feb 2015 09433958 BROWN MELFORT LIMITED 11 Feb 2015 09445715 JESSE FK HOWARD PRODUCTION LTD 18 Feb 2015 09458150 NELSON-J CARE LTD 25 Feb 2015 09459426 DAWN WELFARE LIMITED 26 Feb 2015 09460215 AGENDUM SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Feb 2015 09442374 NJS CHILDCARE LTD 16 Feb 2015 OC398572 POLO PONY POWER LLP 27 Feb 2015
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