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

  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 (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 WycombeUK
    2015342161,156
    2014285150,722
    % change20.0%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (342) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015112104126
    New companies in 20147894113
    % change43.6%10.6%11.5%
    Record Year2015 (112)2015 (104)2015 (126)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 WycombeUK
    201519889,523
    201414582,370
    % change36.6%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (198) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015467082
    Closed companies in 2014494749
    % change-6.1%48.9%67%
    Record Year2013 (71)2015 (70)2009 (113)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 WycombeUK
    201514471,633
    201414068,352
    Record Year 2007 (145) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015663444
    Net growth in 2014294764
    Record Year2015 (66)2013 (57)2007 (87)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.2%
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change40.8%1.9%1.7%
    Record Year1978 (0.5%)1989 (0.5%)1990 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.71%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTING1.71%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.19%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    IT0.88%PROPERTY2.72%
    CARE0.83%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    TRADING0.73%CARE2.13%
    LONDON0.67%ENGINEERING2.12%
    DESIGN0.67%LONDON1.91%
    PROPERTY0.57%TRADING1.88%
    ASSOCIATES0.57%TRANSPORT1.82%
    PROPERTIES0.52%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    ELECTRICAL0.52%DESIGN1.65%
    HEALTHCARE0.47%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CONSTRUCTION0.47%CO.,1.58%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.47%J1.55%
    CONSULTANTS0.42%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    FOR0.42%BUSINESS1.49%
    WYCOMBE0.42%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    BEAUTY0.36%GLOBAL1.46%
    TRAINING0.36%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    BUCKS0.36%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    M0.36%BUILDING1.31%
    ENGINEERING0.36%IT1.30%
    ENTERPRISES0.36%MEDIA1.28%
    ACCOUNTANTS0.36%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied484288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management12943,081
    99999 - Dormant Company9649,474
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities8830,825
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7258,522
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5829,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5019,098
    86900 - Other human health activities4813,990
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3412,862
    62012 - Business and domestic software development289,651
    74990 - Non-trading company2713,794
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet2410,200
    98000 - Residents property management235,308
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities227,682
    86101 - Hospital activities215,043
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2111,600
    41100 - Development of building projects2111,863
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings207,797
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation185,331
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles185,392

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09393500 EULEXICA (UK) LTD. 16 Jan 2015
    09404512 WORLDNET ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09376564 DOCTUM IT LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09380996 MARCEL 73 LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09381494 ON 3 ADMINISTRATION LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09384705 RICHARD LE NEVE FOSTER RELOCATION LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09393660 A40 ALLOYS LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09381554 MATT WILLCOCK CONSULTING LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09383444 WYCOMBE EXPRESS LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09384744 SWAIRA SUPERMARKET LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09387850 GITECH IT SOLUTION LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09396762 RHEEL PUBLISHING LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09408901 FOLLY FARM SOLAR POWER LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09409743 EMPECO LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09376469 ITSM PRO LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09379743 CONEGRA LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09383081 LOT TO BUY (LTB) LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09384320 BAD BEAR TRANSPORT LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09386206 MHETA ENTERPRISE LTD 13 Jan 2015
    09388259 LE GIBRAN RESTAURANT LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09394116 DISCOVER RESEARCH AND DESIGN LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09399965 WILLMAN'S LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09406464 HOME GUARD LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09412387 NORTH FACE MCR LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    09414778 VICTORIA MOTORS (H.W) LIMITED 30 Jan 2015