Banbury, Oxfordshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Banbury when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Banbury when compared to any month in history.

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 2010)

    A total of 118 companies were registered in Banbury during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 55.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BanburyUK
    2010118105,137
    20097691,034
    % change55.3%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (138) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Banbury when compared to any previous March.

    March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Banbury when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010293059
    New companies in 2009252625
    % change16.0%15.4%136.0%
    Record Year2007 (48)2003 (46)2010 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 65 companies were dissolved in Banbury during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 32.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BanburyUK
    20106582,677
    200996108,060
    % change-32.3%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (96) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010211628
    Closed companies in 2009141963
    % change50.0%-15.8%-56%
    Record Year2006 (25)2007 (22)2009 (63)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Banbury during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 53 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BanburyUK
    20105322,460
    2009-20-17,026
    Record Year 2003 (94) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201081431
    Net growth in 2009117-38
    Record Year2005 (26)2003 (41)2008 (37)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Banbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Banbury
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change7.7%-1.2%96.2%
    Record Year1963 (0.8%)1969 (0.6%)1971 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 47.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Banbury was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    29.7% of all director appointments in Banbury in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BANBURY2.51%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING2.23%CONSULTING4.60%
    MANAGEMENT1.95%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    DESIGN1.11%PROPERTY2.50%
    PROPERTY1.11%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTANCY1.11%TRADING1.93%
    ELECTRICAL0.84%DESIGN1.91%
    J0.84%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    N0.70%MEDIA1.84%
    S0.70%BUSINESS1.74%
    INVESTMENTS0.70%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    FINANCE0.70%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    RLE0.70%ENGINEERING1.54%
    CONSTRUCTION0.56%J1.48%
    DEVELOPMENT0.56%LONDON1.45%
    SYSTEMS0.56%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    CHANGE0.56%GROUP1.37%
    RADMAN0.56%GLOBAL1.35%
    R0.56%PROPERTIES1.35%
    HOUSE0.56%BUILDING1.34%
    GROUP0.56%CARE1.33%
    CLEANING0.42%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.42%M1.28%
    CHERWELL0.42%SYSTEMS1.25%
    GARAGE0.42%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied165228,645
    7487 - Other business activities5874,904
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3914,007
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2917,003
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities219,943
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2126,974
    7499 - Non-trading company1415,398
    9999 - Dormant Company1319,948
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply119,659
    99999 - Dormant Company1113,808
    7260 - Other computer related activities1010,331
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified98,154
    62090 - Other information technology service activities96,340
    74990 - Non-trading company88,149
    41201 - Construction of commercial buildings71,641
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet71,586
    5530 - Restaurants74,798
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis63,169
    47789 - Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)6918
    6024 - Freight transport by road53,665

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07137878 F.F.B.H. LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07140843 EAGLE PLANTS LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07140825 DONATIONS FOR HEALTHCARE LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07139053 CONSULTING4RESULTS LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07137426 BANBURY DESIGN LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07135536 TUNGUSKA LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07135489 P.A. STRATFORD PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07135262 INQUISITIVE FISH APPLICATIONS LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07132826 BODY & BUMPER (TITCHFIELD) LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07130311 AMBER PHOTOGRAPHICS LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07127725 HIGGINS WRIGHT LTD 16 Jan 2010
    07124416 CLUB COFFEE LTD 13 Jan 2010
    07124303 RIGHT RESULTS PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD. 13 Jan 2010
    07122018 GENILA LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07119289 ISEC SECURITY LTD 07 Jan 2010
    07141452 DSB ELECTRICAL LIMITED 31 Jan 2010
    07140361 AGRICLAIMS LTD 29 Jan 2010
    07137794 NAPATREE LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07133422 CATTON CONSULTING LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07131117 ROAD SAFETY ANALYSIS LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07122355 EUROPEAN FIELD MARKETING PARTNERS LTD 12 Jan 2010
    07121476 TRADE SECRET INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07121084 EVOLVE APS LIMITED 09 Jan 2010
    07120227 DAVID PENN CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07141385 PATRICIA STEELE LIMITED 31 Jan 2010