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
    07152043 I MOTOR FINANCE LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07144929 INTELLIAPPS LIMITED 03 Feb 2010
    07169751 SACHA BARNES LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07168647 ZAFIRE GROUP LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07166871 CHAMPAGNE ENTERPRISE LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07166687 SN SERVICES(GB) LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07165768 MCCOMBES I.T. CONSULTANCY LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07161989 PETER MATTHEWS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07160516 BONITO LEISURE LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07159916 REDD MANAGED SERVICES LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07158248 TOFFEE CATERING LTD 16 Feb 2010
    07157361 DF NEED TRADING LTD 15 Feb 2010
    07156803 DREAM HOME HOLIDAYS LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07155962 DGYM LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07155466 XTRAWHEELS LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07154315 LIGHTING & ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07154225 CHRIS HUGHES HYPNOSIS LTD 11 Feb 2010
    07152652 CONVERT2PLAY LTD 10 Feb 2010
    07147631 OCEAN RESOURCING CREW AGENCY (OFFSHORE) LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07144248 TOMA HOCKEY LTD. 02 Feb 2010
    07161170 CASHLINX LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07144702 SPOTLESS PROFESSIONAL VALETING SERVICES LIMITED 03 Feb 2010
    07144162 SPARE CHANGE STUDIOS LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07144017 SAPPHIRE BUSINESS SERVICES (BANBURY) LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    OC352389 DR GRIMALDI LLP 16 Feb 2010