Banbury, Oxfordshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 86 companies were registered in Banbury during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 16.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BanburyUK
    201086101,492
    200910394,671
    % change-16.5%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (123) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010332033
    New companies in 2009314032
    % change6.5%-50.0%3.1%
    Record Year2004 (44)2003 (43)2003 (40)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 74 companies were dissolved in Banbury during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 35.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BanburyUK
    20107487,705
    2009115159,401
    % change-35.7%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (115) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010212924
    Closed companies in 2009263653
    % change-19.2%-19.4%-55%
    Record Year2006 (28)2008 (51)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Banbury during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 12 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BanburyUK
    20101213,787
    2009-12-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (83) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201012-99
    Net growth in 200954-21
    Record Year2004 (24)2003 (35)2003 (29)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Banbury
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-1.0%-54.6%-1.2%
    Record Year1962 (0.3%)1963 (0.3%)1966 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 46.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Banbury was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    29.3% of all director appointments in Banbury in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BANBURY2.10%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING1.96%CONSULTING4.99%
    MANAGEMENT1.40%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    INVESTMENTS1.12%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY1.12%TRADING2.04%
    DESIGN1.12%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    PROPERTY0.98%DESIGN1.93%
    MARKETING0.98%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    DEVELOPMENT0.84%BUSINESS1.80%
    P0.70%MEDIA1.75%
    OXFORD0.70%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    FINANCE0.56%LONDON1.59%
    ASSOCIATES0.56%ENGINEERING1.59%
    CONSTRUCTION0.56%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    N0.56%CARE1.44%
    ELECTRICAL0.42%J1.44%
    PROFESSIONAL0.42%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    CARNELL0.42%GLOBAL1.42%
    BANSOLS0.42%IT1.35%
    CLUB0.42%PROPERTIES1.35%
    (BANBURY)0.42%BUILDING1.32%
    REAL0.42%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    L0.42%M1.28%
    SERVICE0.42%SYSTEMS1.26%
    TRAINING0.42%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied161202,902
    7487 - Other business activities5869,802
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3313,161
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3014,940
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2325,053
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities208,292
    7260 - Other computer related activities138,967
    7499 - Non-trading company1313,408
    74990 - Non-trading company127,649
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply118,183
    9999 - Dormant Company1121,484
    99999 - Dormant Company1014,072
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis82,962
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet71,602
    62090 - Other information technology service activities65,716
    5263 - Other non-store retail sale62,039
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified67,767
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities62,861
    47789 - Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)5882
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles51,879

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07359091 LIKEBEINGTHERE LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07354507 RIDGEWAY KITCHENS LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07345055 NICKY GOUGH LTD 13 Aug 2010
    07338644 ALBATRON SCIENCE LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07333050 EVENTFUL STAYS LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07332261 LINCRAFTS LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07361469 MARK GIBSON PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07357193 ARDEN SPORTS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07352661 SLAWBUILDING LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07351257 VIPA FOODS LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07350505 UNION TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07348925 OXFORD COMMERCIAL INTERIORS LTD 18 Aug 2010
    07345355 BANBURY TYRES LTD 13 Aug 2010
    07344601 H4B LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07344555 BANBURY ACCIDENT CLAIMS LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07332738 YOUNG INSPIRATIONS LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07358221 FOREVER YOUNG NAILS & BEAUTY LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07357412 ISLAND HOPPERS LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07350993 SHRIVES-WRIGHT LTD 19 Aug 2010
    07342783 EDWARD BURTON & COMPANY LIMITED 11 Aug 2010