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
    07391842 BIG EMAIL LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07387681 BANSOLS FIFTY-FOUR LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07387675 BANSOLS 888 LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07386261 THE REAL PEARL BATH COMPANY LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07379276 CARNELL INVESTMENTS (SILVES) LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07379275 CARNELL INVESTMENTS (PORTUGAL) LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07377451 THE SMALL HOOKY PUB COMPANY LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07376036 BANSOLS FIFTY-THREE LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07376025 MSG NOMINEES LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07375252 SERVER 1U LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07374617 CAMBERLEY L M LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07367402 WOSA LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07365523 NTS MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07390799 BLUE SPIRES SOLUTIONS LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07389241 LINDO & PINTO LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07387767 SHOELAND TRADING LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07386348 ENERGYSAVINGSCENTRAL.CO.UK LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07383090 SILMITS LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07377379 ROOF SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07374832 GUILLIARD'S BEAUTY LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07388662 JRJS TRADING LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07388577 OXFORD ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07377519 ILOVEMYPHONE LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07370459 REAL EVENTURES LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07364610 MAHOUT LIFESTYLE LTD 03 Sep 2010