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Banbury, Oxfordshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Banbury when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Banbury 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 2011)

    A total of 101 companies were registered in Banbury during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BanburyUK
    2011101116,391
    2010118105,137
    % change-14.4%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (138) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011312347
    New companies in 2010293059
    % change6.9%-23.3%-20.3%
    Record Year2007 (48)2003 (46)2010 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 79 companies were dissolved in Banbury during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 21.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BanburyUK
    20117990,986
    20106582,677
    % change21.5%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (96) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Banbury when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Banbury when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011322522
    Closed companies in 2010211628
    % change52.4%56.3%-21%
    Record Year2011 (32)2011 (25)2009 (63)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Banbury during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 22 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BanburyUK
    20112225,405
    20105322,460
    Record Year 2003 (94) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-1-225
    Net growth in 201081431
    Record Year2005 (26)2003 (41)2008 (37)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Banbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Banbury
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-7.7%-32.6%-24.0%
    Record Year1963 (0.8%)1969 (0.6%)1971 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    29.4% of all director appointments in Banbury in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.17%CONSULTING5.04%
    BANBURY1.74%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    INVESTMENTS1.16%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTING1.01%PROPERTY2.38%
    ASSOCIATES0.87%TRADING2.10%
    DESIGN0.87%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.87%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    OXFORD0.72%BUSINESS1.87%
    CONSULTANCY0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    MARKETING0.72%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BANSOLS0.72%MEDIA1.69%
    ENGINEERING0.58%ENGINEERING1.61%
    CARNELL0.58%LONDON1.60%
    MEDIA0.58%CARE1.45%
    CHERWELL0.58%J1.45%
    TRAINING0.58%GLOBAL1.44%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    P0.58%IT1.41%
    SECURITY0.43%PROPERTIES1.36%
    TYRES0.43%BUILDING1.34%
    JOHN0.43%M1.30%
    DIGITAL0.43%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    COTSWOLD0.43%S1.24%
    REAL0.43%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    BUSINESS0.43%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied151202,798
    7487 - Other business activities4960,968
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4816,150
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3030,253
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2212,916
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2110,246
    74990 - Non-trading company178,695
    99999 - Dormant Company1518,336
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply117,000
    7499 - Non-trading company1111,316
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1010,085
    9999 - Dormant Company919,765
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles92,259
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified87,788
    7260 - Other computer related activities77,789
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities63,436
    62090 - Other information technology service activities66,996
    43290 - Other construction installation61,446
    5263 - Other non-store retail sale61,853
    5530 - Restaurants64,898

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07544256 CLEAR ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07543602 RETAIL BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LTD 25 Feb 2011
    07542745 NINA & CO. LTD 25 Feb 2011
    07519978 REMOTE-LEARNER UK LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07519062 SCRIBBLER COMMUNICATIONS LTD 07 Feb 2011
    07514038 SOPHIMARK LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07513607 LIONHEART EVENTS LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07513427 BREADBOARDER LTD 02 Feb 2011
    OC361492 SALES TEAM COACHING LLP 03 Feb 2011
    07543012 O & G SUPPLIES LTD 25 Feb 2011
    07541015 BANBURY APPLIANCE CENTRE LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07536783 DCGE SERVICES LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07527038 PEEPUL24 LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07525662 ONLINE MOTORSPORT SOLUTIONS LTD 10 Feb 2011
    07525176 SHAWN STAPLES ASSOCIATES LTD 10 Feb 2011
    07521572 EXPRESS DIGITAL SOLUTIONS LTD 08 Feb 2011
    07519291 GEECHITS LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07519232 DEVINE DUCK LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07518100 VITIS COUNTRY WINES LTD 04 Feb 2011
    07532182 TONY KENDREW S.O.T. LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07530140 HHNL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07523885 ZONE FITTED FURNITURE LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07515906 OXTECH IT SERVICES LIMITED 03 Feb 2011