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Banbury, Oxfordshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Banbury when compared to any previous September.

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 2011)

    A total of 112 companies were registered in Banbury during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 30.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BanburyUK
    2011112114,512
    201086101,492
    % change30.2%12.8%
    Record Year 2003 (123) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Banbury when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011373144
    New companies in 2010332033
    % change12.1%55.0%33.3%
    Record Year2004 (44)2003 (43)2011 (44)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 76 companies were dissolved in Banbury during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 2.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BanburyUK
    20117672,230
    20107487,705
    % change2.7%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (115) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011262426
    Closed companies in 2010212924
    % change23.8%-17.2%8%
    Record Year2006 (28)2008 (51)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Banbury during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 36 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BanburyUK
    20113642,282
    20101213,787
    Record Year 2003 (83) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201111718
    Net growth in 201012-99
    Record Year2004 (24)2003 (35)2003 (29)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Banbury
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change2.6%30.4%20.4%
    Record Year1962 (0.3%)1963 (0.3%)1966 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 46.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    35.7% of all director appointments in Banbury in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.87%CONSULTING5.11%
    BANBURY1.34%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.34%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTING1.07%PROPERTY2.41%
    OXFORD0.94%TRADING2.06%
    MEDIA0.80%DESIGN1.94%
    SCHOOL0.80%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    DESIGN0.80%BUSINESS1.82%
    CONSULTANTS0.67%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ENGINEERING0.67%ENGINEERING1.74%
    CATERING0.67%MEDIA1.72%
    EVENTS0.53%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    ONLINE0.53%LONDON1.63%
    ASSOCIATES0.53%J1.47%
    BUSINESS0.53%GLOBAL1.46%
    B0.53%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    PARTNERS0.53%CARE1.42%
    FINANCIAL0.40%IT1.38%
    CARE0.40%BUILDING1.30%
    HEALTH0.40%PROPERTIES1.28%
    ENERGY0.40%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    20.40%M1.25%
    M0.40%ENERGY1.22%
    SECURITY0.40%TRAINING1.21%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.40%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied154204,493
    7487 - Other business activities5165,177
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4715,760
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3229,245
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2614,755
    7499 - Non-trading company1611,543
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1610,137
    74990 - Non-trading company158,064
    99999 - Dormant Company1518,281
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply128,345
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified107,551
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified910,018
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles82,179
    9999 - Dormant Company722,587
    7260 - Other computer related activities68,686
    5263 - Other non-store retail sale62,087
    62090 - Other information technology service activities66,798
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities63,271
    5530 - Restaurants65,640
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings62,164

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07703996 THE GLOSS CONSULTANCY LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07706054 HOOKEDTO LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07708956 DEDDINGTON ONAIR LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07710126 VILLAGE FRIEND LTD 19 Jul 2011
    07710893 RED RUN MEDIA LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07714411 BIM PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 21 Jul 2011
    07717483 WISEMUSIC EVENTS LTD 25 Jul 2011
    07721722 THE RED HOUSE MANAGEMENT (BODICOTE) RTM LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07690227 MCROBIE & POLLOCK LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07693947 ALNOVA LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07696096 THEME ENGINE LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07697399 JEANIE'S JEWELLERY LTD 07 Jul 2011
    07698046 ALRADA LTD 08 Jul 2011
    07698959 UK CARE ADVISORY SERVICE LTD 08 Jul 2011
    07705837 BANBURY AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07711028 AALPHA LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07715407 KTR TUITION LTD 22 Jul 2011
    07721417 FLEXIBLE HEALTH LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    OC366393 SALUS TRADING LLP 12 Jul 2011
    07696530 DSJ EUROPE LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07700020 ASTROP CONSULTANTS LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07703033 BAY TREES (MILFORD) LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07719579 REDRISK LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07720004 OXFORD BRAINFOODS LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07720497 PEPPERPRINT BANBURY LIMITED 27 Jul 2011