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Banbury, Oxfordshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Banbury when compared to any previous February.

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 2012)

    A total of 114 companies were registered in Banbury during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 12.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)BanburyUK
    2012114131,491
    2011101116,391
    % change12.9%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (138) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012334437
    New companies in 2011312347
    % change6.5%91.3%-21.3%
    Record Year2007 (48)2003 (46)2010 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 72 companies were dissolved in Banbury during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)BanburyUK
    20127267,576
    20117990,987
    % change-8.9%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (96) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Banbury when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012192924
    Closed companies in 2011322522
    % change-40.6%16.0%9%
    Record Year2011 (32)2012 (29)2009 (63)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Banbury during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 42 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)BanburyUK
    20124263,915
    20112225,404
    Record Year 2003 (94) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012141513
    Net growth in 2011-1-225
    Record Year2005 (26)2003 (41)2008 (37)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Banbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Banbury
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-8.7%63.7%-26.3%
    Record Year1963 (0.8%)1969 (0.6%)1971 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    30.5% of all director appointments in Banbury in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.35%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING0.98%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT0.98%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    OXFORD0.86%PROPERTY2.37%
    ENGINEERING0.74%TRADING2.07%
    PROPERTY0.74%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN0.74%ENGINEERING1.86%
    BUILDERS0.61%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    SCHOOL0.61%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    MARKETING0.61%BUSINESS1.73%
    BANBURY0.61%MEDIA1.72%
    JOINERY0.49%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    FINANCIAL0.49%LONDON1.66%
    EVENTS0.49%J1.54%
    CARE0.49%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    CONSULTANTS0.49%GLOBAL1.50%
    (BANBURY)0.49%IT1.40%
    COMPOSITES0.49%CARE1.34%
    SERVICE0.37%PROPERTIES1.31%
    BUILDING0.37%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CREATIVE0.37%M1.27%
    MAINTENANCE0.37%BUILDING1.24%
    MEDIA0.37%ENERGY1.20%
    G0.37%S1.20%
    FARMS0.37%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied154216,665
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5619,704
    7487 - Other business activities4052,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3335,233
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2112,113
    99999 - Dormant Company2125,084
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1514,303
    7499 - Non-trading company149,102
    74990 - Non-trading company129,729
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified129,892
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply116,934
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1013,637
    62090 - Other information technology service activities88,145
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet73,439
    71129 - Other engineering activities72,217
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings73,052
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities74,132
    70100 - Activities of head offices62,746
    56302 - Public houses and bars62,795
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles62,832

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07899293 PERFICIO POTENTIAL LTD 05 Jan 2012
    07904558 OTB CONSULTANTS LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07917284 AXTELL COND LTD 20 Jan 2012
    07895711 OPTIMYCE LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07896681 BRITANNIA JOINERY LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07896728 PARTIES FOR CHILDREN LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07897625 NICOLA MANZE LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07898769 RVOLVE LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07900099 SEVENTYSIXMEDIA LTD 06 Jan 2012
    07900713 DANNY WORTHINGTON LTD 06 Jan 2012
    07907747 CW COMPOSITES LTD 12 Jan 2012
    07909201 VENTER & BROWN LEISURE LTD 13 Jan 2012
    07912708 SET IN STONE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND RESTORATION LTD 17 Jan 2012
    07919921 TRILOGY HOMECARE PROVIDER LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07921969 SYNEX DRIVERS LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07923205 RICHESSE FINANCIAL LTD 25 Jan 2012
    07928422 PROJECT & ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    07928748 PREMIER FIRST AID SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    07896828 THE LISTENING SHACK LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07900254 CHENDERIT SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST 06 Jan 2012
    07909151 CATTON COMMUNICATION LTD 13 Jan 2012
    07911677 COOMBE HILL LTD 16 Jan 2012
    07913540 D TO 3D LTD 17 Jan 2012
    07916627 BO PEEP EVENTS LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07925737 HOTEL STUFF LIMITED 26 Jan 2012