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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
    07934044 C E WHITE LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07934708 MIRACLE FOODS LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07936908 DORNTON CONSULTING LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07949490 JOHN BARMBY LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07951778 THE GATE AT BRAILES LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07957963 SUGARNET LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07966750 MASTEREPAY LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07967322 R. SPENCER BUILDERS LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07969354 AUXILLIUS EXCELSIS LTD 29 Feb 2012
    07933732 HARRISON COMPOSITES LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07934479 BENJAMIN ROBERTS 2012 LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07939574 ROSYFRESH SERVICES LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07940430 OLIVIA RAIL AND SURVEYING LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07947105 CLAYTON PLAYFRAMES LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07947982 G MILLSON LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07952700 AQUA FILTER LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07964243 VANLOC LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07966512 RW CMM METROLOGY LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07932742 CEILTEACH MISNEACHD LTD. 01 Feb 2012
    07948311 CLIVE NICHOLS PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07949660 VEHICLE TECHNICIAN SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07953115 FORWARD STRUCTURAL CONSULTANTS LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07956232 LOCHSLOY LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07956989 OAK BED COMPANY LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07968647 ADVEST SERVICES LTD 28 Feb 2012