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
New Company Registrations
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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) Banbury UK 2012 114 131,491 2011 101 116,391 % change 12.9% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (138) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 33 44 37 New companies in 2011 31 23 47 % change 6.5% 91.3% -21.3% Record Year 2007 (48) 2003 (46) 2010 (59)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Banbury UK 2012 72 67,576 2011 79 90,987 % change -8.9% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (96) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2012 19 29 24 Closed companies in 2011 32 25 22 % change -40.6% 16.0% 9% Record Year 2011 (32) 2012 (29) 2009 (63)
Net Company Growth
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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) Banbury UK 2012 42 63,915 2011 22 25,404 Record Year 2003 (94) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 14 15 13 Net growth in 2011 -1 -2 25 Record Year 2005 (26) 2003 (41) 2008 (37)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -8.7% 63.7% -26.3% Record Year 1963 (0.8%) 1969 (0.6%) 1971 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.35% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 0.98% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 0.98% CONSULTANCY 3.30% OXFORD 0.86% PROPERTY 2.37% ENGINEERING 0.74% TRADING 2.07% PROPERTY 0.74% DESIGN 1.93% DESIGN 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.86% BUILDERS 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.84% SCHOOL 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.79% MARKETING 0.61% BUSINESS 1.73% BANBURY 0.61% MEDIA 1.72% JOINERY 0.49% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% FINANCIAL 0.49% LONDON 1.66% EVENTS 0.49% J 1.54% CARE 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.51% CONSULTANTS 0.49% GLOBAL 1.50% (BANBURY) 0.49% IT 1.40% COMPOSITES 0.49% CARE 1.34% SERVICE 0.37% PROPERTIES 1.31% BUILDING 0.37% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CREATIVE 0.37% M 1.27% MAINTENANCE 0.37% BUILDING 1.24% MEDIA 0.37% ENERGY 1.20% G 0.37% S 1.20% FARMS 0.37% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 154 216,665 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 56 19,704 7487 - Other business activities 40 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 33 35,233 7414 - Business & management consultancy 21 12,113 99999 - Dormant Company 21 25,084 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 15 14,303 7499 - Non-trading company 14 9,102 74990 - Non-trading company 12 9,729 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 9,892 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 11 6,934 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 13,637 62090 - Other information technology service activities 8 8,145 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 7 3,439 71129 - Other engineering activities 7 2,217 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 7 3,052 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 7 4,132 70100 - Activities of head offices 6 2,746 56302 - Public houses and bars 6 2,795 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 6 2,832
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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