Banbury, Oxfordshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 2012)

    A total of 93 companies were registered in Banbury during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 17.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BanburyUK
    201293118,868
    2011112114,512
    % change-17.0%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (123) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012322932
    New companies in 2011373144
    % change-13.5%-6.5%-27.3%
    Record Year2004 (44)2003 (43)2011 (44)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 65 companies were dissolved in Banbury during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BanburyUK
    20126574,772
    20117672,230
    % change-14.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (115) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012212420
    Closed companies in 2011262426
    % change-19.2%0.0%-23%
    Record Year2006 (28)2008 (51)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Banbury during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 28 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BanburyUK
    20122844,096
    20113642,282
    Record Year 2003 (83) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201211512
    Net growth in 201111718
    Record Year2004 (24)2003 (35)2003 (29)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Banbury
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-22.3%-5.7%-28.1%
    Record Year1962 (0.3%)1963 (0.3%)1966 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    26.7% of all director appointments in Banbury in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.04%CONSULTING5.05%
    ELECTRICAL0.78%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    DESIGN0.78%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    PROPERTY0.65%PROPERTY2.35%
    MARKETING0.65%TRADING2.08%
    BUILDERS0.65%DESIGN1.87%
    TRAINING0.65%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ENTERPRISES0.65%ENGINEERING1.83%
    FIRST0.65%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BANBURY0.65%BUSINESS1.72%
    TO0.52%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    FINANCIAL0.52%MEDIA1.67%
    FARMING0.52%LONDON1.67%
    BANSOLS0.52%J1.55%
    COMPOSITES0.52%GLOBAL1.53%
    PROJECTS0.52%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    ENGINEERING0.52%IT1.43%
    FARMS0.52%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CONSULTING0.52%CARE1.32%
    CONTRACTORS0.52%M1.27%
    BUILDING0.52%BUILDING1.22%
    CONSULTANTS0.52%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    C0.52%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    MEDICAL0.52%S1.17%
    HOUSE0.52%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied278331,455
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4919,425
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3333,677
    7487 - Other business activities2735,545
    99999 - Dormant Company2125,035
    7414 - Business & management consultancy138,437
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1214,774
    7499 - Non-trading company126,164
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified109,891
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1013,716
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet83,712
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply84,997
    62090 - Other information technology service activities77,869
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings73,086
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment72,891
    71129 - Other engineering activities72,350
    74990 - Non-trading company79,203
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles62,757
    70100 - Activities of head offices62,514
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation62,607

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08167895 JAD FOODS LTD 03 Aug 2012
    08171608 P.F.WALSH & SONS LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08193169 NLITC LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08193938 MINI SCREEN PICTURES LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08194698 SITEKIT APPLICATIONS LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08195019 NATURALLY HUMBLE LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08195451 PIZZA TEN LTD 30 Aug 2012
    08197882 SHYLOCK GROVE LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08164087 DOG & GUN (BANBURY) LTD 01 Aug 2012
    08165140 KRANUNION LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08172725 R M DESIGN & ENGINEERING LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08172770 CLEAN-RS SPECIALISTS LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08173011 EVANS TEST CONSULTING LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08174269 TOUR DE TRIGS 09 Aug 2012
    08177986 ON CALL MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08185118 CHERWELL FIRE SAFETY LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08185129 DAVID GREENAWAY ENTERPRISES LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08189714 AARON ASBURY LTD 23 Aug 2012
    08192687 PHOENIXX CARS LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08194102 MB INFINITY LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08195479 1STOPREHAB LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08176498 MEDIX SYSTEMS LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08180312 EDENCONCEPTS LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08190037 PRAXIS PRODUCT DESIGN LTD 23 Aug 2012
    08191876 OXFORDSHIRE TILING SUPPLIES LIMITED 28 Aug 2012