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
    08126072 REGENCY INNS LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08127424 WRAPAROUND CHILDCARE SOLUTIONS LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08129313 AEC:HR LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08129356 KEVIN TIBBLE LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08131296 OXFORD BARBECUES LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08135974 HABITS FOR LIFE LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08139023 MARSHALLARTISTSHOP LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08141239 DEDDINGTON MEDIA CIC 12 Jul 2012
    08145192 URBAN GARDEN STUDIOS LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08148511 BLACKTHORNE PROJECTS LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08159167 CHERRY LETS LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08128962 TUBBS END FARMS LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08133481 COWLEY ARCADE LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08133551 M.MUMFORD ELECTRICAL LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08137565 86TV LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08137920 BRIAN COBBOLD LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08137923 THE IPHONE SURGERY LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08139357 P JANAS LOGISTIC LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08145233 NAMBA LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08149303 ACCRUE FINANCIAL LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08150719 BANBURY KEBABISH LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08158937 AGA HAULAGE LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08159224 AUCER LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08125957 MOTOR VALLEY AUTOS LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08141259 THE RED LION CROPREDY LIMITED 12 Jul 2012