Banbury, Oxfordshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Banbury when compared to any previous January.

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 2013)

    A total of 113 companies were registered in Banbury during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 0.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)BanburyUK
    2013113134,802
    2012114131,491
    % change-0.9%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (138) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013354137
    New companies in 2012334437
    % change6.1%-6.8%0.0%
    Record Year2007 (48)2003 (46)2010 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 82 companies were dissolved in Banbury during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 13.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)BanburyUK
    20138277,914
    20127267,576
    % change13.9%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (97) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Banbury when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013402220
    Closed companies in 2012192924
    % change110.5%-24.1%-17%
    Record Year2013 (40)2012 (29)2009 (63)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Banbury during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 31 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)BanburyUK
    20133156,888
    20124263,915
    Record Year 2007 (66) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013-51917
    Net growth in 2012141513
    Record Year2005 (26)2003 (41)2008 (37)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Banbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Banbury
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-5.0%-7.5%3.4%
    Record Year1994 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)1990 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 51.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 16.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Banbury was in 2005 when 37.3% of all directors were female.

    26.6% of all director appointments in Banbury in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BANBURY1.45%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTING1.06%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    TRAINING0.92%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY0.92%PROPERTY2.44%
    MARKETING0.79%TRADING2.06%
    ENTERPRISES0.79%DESIGN1.79%
    J0.79%ENGINEERING1.78%
    MEDICAL0.66%BUSINESS1.77%
    (BANBURY)0.66%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    ELECTRICAL0.66%LONDON1.72%
    DESIGN0.66%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    MEDIA0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    ALL0.66%MEDIA1.63%
    HOUSE0.66%GLOBAL1.57%
    CASTLE0.66%J1.56%
    PROJECTS0.66%CARE1.46%
    CARS0.66%IT1.43%
    SALES0.53%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    RED0.53%PROPERTIES1.36%
    BUILDING0.53%M1.25%
    MANAGEMENT0.53%BUILDING1.21%
    CONNECT0.53%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    BUSINESS0.53%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    CALL0.53%TRAINING1.17%
    FARMING0.53%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied180249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4832,624
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3554,531
    99999 - Dormant Company3343,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2523,532
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2016,448
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1924,894
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,664
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings135,372
    71129 - Other engineering activities114,226
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified105,062
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet107,199
    49410 - Freight transport by road85,834
    74990 - Non-trading company814,129
    86210 - General medical practice activities84,062
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment85,248
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing75,145
    74100 - specialised design activities73,645
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation74,332
    86900 - Other human health activities78,465

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08345917 S W VISICK LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08346110 THE MILK SHED LTD 03 Jan 2013
    08346611 GDH CONSULTING SERVICES LTD 04 Jan 2013
    08348848 JTP ASSOCIATES LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08355321 PADEL4U (UK) LTD 10 Jan 2013
    08358719 ERL TRAINING LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08364257 S J VENTURES LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08364268 HANLEY HEATH LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08374051 MYNE MARKETING LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08374227 STUDIOS 4 LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08375705 INDEPENDENT STREET LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08383820 SHIRE PUBLISHING LTD 31 Jan 2013
    08345033 CUMMINS PMS LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08345705 SEVEN INFORMATICS LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08353873 BANBURY TOOLS LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08358012 SIMPLY FIT BANBURY LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08366835 NP CLEAVER LTD 18 Jan 2013
    08366898 FLO STUDIOS LTD 21 Jan 2013
    08369336 HATTON CLAIMS LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08374209 SOVEREIGN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08375304 RDJ CASTLE HOME SERVICES LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08383166 DASCO COMMODITY HOLDINGS LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08383523 PRO-CLEAN BANBURY LTD 31 Jan 2013
    08352095 CAVEMAN MEDIA LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08379580 SPIRES TRANSPORT LIMITED 29 Jan 2013