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
    08387507 CASTLE FRAMING (BANBURY) LTD 04 Feb 2013
    08390834 SKULLWORKS LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08395236 HURRICANE RIDE RECORDS LTD 08 Feb 2013
    08405057 MACER GIFFORD CONSULTING LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08409902 REAL TALK CONSULTING LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08411694 AROWANA MEDICAL LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08415708 SMR PROPERTIES LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08417067 ATKINSON BUILDING LTD 25 Feb 2013
    08417339 TOTAL INSPIRATION LTD 25 Feb 2013
    08385180 J W BONNER & SONS FARMING LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08389400 RAYMOND CONNOR LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08389415 REDD DINING HOLDINGS LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08390404 007 CARS LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08391439 REDD RESTAURANTS LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08394662 BASILEIA VENTURES LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08408375 JMDR PUBLICATIONS LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08410859 SIGN LINGUAL UK CIC 20 Feb 2013
    08411022 AQUA WATER FILTERS LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08411793 ADDERBURY DAY NURSERY LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08412762 LIME ENTERPRISES (BANBURY) LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08413735 4BSCS LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08414024 DATA DUPLICATION (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08416837 FAYED MEDIC LTD 25 Feb 2013
    08418390 PACIFIC MARKETING CONSULTANTS LTD 25 Feb 2013
    08386377 LUV FLOWERS LIMITED 04 Feb 2013