Banbury, Oxfordshire
2013 Half Year 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.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 223 companies were formed in Banbury. This figure is 0.0% the same as last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
The highest total for a first half year in Banbury occurred in 2003 when a total of 273 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Banbury UK 2013 223 269,432 2012 223 253,150 % change 0.0% 6.4% Record Year 2003 (273) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 110 companies were registered in Banbury during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 0.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Banbury UK 2013 110 134,630 2012 109 121,659 % change 0.9% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (113) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2013 47 29 34 New companies in 2012 38 38 33 % change 23.7% -23.7% 3.0% Record Year 2003 (48) 2007 (49) 2011 (47)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 162 companies were dissolved in Banbury. This figure is 18.2% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
The highest total for a first half year in Banbury occurred in 2009 when a total of 252 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Banbury UK 2013 162 155,192 2012 137 147,794 % change 18.2% 5.0% Record Year 2009 (252) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 80 companies were dissolved in Banbury during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 23.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Banbury UK 2013 80 77,278 2012 65 80,218 % change 23.1% -3.7% Record Year 2009 (155) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 29 21 30 Closed companies in 2012 22 22 21 % change 31.8% -4.5% 43% Record Year 2009 (37) 2009 (66) 2009 (52)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 the company register for Banbury increased by 61 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Banbury UK 2013 61 114,240 2012 86 105,356 Record Year 2003 (205) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for Banbury during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 30 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Banbury UK 2013 30 57,352 2012 44 41,441 Record Year 2005 (62) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 18 8 4 Net growth in 2012 16 16 12 Record Year 2003 (42) 2003 (41) 2011 (31)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 Banbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Banbury 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, Banbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Banbury 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 3.9% -25.9% -6.8% Record Year 1980 (0.3%) 1995 (0.2%) 1993 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 47.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 46.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in Banbury was 2005 when 33.7% of all directors were female.
26.1% of all director appointments in Banbury in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in Banbury was in 2011 when 36.4% of all directors were female.
25.9% of all director appointments in Banbury in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.59% CONSULTING 5.25% BANBURY 1.46% MANAGEMENT 4.80% CONSULTANCY 1.06% CONSULTANCY 3.41% MANAGEMENT 1.06% PROPERTY 2.48% MEDIA 0.80% TRADING 2.05% BUSINESS 0.66% ENGINEERING 1.81% CARS 0.66% DESIGN 1.79% MARKETING 0.66% LONDON 1.77% J 0.66% BUSINESS 1.77% GLOBAL 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.68% CASTLE 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% ENGINEERING 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.67% ALL 0.66% GLOBAL 1.59% TRAINING 0.66% MEDIA 1.57% DESIGN 0.53% CARE 1.55% SALES 0.53% J 1.53% INVESTMENTS 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.46% IT 0.53% IT 1.40% PIZZA 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.40% CONNECT 0.53% M 1.26% HIRE 0.53% BUILDING 1.22% RED 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.19% ENTERPRISES 0.53% ENTERPRISES 1.18% (BANBURY) 0.53% CAPITAL 1.16% ELECTRICAL 0.53% TRAINING 1.16%
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 182 257,517 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 46 33,633 99999 - Dormant Company 35 44,817 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 32 54,555 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 24,324 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 20 25,583 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 12,578 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 17,095 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 11 7,793 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 10 5,665 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 10 5,319 01500 - Mixed farming 9 465 49410 - Freight transport by road 9 6,273 71129 - Other engineering activities 9 4,494 62012 - Business and domestic software development 8 8,590 70221 - Financial management 8 2,718 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 8 5,366 70100 - Activities of head offices 7 3,899 93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified 7 2,524 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 7 5,253
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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