Banbury, Oxfordshire

Q3 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

  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Banbury when compared to any previous September.

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 2013)

    A total of 117 companies were registered in Banbury during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 25.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BanburyUK
    2013117132,684
    201293118,868
    % change25.8%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (117) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Banbury when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013402651
    New companies in 2012322932
    % change25.0%-10.3%59.4%
    Record Year2004 (44)2003 (43)2013 (51)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 78 companies were dissolved in Banbury during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 20.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BanburyUK
    20137886,170
    20126575,908
    % change20.0%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (115) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013232332
    Closed companies in 2012212420
    % change9.5%-4.2%60%
    Record Year2006 (28)2008 (51)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Banbury during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 39 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BanburyUK
    20133946,514
    20122842,960
    Record Year 2007 (42) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201317319
    Net growth in 201211512
    Record Year2004 (24)2003 (35)2003 (29)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Banbury
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change11.9%-17.8%39.9%
    Record Year1991 (0.2%)2003 (0.1%)1996 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Banbury was in 2006 when 33.8% of all directors were female.

    27.6% of all director appointments in Banbury in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.17%CONSULTING5.27%
    BANBURY1.53%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.53%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTANCY1.28%PROPERTY2.53%
    MEDIA0.77%TRADING2.08%
    BUILDING0.77%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ENGINEERING0.77%LONDON1.79%
    J0.77%DESIGN1.78%
    ALL0.64%BUSINESS1.74%
    ASSOCIATES0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    SALES0.64%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    CASTLE0.64%CARE1.64%
    PARTNERS0.51%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    IT0.51%GLOBAL1.59%
    CONNECT0.51%J1.54%
    TRAINING0.51%MEDIA1.54%
    OXFORD0.51%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    INVESTMENTS0.51%PROPERTIES1.45%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.51%IT1.39%
    MEDICAL0.51%M1.25%
    BUSINESS0.51%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    GLOBAL0.51%BUILDING1.19%
    HIRE0.51%CAPITAL1.19%
    DEVELOPMENT0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    YOU0.38%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied172260,135
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4534,970
    99999 - Dormant Company3746,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3154,854
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2625,547
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2126,675
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,516
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1517,715
    49410 - Freight transport by road126,904
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet128,475
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified115,576
    01500 - Mixed farming10522
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings96,039
    74100 - specialised design activities94,171
    71129 - Other engineering activities84,894
    70221 - Financial management82,887
    62012 - Business and domestic software development89,104
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities76,979
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing75,382
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets75,706

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08653012 FORECAST TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08668645 GAMC TRADING & CONSULTING LIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    08635797 THE OXFORD PUZZLE COMPANY LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08637988 KIWI DATA SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08640588 GRAYEZ LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08642981 JADCEE LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08645730 ARTHUR TRANSPORT LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08646475 STARTUP & BEYOND LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08654491 PERPETUITY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08654901 MODLEN GARAGE LTD 19 Aug 2013
    08654918 TRU MEDICS LTD 19 Aug 2013
    08655444 CLEARWATERCOACH LTD 19 Aug 2013
    OC387413 LANDSITE PROPERTY LLP 22 Aug 2013
    08663338 MAVERISH LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08663838 STEVEN VAN NIEKERK CONSULTING LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08665656 FIRST TURN CONSULTING LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08633622 MULBERRY CORNER LTD 01 Aug 2013
    08636070 ABA-SL LTD 02 Aug 2013
    08640626 OAKFIELD FARM RENEWABLES LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08646187 BROOKHILL CONTRACTING LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08651318 MIDDLETON CHENEY FISH BAR LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08655702 OPTION DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08664318 A G FULFILMENT & STORAGE LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08666697 CONTRACT FURNITURE WAREHOUSE LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08669048 KEITHPAULING LTD 30 Aug 2013