Banbury, Oxfordshire

Q1 2014 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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 130 companies were registered in Banbury during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 15.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BanburyUK
    2014130150,722
    2013113134,802
    % change15.0%11.8%
    Record Year 2007 (138) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014453748
    New companies in 2013354137
    % change28.6%-9.8%29.7%
    Record Year2007 (48)2003 (46)2010 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 56 companies were dissolved in Banbury during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 31.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BanburyUK
    20145682,370
    20138277,914
    % change-31.7%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (97) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014191918
    Closed companies in 2013402220
    % change-52.5%-13.6%-10%
    Record Year2013 (40)2012 (29)2009 (63)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Banbury during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 74 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BanburyUK
    20147468,352
    20133156,888
    Record Year 2014 (74) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014261830
    Net growth in 2013-51917
    Record Year2014 (26)2003 (41)2008 (37)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Banbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Banbury
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change20.4%-16.7%8.3%
    Record Year1994 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)1990 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 46.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    28.8% of all director appointments in Banbury in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.65%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTANCY1.69%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    BANBURY1.45%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    MANAGEMENT1.20%PROPERTY2.64%
    ASSOCIATES0.72%TRADING2.05%
    PROPERTY0.72%LONDON1.88%
    J0.72%ENGINEERING1.86%
    G0.72%CARE1.79%
    ENGINEERING0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    BUILDING0.60%DESIGN1.75%
    MEDICAL0.60%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    M0.60%BUSINESS1.71%
    MEDIA0.60%PROPERTIES1.60%
    DESIGN0.60%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.60%GLOBAL1.58%
    SHOP0.48%J1.48%
    OXFORD0.48%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    DESIGNS0.48%MEDIA1.48%
    ELECTRICAL0.48%IT1.33%
    P0.48%TRANSPORT1.30%
    BAR0.36%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    PRINT0.36%BUILDING1.24%
    INVESTMENTS0.36%M1.21%
    PRODUCTS0.36%CAPITAL1.20%
    DAVID0.36%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied207280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4137,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3756,411
    99999 - Dormant Company3147,084
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2327,750
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2326,700
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,813
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1518,491
    49410 - Freight transport by road128,014
    01500 - Mixed farming11575
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet119,358
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified105,876
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings106,559
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified93,403
    59112 - Video production activities92,472
    70221 - Financial management83,282
    74100 - specialised design activities84,475
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets85,988
    71129 - Other engineering activities85,477
    43210 - Electrical installation85,885

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08925840 WISE OLD DOG LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08931800 INVIA CONSULTING LTD 10 Mar 2014
    08949615 A A FREEMAN & SON LTD 20 Mar 2014
    08951711 DOOHAN CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08954399 CONCERT RECORDING AND BROADCAST LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08954491 AE TECHNICAL LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08958261 M P NUTT LTD 25 Mar 2014
    08963063 FUTURE STYLING LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08963319 ENERGISED SEO LTD 27 Mar 2014
    08919618 CHILLI PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08924209 LPX LTD 05 Mar 2014
    08928829 THE BARKER PROPERTY INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08932080 SOUTH HILL FARM CONSULTANCY LTD 11 Mar 2014
    08943937 GLH RTM COMPANY LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08944738 ANDZELINA HURKACZ LETTINGS LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08949886 CHAUDHRY PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08954741 GORDON RICHARDSON LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08955920 ECLIPSE CONSULTANCY (UK) LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08960702 ADAM MESSER FS LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08963527 WHITE PSYCHIATRY LTD 27 Mar 2014
    08963832 RADEC LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08964125 SPIRIT & FLESH LTD 28 Mar 2014
    08967357 CANAL BUILDING FREEHOLD LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08967603 MADZ DIET & FITNESS FUSION LTD 31 Mar 2014
    08936659 CHENEY PRINT & COPY CENTRE LIMITED 13 Mar 2014