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
    08873994 VAT ITALY LTD 03 Feb 2014
    08875399 HPPARKER SERVICES LTD 04 Feb 2014
    08877063 CONSULTANCY AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08879434 CONTEX DESIGNS LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08886043 DRIVERCONNEX LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08890986 APOCALYPSE THE MOVIE LTD 12 Feb 2014
    08896380 TOMORROW WORLDWIDE LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08897364 HAUNCH LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08904665 UNIQUE FAVOURS LTD 20 Feb 2014
    08905178 NYIR-COPERIS LTD 20 Feb 2014
    08872632 BANBURY LADIES FITNESS LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08873015 DISTRIBUTION SPECIALISTS LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08876089 WYKHAM RENOVATIONS LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08876991 FISHER 1964 LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08884664 EYE MEDIA NETWORK LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08885004 D & G ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08895652 BP WEB SERVICES LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08900745 BANBURY MUSEUM TRADING LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08908015 YMO CONSULTANCY (UK) LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08912743 WHITLEY STIMPSON LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08912781 WHITLEY STIMPSON CAPITAL LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08912888 DAVID CARDEN DESIGN LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08917534 SVINE LTD 28 Feb 2014
    08880106 SHIRE HOMES OXFORD LTD 06 Feb 2014
    08894528 RACHEL GOULD LTD 13 Feb 2014