Banbury, Oxfordshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Banbury when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Banbury when compared to any quarter in history.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Banbury when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Banbury when compared to any month in history.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Banbury when compared to any previous July.

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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Banbury when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Banbury when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 145 companies were registered in Banbury during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 23.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BanburyUK
    2014145143,414
    2013117132,684
    % change23.9%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (145) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Banbury when compared to any previous July.

    July 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Banbury when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014633448
    New companies in 2013402651
    % change57.5%30.8%-5.9%
    Record Year2014 (63)2003 (43)2013 (51)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 92 companies were dissolved in Banbury during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 17.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BanburyUK
    201492101,670
    20137886,170
    % change17.9%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (115) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Banbury when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014402131
    Closed companies in 2013232332
    % change73.9%-8.7%-3%
    Record Year2014 (40)2008 (51)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Banbury during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 53 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BanburyUK
    20145341,744
    20133946,514
    Record Year 2014 (53) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014231317
    Net growth in 201317319
    Record Year2004 (24)2003 (35)2003 (29)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Banbury
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change43.1%24.6%-13.7%
    Record Year1991 (0.2%)2003 (0.1%)1996 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    29.2% of all director appointments in Banbury in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.43%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTANCY1.54%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    PROPERTY1.32%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    BANBURY1.32%PROPERTY2.62%
    MANAGEMENT0.99%ENGINEERING2.07%
    LOGISTICS0.88%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    J0.77%TRADING2.00%
    BANSOLS0.77%LONDON1.95%
    G0.77%CARE1.94%
    CONSTRUCTION0.66%TRANSPORT1.76%
    DESIGN0.66%DESIGN1.70%
    ENGINEERING0.66%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    HOMES0.55%PROPERTIES1.63%
    SUPPLIES0.55%BUSINESS1.62%
    C0.55%J1.53%
    SECURITY0.55%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    ASSOCIATES0.55%GLOBAL1.51%
    M0.55%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    CARE0.55%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    HEALTH0.44%MEDIA1.38%
    BUILDING0.44%CO.,1.36%
    (BANBURY)0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    CARPENTRY0.44%BUILDING1.30%
    TECHNOLOGY0.44%IT1.30%
    INDEPENDENT0.44%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied182278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5540,717
    99999 - Dormant Company4448,286
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3257,264
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2418,890
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2029,313
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,795
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1728,224
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings147,151
    49410 - Freight transport by road149,960
    56302 - Public houses and bars116,056
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1110,361
    71129 - Other engineering activities115,930
    43210 - Electrical installation105,922
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet109,914
    01500 - Mixed farming10607
    70221 - Financial management93,550
    41100 - Development of building projects910,604
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified96,045
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles95,335

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09210079 COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN DESK LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09210807 VENNTURE (ONE) LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09214567 DIAGNOSTIC PATH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Sep 2014
    09219036 VARSITY BLINDS LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09230159 BAD APPLE HAIR SOLIHULL LTD 23 Sep 2014
    09230969 OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE 4 YOU LIMITED 23 Sep 2014
    09197718 WALKER GRAHAM ARCHITECTS LIMITED 01 Sep 2014
    09204676 R.S. TURNER REMOVALS & TRANSPORT LTD 05 Sep 2014
    09210223 QUALITY STAFF HIRE LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09212003 TRICCA CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Sep 2014
    09212321 BOWER HOME AND INTERIORS LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09214840 OXON PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 11 Sep 2014
    09216640 COLDSTONE CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09217033 CALTHORPE ROAD 1970 LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09220646 2Q SERVICES LTD 16 Sep 2014
    09221426 BARNARD FARMS LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09227793 BM SERVICE LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09229601 BLACKWELL GRANGE VENTURES LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09229920 MOVING FLOORS LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09231204 TRAVEL WITH US LIMITED 23 Sep 2014
    09233844 PRE-TRANS LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09237710 SOFTECH LONDON LIMITED 26 Sep 2014
    09201122 JORDAN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09230580 FREE TO BE DELISH LIMITED 23 Sep 2014
    09232029 GUNROOM PROPERTY LIMITED 23 Sep 2014