Banbury, Oxfordshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Banbury when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Banbury when compared to any previous January.

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 2015)

    A total of 134 companies were registered in Banbury during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 3.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BanburyUK
    2015134161,156
    2014130150,722
    % change3.1%6.9%
    Record Year 2007 (138) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015444446
    New companies in 2014453748
    % change-2.2%18.9%-4.2%
    Record Year2007 (48)2003 (46)2010 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 89 companies were dissolved in Banbury during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 58.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BanburyUK
    20158989,523
    20145682,370
    % change58.9%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (97) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Banbury when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015164330
    Closed companies in 2014191918
    % change-15.8%126.3%67%
    Record Year2013 (40)2015 (43)2009 (63)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Banbury during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 45 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BanburyUK
    20154571,633
    20147468,352
    Record Year 2014 (74) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Banbury when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201528116
    Net growth in 2014261830
    Record Year2015 (28)2003 (41)2008 (37)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Banbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Banbury
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-4.1%9.5%-12.7%
    Record Year1994 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)1990 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 46.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Banbury was in 2008 when 33.9% of all directors were female.

    28.3% of all director appointments in Banbury in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.79%CONSULTING5.23%
    BANBURY1.37%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    ENGINEERING1.37%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    PROPERTY1.37%PROPERTY2.72%
    MANAGEMENT1.27%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTANCY1.16%CARE2.13%
    ELECTRICAL0.95%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CONSTRUCTION0.74%LONDON1.91%
    (BANBURY)0.74%TRADING1.88%
    LOGISTICS0.74%TRANSPORT1.82%
    J0.63%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    DESIGN0.63%DESIGN1.65%
    VENTURES0.53%PROPERTIES1.63%
    C0.53%CO.,1.58%
    CARE0.53%J1.55%
    B0.53%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    G0.42%BUSINESS1.49%
    HOMES0.42%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    L0.42%GLOBAL1.46%
    ENTERPRISES0.42%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    EDUCATION0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    DEVELOPMENT0.42%BUILDING1.31%
    PLUMBING0.42%IT1.30%
    BANSOLS0.32%MEDIA1.28%
    SUPPLIES0.32%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied184288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5943,081
    99999 - Dormant Company4649,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3158,522
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2319,098
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2230,825
    49410 - Freight transport by road1812,485
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1811,600
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1629,218
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings147,797
    41100 - Development of building projects1411,863
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1212,862
    43210 - Electrical installation116,139
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1010,200
    71129 - Other engineering activities96,278
    56302 - Public houses and bars96,355
    86900 - Other human health activities913,990
    74990 - Non-trading company913,794
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets96,557
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment96,815

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09372910 BEYOND UNIFORMITY LTD 05 Jan 2015
    09395400 CERILO LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09397089 KEY FUNDING CONSULTANCY LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09402612 R J E AVIATION TRAINING LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09408708 M3DICAL LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09373688 FLO STUDIO FILMS LTD 05 Jan 2015
    09375893 TRANS GS LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09376347 ASGARDIAN LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09380500 SILVER BIRCH PROPERTY LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09382236 FLOWRAP SYSTEMS MACHINERY LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09382456 OSBORNEPRICE LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09382779 CLOUD FARM LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09383586 MICK MCKENNA LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09384263 GRIFFIN FACILITIES MAINTENANCE LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09387195 VIZZUA LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09393298 JW DESIGN & BUILD LTD 16 Jan 2015
    09394017 MCROBIE & MESSER LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09394576 EXALTED BRICKWORK LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09395653 JAY & BROOK INVESTMENTS LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09397721 POOCHAKATTIL LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09408805 OUTCOME DESIGN LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09411809 SHUTFORD BUSINESS SUPPORT (UK) LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    09414088 AEUG LTD 30 Jan 2015
    09375844 SEGURACING LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09379206 VINTAGE ALL SORTS LTD 08 Jan 2015