Bicester, Oxfordshire
2011 Annual Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The second half of 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bicester when compared to any previous second half year.
- Q4 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bicester when compared to any previous Q4.
- November 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bicester when compared to any previous November.
- October 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bicester when compared to any previous October.
- October 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Bicester when compared to any previous October.
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New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2011)
A total of 315 companies were formed in Bicester in 2011. This total is 17.1% higher than in 2010 and compares favourably to the UK figure of a 13.1% growth compared to 400,358 the previous year.
Year Bicester UK 2011 315 452,870 2010 269 400,358 2009 265 362,675 2008 278 349,203 2007 419 457,649 Record Year 2007 (419) 2007 (457,649) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
The second half of 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bicester when compared to any previous second half year.
In the second half of 2011 a total of 187 companies were formed in Bicester. This figure is 45.0% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 14.0%.
The highest total for a second half year in Bicester occurred in 2011 when a total of 187 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Bicester UK 2011 187 224,135 2010 129 196,609 % change 45.0% 14.0% Record Year 2011 (187) 2011 (224,135) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
Q4 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bicester when compared to any previous Q4.
A total of 93 companies were registered in Bicester during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011).
This figure is an increase of 57.6% versus the same period last year (Q4 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) Bicester UK 2011 93 109,623 2010 59 95,117 % change 57.6% 15.3% Record Year 2011 (93) 2011 (109,623) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)
November 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bicester when compared to any previous November.
October 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bicester when compared to any previous October.
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2011 40 36 17 New companies in 2010 11 23 25 % change 263.6% 56.5% -32.0% Record Year 2011 (40) 2011 (36) 2006 (26)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2011)
A total of 185 companies were dissolved in Bicester in 2011. This total is 31.0% lower than in 2010 and compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 8.1% decrease compared to the previous year.
Year Bicester UK 2011 185 314,523 2010 268 342,232 2009 301 533,773 2008 161 237,901 2007 188 220,295 Record Year 2009 (301) 2009 (533,773) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
In the second half of 2011 a total of 97 companies were dissolved in Bicester. This figure is 32.6% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -7.5%.
The highest total for a second half year in Bicester occurred in 2010 when a total of 144 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Bicester UK 2011 97 152,213 2010 144 164,601 % change -32.6% -7.5% Record Year 2010 (144) 2009 (244,537) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
A total of 48 companies were dissolved in Bicester during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 46.7% versus the same period last year (Q4 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 4.0% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) Bicester UK 2011 48 79,983 2010 90 76,896 % change -46.7% 4.0% Record Year 2010 (90) 2009 (85,136) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2011 8 20 20 Closed companies in 2010 61 15 14 % change -86.9% 33.3% 43% Record Year 2010 (61) 2004 (21) 2009 (23)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2011)
A total of 130 companies were added to the company register for Bicester in 2011. This number represents growth of 48.3% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 34.6%.
This number is 129 companies higher than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2007 when the Bicester company register grew by 231 companies.
Year Bicester UK 2011 130 138,347 2010 1 58,126 2009 -36 -171,098 2008 117 111,302 2007 231 237,354 Record Year 2007 (231) 2003 (242,543) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
In the second half of 2011 the company register for Bicester increased by 90 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Bicester UK 2011 90 71,922 2010 -15 32,008 Record Year 2003 (96) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
Net company growth for Bicester during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) was 45 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) Bicester UK 2011 45 29,640 2010 -31 18,221 Record Year 2003 (51) 2003 (57,175) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)
October 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Bicester when compared to any previous October.
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2011 32 16 -3 Net growth in 2010 -50 8 11 Record Year 2011 (32) 2003 (19) 2006 (18)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2011)
In 2011 Bicester formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2010 when Bicester was responsible for 0.1% of all UK companies.
Year Bicester 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.1%) Company Share by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
In the second half of 2011 Bicester formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Bicester 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.2%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
In the fourth quarter of 2011, Bicester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) Bicester 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% % change 215.9% 33.3% -39.6% Record Year 1974 (0.5%) 1971 (0.3%) 1965 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2011)
The average age of a director in 2011 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.2%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2011 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2011 was 46.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2011)
The record year for female directors in Bicester was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in Bicester in 2011 was 32.2%. The average for the UK during this time was 28.6%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
The record second half year for female directors in Bicester was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.
28.5% of all director appointments in Bicester in the second half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in Bicester was in 1977 when 31.1% of all directors were female.
29.0% of all director appointments in Bicester in the fourth quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Dec 2010-Dec 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.25% CONSULTING 5.07% LEASING 1.21% MANAGEMENT 4.74% OXFORD 1.21% CONSULTANCY 3.26% CONSULTANCY 1.21% PROPERTY 2.37% ASCOT 1.04% TRADING 2.07% ENGINEERING 1.04% DESIGN 1.92% POWER 0.87% ASSOCIATES 1.86% DESIGN 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.78% TECHNICAL 0.69% BUSINESS 1.78% ARAVIS 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.76% BICESTER 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.73% K 0.69% MEDIA 1.71% ON 0.52% LONDON 1.63% TECHNOLOGY 0.52% J 1.51% TRANSPORT 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.48% TRADING 0.52% GLOBAL 1.46% G 0.52% IT 1.41% B 0.52% CARE 1.39% FARM 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.29% SMITH 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.29% ASSOCIATES 0.52% M 1.27% D 0.52% BUILDING 1.26% AUTO 0.52% ENERGY 1.25% TRAINING 0.52% S 1.20% MAINTENANCE 0.52% ENTERPRISES 1.20%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 94 205,525 7487 - Other business activities 37 57,052 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 29 17,765 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 29 32,483 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 7,493 7414 - Business & management consultancy 13 13,034 99999 - Dormant Company 12 21,846 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 9 12,072 9999 - Dormant Company 8 20,199 74990 - Non-trading company 7 8,929 62012 - Business and domestic software development 7 3,714 7499 - Non-trading company 6 9,957 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 6 8,671 7260 - Other computer related activities 5 7,667 9305 - Other service activities 5 9,492 41100 - Development of building projects 5 4,331 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 4 7,398 43290 - Other construction installation 4 1,559 46180 - Agents specialized in the sale of other particular products 4 555 43210 - Electrical installation 4 3,175
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07830625 ACCUEIL LTD 01 Nov 2011 07839829 MAJOR FARM TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED 09 Nov 2011 07862324 SYSTEMATIC STUDIOS LTD 28 Nov 2011 07831936 ESNOUF AGENCIES LIMITED 02 Nov 2011 07833001 REDSEVEN TECHNICAL LTD 02 Nov 2011 07833755 LANDSDOWN CAPITAL LTD 03 Nov 2011 07835237 OPUS-U 360 LIMITED 04 Nov 2011 07837360 759 SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Nov 2011 07841178 P SQUARED DESIGN LIMITED 09 Nov 2011 07846176 CEDAR CONSULTANTS LTD 14 Nov 2011 07848837 THE PROTECTION WING LIMITED 16 Nov 2011 07853205 NOOTROPICS LTD 18 Nov 2011 07853228 CITIZEN HEALTH LIMITED 18 Nov 2011 07853230 CKCB LIMITED 18 Nov 2011 07856124 ALEXANDER DU'BEL LIFESTYLE LIMITED 22 Nov 2011 07856196 ODDINGTON HOUSE LEASING LIMITED 22 Nov 2011 07859601 BELLA SOTTO LIMITED 24 Nov 2011 07864413 A. WANE LIMITED 29 Nov 2011 07864448 ECOSAHEL LIMITED 29 Nov 2011 07864757 L.J. TILLING & CO. LIMITED 29 Nov 2011 07866294 VINCISIVE WINES LIMITED 30 Nov 2011 OC370249 4 WAY DEVELOPMENTS LLP 29 Nov 2011 07839347 LITTLE CHERUBS FRANCHISE AND CONSULTANCY LIMITED 08 Nov 2011 07841510 EQ PROPERTIES LIMITED 10 Nov 2011 07852217 PAUL MILES PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 18 Nov 2011
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