New Company Registrations

1. Annual Data (2011)

   A total of 101 companies were formed in Kidlington in 2011. This total is 1.0% lower than in 2010 and compares poorly to the UK figure of a 13.1% growth compared to 400,358 the previous year.

   Year	Kidlington	UK
   2011	101	452,870
   2010	102	400,358
   2009	114	362,675
   2008	120	349,203
   2007	104	457,649
   Record Year	2006 (133)	2007 (457,649)

   incorporation year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2011	2011	452870	101	1
   2010	2010	400358	102	1
   2009	2009	362675	114	1
   2008	2008	349203	120	1
   2007	2007	457649	104	1
   2006	2006	405440	133	1
   2005	2005	367689	97	1
   2004	2004	340803	87	1
   2003	2003	403670	104	1
   2002	2002	299401	76	1
   2006	2007	457649	133	2

   New Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   In the second half of 2011 a total of 51 companies were formed in Kidlington. This figure is 1.9% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 14.0%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Kidlington occurred in 2008 when a total of 66 were formed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Kidlington	UK
   2011	51	224,135
   2010	52	196,609
   % change	-1.9%	14.0%
   Record Year	2008 (66)	2011 (224,135)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2011	224135	51
   H2 2010	196609	52
   H2 2009	180654	59
   H2 2008	160932	66
   H2 2007	178552	44
   H2 2006	190031	63
   H2 2005	180291	44
   H2 2004	166374	33
   H2 2003	201446	50
   H2 2002	162884	37

   New Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   A total of 27 companies were registered in Kidlington during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011).

   This figure is an increase of 22.7% versus the same period last year (Q4 2010). This figure compares equally 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)	Kidlington	UK
   2011	27	109,623
   2010	22	95,117
   % change	22.7%	15.3%
   Record Year	2008 (37)	2011 (109,623)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2011	27	Q4 2011	109623	1
   Q4 2010	22	Q4 2010	95117	1
   Q4 2009	28	Q4 2009	85983	1
   Q4 2008	37	Q4 2008	76038	1
   Q4 2007	20	Q4 2007	83140	1
   Q4 2006	23	Q4 2006	94527	1
   Q4 2005	23	Q4 2005	89564	1
   Q4 2004	17	Q4 2004	81122	1
   Q4 2003	21	Q4 2003	94243	1
   Q4 2002	22	Q4 2002	82677	1
   Q4 2008	37	Q4 2011	109623	2

   New Companies by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2011	30598	9
   Nov 2011	40319	9
   Oct 2011	38706	9
   Sep 2011	38920	11
   Aug 2011	38461	8
   Jul 2011	37131	5
   Jun 2011	39725	10
   May 2011	38130	4
   Apr 2011	34489	7
   Mar 2011	44847	7
   Feb 2011	37762	15
   Jan 2011	33782	7

   New Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   New companies in 2011	9	9	9
   New companies in 2010	7	7	8
   % change	28.6%	28.6%	12.5%
   Record Year	2008 (19)	1998 (10)	2008 (10)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Annual Data (2011)

   A total of 71 companies were dissolved in Kidlington in 2011. This total is 23.7% lower than in 2010 and compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 8.1% decrease compared to the previous year.

   Year	Kidlington	UK
   2011	71	314,523
   2010	93	342,232
   2009	101	533,773
   2008	52	237,901
   2007	54	220,295
   Record Year	2009 (101)	2009 (533,773)

   dissolution year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2011	2011	314523	71	1
   2010	2010	342232	93	1
   2009	2009	533773	101	1
   2008	2008	237901	52	1
   2007	2007	220295	54	1
   2006	2006	200166	70	1
   2005	2005	189329	39	1
   2004	2004	171967	38	1
   2003	2003	161127	40	1
   2002	2002	163577	46	1
   2009	2009	533773	101	2

   Dissolved Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   In the second half of 2011 a total of 32 companies were dissolved in Kidlington. This figure is 22.0% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -7.5%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Kidlington occurred in 2010 when a total of 41 were closed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Kidlington	UK
   2011	32	152,213
   2010	41	164,601
   % change	-22.0%	-7.5%
   Record Year	2010 (41)	2009 (244,537)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2011	152213	32
   H2 2010	164601	41
   H2 2009	244537	34
   H2 2008	134798	33
   H2 2007	112494	26
   H2 2006	100900	35
   H2 2005	98663	23
   H2 2004	87430	28
   H2 2003	83674	22
   H2 2002	90537	22

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   A total of 19 companies were dissolved in Kidlington during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011).

   This figure is an increase of 0.0% 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)	Kidlington	UK
   2011	19	79,983
   2010	19	76,896
   % change	0.0%	4.0%
   Record Year	2009 (20)	2009 (85,136)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2011	19	Q4 2011	79983	1
   Q4 2010	19	Q4 2010	76896	1
   Q4 2009	20	Q4 2009	85136	1
   Q4 2008	6	Q4 2008	52051	1
   Q4 2007	10	Q4 2007	53829	1
   Q4 2006	18	Q4 2006	49456	1
   Q4 2005	13	Q4 2005	48529	1
   Q4 2004	12	Q4 2004	43135	1
   Q4 2003	9	Q4 2003	37068	1
   Q4 2002	14	Q4 2002	49574	1
   Q4 2009	20	Q4 2009	85136	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)

   October 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Kidlington when compared to any previous October.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2011	29283	5
   Nov 2011	31065	4
   Oct 2011	19635	10
   Sep 2011	22852	7
   Aug 2011	25745	4
   Jul 2011	23633	2
   Jun 2011	23848	3
   May 2011	31305	12
   Apr 2011	16171	3
   Mar 2011	27947	6
   Feb 2011	29849	8
   Jan 2011	33190	7

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   Closed companies in 2011	10	4	5
   Closed companies in 2010	8	6	5
   % change	25.0%	-33.3%	0%
   Record Year	2011 (10)	2005 (7)	2009 (12)

Net Company Growth

1. Annual Data (2011)

   A total of 30 companies were added to the company register for Kidlington in 2011. This number represents growth of 29.4% in the total number of active companies, which compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 34.6%.

   This number is 21 companies higher than the previous year.

   The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 1999 when the Kidlington company register grew by 74 companies.

   Year	Kidlington	UK
   2011	30	138,347
   2010	9	58,126
   2009	13	-171,098
   2008	68	111,302
   2007	50	237,354
   Record Year	1999 (74)	2003 (242,543)

   year	net	prev total	uk year	uk net	uk prev	sort
   2011	30	102	2011	138347	400358	1
   2010	9	114	2010	58126	362675	1
   2009	13	120	2009	-171098	349203	1
   2008	68	104	2008	111302	457649	1
   2007	50	133	2007	237354	405440	1
   2006	63	97	2006	205274	367689	1
   2005	58	87	2005	178360	340803	1
   2004	49	104	2004	168836	403670	1
   2003	64	76	2003	242543	299401	1
   2002	30	62	2002	135824	226399	1
   1999	74	0	2003	242543	0	2

   Net Growth by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   In the second half of 2011 the company register for Kidlington increased by 19 companies.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Kidlington	UK
   2011	19	71,922
   2010	11	32,008
   Record Year	1999 (35)	2003 (117,772)

   half	uk net	net
   H2 2011	71922	19
   H2 2010	32008	11
   H2 2009	-63883	25
   H2 2008	26134	33
   H2 2007	66058	18
   H2 2006	89131	28
   H2 2005	81628	21
   H2 2004	78944	5
   H2 2003	117772	28
   H2 2002	72347	15

   Net Growth by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   Net company growth for Kidlington during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) was 8 companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011)	Kidlington	UK
   2011	8	29,640
   2010	3	18,221
   Record Year	2008 (31)	2003 (57,175)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q4 2011	8	22	Q4 2011	29640	95117	1
   Q4 2010	3	28	Q4 2010	18221	85983	1
   Q4 2009	8	37	Q4 2009	847	76038	1
   Q4 2008	31	20	Q4 2008	23987	83140	1
   Q4 2007	10	23	Q4 2007	29311	94527	1
   Q4 2006	5	23	Q4 2006	45071	89564	1
   Q4 2005	10	17	Q4 2005	41035	81122	1
   Q4 2004	5	21	Q4 2004	37987	94243	1
   Q4 2003	12	22	Q4 2003	57175	82677	1
   Q4 2002	8	9	Q4 2002	33103	53729	1
   Q4 2008	31	0	Q4 2003	57175	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)

   month	uk net	net
   Dec 2011	1315	4
   Nov 2011	9254	5
   Oct 2011	19071	-1
   Sep 2011	16068	4
   Aug 2011	12716	4
   Jul 2011	13498	3
   Jun 2011	15877	7
   May 2011	6825	-8
   Apr 2011	18318	4
   Mar 2011	16900	1
   Feb 2011	7913	7
   Jan 2011	592	0

   Net Growth by Month

   	October	November	December
   Net growth in 2011	-1	5	4
   Net growth in 2010	-1	1	3
   Record Year	2008 (18)	1998 (9)	1999 (8)

UK Company Share

1. Annual Data (2011)

   In 2011 Kidlington formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2010 when Kidlington was responsible for 0.0% of all UK companies.

   Year	Kidlington
   2011	0.0%
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1961 (0.1%)

   incorporation year	percentage	num town	sort
   2011	0.0223	101	1
   2010	0.0255	102	1
   2009	0.0314	114	1
   2008	0.0344	120	1
   2007	0.0227	104	1
   2006	0.0328	133	1
   2005	0.0264	97	1
   2004	0.0255	87	1
   2003	0.0258	104	1
   2002	0.0254	76	1
   1961	0.0996	7	2

   Company Share by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   In the second half of 2011 Kidlington formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.0%.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Kidlington
   2011	0.0%
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1966 (0.1%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H2 2011	0.0228	51	1
   H2 2010	0.0264	52	1
   H2 2009	0.0327	59	1
   H2 2008	0.0410	66	1
   H2 2007	0.0246	44	1
   H2 2006	0.0332	63	1
   H2 2005	0.0244	44	1
   H2 2004	0.0198	33	1
   H2 2003	0.0248	50	1
   H2 2002	0.0227	37	1
   H2 1966	0.1207	3	2

   Company Share by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   In the fourth quarter of 2011, Kidlington formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011)	Kidlington
   2011	0.0%
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1979 (0.2%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q4 2011	0.0246	27	1
   Q4 2010	0.0231	22	1
   Q4 2009	0.0326	28	1
   Q4 2008	0.0487	37	1
   Q4 2007	0.0241	20	1
   Q4 2006	0.0243	23	1
   Q4 2005	0.0257	23	1
   Q4 2004	0.0210	17	1
   Q4 2003	0.0223	21	1
   Q4 2002	0.0266	22	1
   Q4 1979	0.1799	9	2

   Company Share by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)

   month	percentage	num town
   Dec 2011	0.0294	9
   Nov 2011	0.0223	9
   Oct 2011	0.0233	9
   Sep 2011	0.0283	11
   Aug 2011	0.0208	8
   Jul 2011	0.0135	5
   Jun 2011	0.0252	10
   May 2011	0.0105	4
   Apr 2011	0.0203	7
   Mar 2011	0.0156	7
   Feb 2011	0.0397	15
   Jan 2011	0.0207	7

   Company Share by Month

   	October	November	December
   UK formation share in 2011	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   UK formation share in 2010	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   % change	12.0%	9.3%	-0.3%
   Record Year	1964 (0.3%)	1966 (0.2%)	1979 (0.5%)

Director Age

1. Annual Data (2011)

   The average age of a director in 2011 was 42.2.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.2%.

   incorporation year	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   2011	42.2287	2.6596	5.8511	43.5012	3.6548	4.1918
   2010	45.3550	3.5503	0.5917	44.4401	2.4538	4.5333
   2009	46.7432	2.7322	1.6393	45.2261	1.7605	5.0704
   2008	49.0800	6.8000	1.2000	46.1030	1.1038	5.5656
   2007	50.6561	11.7647	1.8100	46.9178	0.6450	6.2914
   2006	48.6275	3.6437	1.2146	47.8828	0.4451	7.0508
   2005	49.0225	5.4054	0.4505	48.7391	0.2649	7.9581
   2004	50.5729	10.0503	0.5025	49.4951	0.1758	8.9625
   2003	50.9926	6.9853	0.0000	50.8740	0.1352	10.6270
   2002	52.5192	12.5000	0.0000	51.6935	0.1273	11.7651

   Director Age by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   The average age of a director in the second half of 2011 was 42.2.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

   half	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   H2 2011	42.2088	4.3956	4.3956	43.1922	4.1183	4.0977
   H2 2010	44.7727	3.4091	1.1364	44.1077	2.8067	4.4080
   H2 2009	47.6067	2.2472	1.1236	45.0201	1.9353	4.9560
   H2 2008	49.5229	5.5046	0.0000	45.8334	1.2764	5.4631
   H2 2007	47.4639	7.2165	4.1237	46.8152	0.7598	6.1076
   H2 2006	48.2240	2.4000	0.8000	47.7247	0.5102	6.9628
   H2 2005	47.9231	5.7692	0.0000	48.4938	0.2844	7.7243
   H2 2004	52.3409	14.7727	1.1364	49.3406	0.1993	8.8644
   H2 2003	49.4474	4.3860	0.0000	50.4891	0.1411	10.0769
   H2 2002	52.4206	12.1495	0.0000	51.6317	0.1268	11.7639

   Director Age by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2011 was 41.1.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.2%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

   quarter	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   Q4 2011	41.0714	7.1429	2.3810	43.1368	4.2237	4.1394
   Q4 2010	43.1316	0.0000	0.0000	44.1115	2.9654	4.4413
   Q4 2009	47.7879	3.0303	0.0000	45.0208	1.9341	4.7453
   Q4 2008	47.9683	1.5873	0.0000	45.8957	1.3524	5.5383
   Q4 2007	48.7347	12.2449	8.1633	46.8486	0.7878	5.9462
   Q4 2006	49.7069	0.0000	0.0000	47.7754	0.5298	7.0007
   Q4 2005	49.0517	6.8966	0.0000	48.4782	0.2883	7.6552
   Q4 2004	51.7600	16.0000	2.0000	49.3119	0.2130	8.5903
   Q4 2003	49.9833	3.3333	0.0000	50.4240	0.1555	9.9952
   Q4 2002	51.1034	13.7931	0.0000	51.6196	0.1377	11.7155

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Annual Data (2011)

   The record year for female directors in Kidlington was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

   The percentage of female directors in Kidlington in 2011 was 25.9%. The average for the UK during this time was 28.6%

   incorporation year	percentage female	uk year	uk percentage female	sort
   2002	25.8929	2002	28.5637	1
   2003	32.7922	2003	29.8456	1
   2004	30.5310	2004	26.7982	1
   2005	33.3333	2005	26.5473	1
   2006	28.1690	2006	26.5349	1
   2007	26.9531	2007	27.0885	1
   2008	27.5618	2008	27.0648	1
   2009	24.7573	2009	25.4309	1
   2010	25.8883	2010	24.9134	1
   2011	31.6038	2011	25.7049	1
   1857	36.3636	1886	66.6667	2

   Director Gender by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)

   The record second half year for female directors in Kidlington was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.

   34.0% of all director appointments in Kidlington in the second half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

   half	percentage female	uk half	uk percentage female	sort
   H2 2011	34.0000	H2 2011	25.6738	1
   H2 2010	22.1154	H2 2010	24.9631	1
   H2 2009	26.4706	H2 2009	24.8956	1
   H2 2008	29.6000	H2 2008	26.2791	1
   H2 2007	23.6364	H2 2007	26.7504	1
   H2 2006	31.7568	H2 2006	26.4750	1
   H2 2005	39.6552	H2 2005	26.2215	1
   H2 2004	26.5957	H2 2004	26.7574	1
   H2 2003	32.0313	H2 2003	29.3888	1
   H2 2002	28.4483	H2 2002	29.5525	1
   H2 1860	42.8571	H2 1964	50.0000	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)

   The record fourth quarter for female directors in Kidlington was in 1977 when 31.1% of all directors were female.

   25.0% of all director appointments in Kidlington in the fourth quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.3% for the same period.

   quarter	percentage female	uk quarter	uk percentage female	sort
   Q4 2011	25.0000	Q4 2011	25.2910	1
   Q4 2010	23.9130	Q4 2010	24.7227	1
   Q4 2009	30.7692	Q4 2009	24.0749	1
   Q4 2008	28.7671	Q4 2008	26.3450	1
   Q4 2007	28.5714	Q4 2007	26.5826	1
   Q4 2006	32.3077	Q4 2006	25.9680	1
   Q4 2005	36.5079	Q4 2005	26.0272	1
   Q4 2004	20.3704	Q4 2004	26.4556	1
   Q4 2003	35.8209	Q4 2003	29.1713	1
   Q4 2002	29.6875	Q4 2002	29.6130	1
   Q4 1977	31.0539	Q4 1980	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

1. 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
   OXFORD	5.47%	CONSULTING	5.07%
   LIGHTHOUSE	1.49%	MANAGEMENT	4.74%
   CONSULTING	1.49%	CONSULTANCY	3.26%
   PRODUCTIONS	1.00%	PROPERTY	2.37%
   POLO	1.00%	TRADING	2.07%
   CONSULTANCY	1.00%	DESIGN	1.92%
   TRADE	1.00%	ASSOCIATES	1.86%
   EVOLUTION	1.00%	ENGINEERING	1.78%
   AVIATION	1.00%	BUSINESS	1.78%
   R	1.00%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   (OXFORD)	1.00%	CONSTRUCTION	1.73%
   MEDICAL	1.00%	MEDIA	1.71%
   SALES	1.00%	LONDON	1.63%
   PROPERTIES	0.50%	J	1.51%
   ONLINE	0.50%	INVESTMENTS	1.48%
   LAW	0.50%	GLOBAL	1.46%
   REMOVAL	0.50%	IT	1.41%
   N	0.50%	CARE	1.39%
   TATTOO	0.50%	PROPERTIES	1.29%
   HANSON	0.50%	ELECTRICAL	1.29%
   LASER	0.50%	M	1.27%
   HIGH	0.50%	BUILDING	1.26%
   TECH	0.50%	ENERGY	1.25%
   S	0.50%	S	1.20%
   CARTER	0.50%	ENTERPRISES	1.20%

SIC Data

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

   sic code	number of companies	uk companies
   None Supplied	34	205,525
   7487 - Other business activities	21	57,052
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	11	32,483
   70100 - Activities of head offices	7	2,662
   98000 - Residents property management	5	2,874
   99999 - Dormant Company	5	21,846
   74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified	5	8,671
   62012 - Business and domestic software development	4	3,714
   7499 - Non-trading company	4	9,957
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	4	17,765
   74990 - Non-trading company	4	8,929
   43210 - Electrical installation	4	3,175
   9305 - Other service activities	4	9,492
   68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	4	3,194
   9999 - Dormant Company	3	20,199
   7222 - Other software consultancy and supply	3	7,398
   62020 - Information technology consultancy activities	3	12,072
   96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified	3	11,768
   7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract	2	2,198
   5010 - Sale of motor vehicles	2	1,040

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   07800027	FAIL BETTER PRODUCTIONS LTD	06 Oct 2011
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