Oxford, Oxfordshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous Q1.
- March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous March.
- February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous February.
- January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 281 companies were registered in Oxford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 27.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Oxford UK 2010 281 105,137 2009 221 91,034 % change 27.1% 15.5% Record Year 2010 (281) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous March.
February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous February.
January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 84 87 110 New companies in 2009 54 60 107 % change 55.6% 45.0% 2.8% Record Year 2010 (84) 2010 (87) 2010 (110)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 163 companies were dissolved in Oxford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 23.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Oxford UK 2010 163 82,677 2009 213 108,060 % change -23.5% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (213) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 44 50 69 Closed companies in 2009 31 40 142 % change 41.9% 25.0% -51% Record Year 2007 (61) 2008 (58) 2009 (142)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Oxford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 118 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Oxford UK 2010 118 22,460 2009 8 -17,026 Record Year 2006 (123) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 40 37 41 Net growth in 2009 23 20 -35 Record Year 2010 (40) 2006 (47) 2008 (88)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Oxford formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Oxford 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% % change 44.3% 24.2% -14.6% Record Year 1968 (1.3%) 1964 (0.8%) 1966 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Oxford was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.0% of all director appointments in Oxford in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage OXFORD 5.32% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.95% CONSULTING 4.60% CONSULTING 1.55% CONSULTANCY 2.87% (OXFORD) 1.21% PROPERTY 2.50% CONSULTANCY 0.81% ASSOCIATES 2.04% ASSOCIATES 0.81% TRADING 1.93% PROPERTY 0.81% DESIGN 1.91% EDUCATION 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% HOUSE 0.67% MEDIA 1.84% BUSINESS 0.67% BUSINESS 1.74% CONSULTANTS 0.61% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% MEDIA 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.63% IT 0.61% ENGINEERING 1.54% PROPERTIES 0.54% J 1.48% TRADING 0.54% LONDON 1.45% MARKETING 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.45% ENGINEERING 0.54% GROUP 1.37% ENERGY 0.54% GLOBAL 1.35% INTERNATIONAL 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.35% ENTERPRISE 0.54% BUILDING 1.34% GREEN 0.54% CARE 1.33% HOLDINGS 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.30% INVESTMENT 0.47% M 1.28% COMMUNITY 0.47% SYSTEMS 1.25% SECURITY 0.47% S 1.23%
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 436 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 116 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 59 26,974 9999 - Dormant Company 58 19,948 7499 - Non-trading company 50 15,398 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 47 14,007 7414 - Business & management consultancy 44 17,003 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 38 9,943 74990 - Non-trading company 34 8,149 9305 - Other service activities 33 9,038 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 31 9,659 99999 - Dormant Company 30 13,808 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 30 2,973 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 24 8,154 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 7,143 7260 - Other computer related activities 22 10,331 70100 - Activities of head offices 21 3,137 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 6,340 86900 - Other human health activities 16 3,445 41100 - Development of building projects 15 4,513
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07203841 OXFORD ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LTD 25 Mar 2010 07199894 INKTEARS LIMITED 23 Mar 2010 07197751 OHJ PLANNING CONSULTANCY LIMITED 22 Mar 2010 07192549 THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE OXFORD TRADING LIMITED 17 Mar 2010 07191258 CRYSTAL PAYMENTS LTD 16 Mar 2010 07189843 G.C. LANE LTD 15 Mar 2010 07182274 REWLEY ASSOCIATES LIMITED 09 Mar 2010 07178799 WITTGENSTEIN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 04 Mar 2010 07209181 TECHNET ENTERPRISE LIMITED 31 Mar 2010 07208740 THE OXFORD EDGE LTD 30 Mar 2010 07183384 ZOETIC SOFTWARE LIMITED 09 Mar 2010 07180774 FARMWARE LTD. 06 Mar 2010 07174030 ROOT IDEAS LIMITED 02 Mar 2010 07180880 A 2 Z IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 Mar 2010 07210103 THE BUSINESS GARDENER LIMITED 31 Mar 2010 07210082 BENGALS CATERING LIMITED 31 Mar 2010 07205625 INJURIES.CLAIM LTD 29 Mar 2010 07202982 LOW CARBON TECHNOLOGIES LTD 25 Mar 2010 07199014 SUCCESS FOR LIFE OXFORD LTD 23 Mar 2010 07197707 I & E SERVICES PVT LTD 22 Mar 2010 07195129 OSPIP LIMITED 18 Mar 2010 07189296 SOFTECH IT SERVICES LTD 15 Mar 2010 07179215 RAJ WITNEY LTD 05 Mar 2010 07175305 COWLES DRIVING SERVICES LTD 02 Mar 2010 OC353639 BLACKWELL TRUSTEES PROPERTIES LLP 26 Mar 2010
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