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

  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 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)OxfordUK
    2010281105,137
    200922191,034
    % change27.1%15.5%
    Record Year 2010 (281) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20108487110
    New companies in 20095460107
    % change55.6%45.0%2.8%
    Record Year2010 (84)2010 (87)2010 (110)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)OxfordUK
    201016382,677
    2009213108,060
    % change-23.5%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (213) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010445069
    Closed companies in 20093140142
    % change41.9%25.0%-51%
    Record Year2007 (61)2008 (58)2009 (142)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)OxfordUK
    201011822,460
    20098-17,026
    Record Year 2006 (123) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010403741
    Net growth in 20092320-35
    Record Year2010 (40)2006 (47)2008 (88)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.3%
    % change44.3%24.2%-14.6%
    Record Year1968 (1.3%)1964 (0.8%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    OXFORD5.32%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT1.95%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSULTING1.55%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    (OXFORD)1.21%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTANCY0.81%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    ASSOCIATES0.81%TRADING1.93%
    PROPERTY0.81%DESIGN1.91%
    EDUCATION0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    HOUSE0.67%MEDIA1.84%
    BUSINESS0.67%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSULTANTS0.61%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    MEDIA0.61%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    IT0.61%ENGINEERING1.54%
    PROPERTIES0.54%J1.48%
    TRADING0.54%LONDON1.45%
    MARKETING0.54%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    ENGINEERING0.54%GROUP1.37%
    ENERGY0.54%GLOBAL1.35%
    INTERNATIONAL0.54%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ENTERPRISE0.54%BUILDING1.34%
    GREEN0.54%CARE1.33%
    HOLDINGS0.47%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    INVESTMENT0.47%M1.28%
    COMMUNITY0.47%SYSTEMS1.25%
    SECURITY0.47%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied436228,645
    7487 - Other business activities11674,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5926,974
    9999 - Dormant Company5819,948
    7499 - Non-trading company5015,398
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4714,007
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4417,003
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities389,943
    74990 - Non-trading company348,149
    9305 - Other service activities339,038
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply319,659
    99999 - Dormant Company3013,808
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate302,973
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified248,154
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified237,143
    7260 - Other computer related activities2210,331
    70100 - Activities of head offices213,137
    62090 - Other information technology service activities166,340
    86900 - Other human health activities163,445
    41100 - Development of building projects154,513

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07206435 MILES & GREEN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07204615 ANGRID THAI CANTEEN LTD 26 Mar 2010
    07203339 HARTMINSTER LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07197133 FORTIORI DESIGN LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07195543 OXAM INCENTIVES LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07186425 DOMOX LIMITED 11 Mar 2010
    07175096 THE MALT SHOVEL (LAMBOURN) LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07208740 THE OXFORD EDGE LTD 30 Mar 2010
    07206250 HANNAHVICTORIA CHILDCARE LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07201766 JDS PROPERTY RENOVATIONS (OXFORD) LTD 24 Mar 2010
    07199743 TROTMAN TAXATION SERVICES UK LIMITED 23 Mar 2010
    07197390 FORBIDDEN HELMET PRODUCTIONS LTD 22 Mar 2010
    07197209 WRAPPEDUPMUSIC LTD 22 Mar 2010
    07182703 PVOPTICS LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07181309 DE BONO EDUCATION LTD 08 Mar 2010
    07180406 INNOVATIVE SPORTS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Mar 2010
    OC353667 SWELL WOLD FARM LLP 29 Mar 2010
    07204989 ARTS FUTURES LIMITED 26 Mar 2010
    07204854 OX BUILDING SERVICES LTD 26 Mar 2010
    07199003 DAN CALDICOTT LIMITED 23 Mar 2010
    07196152 RAO MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 19 Mar 2010
    07188553 ILIRIA LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07187428 OXFORD ORTHOTICS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07205625 INJURIES.CLAIM LTD 29 Mar 2010
    07193031 CHAMBERLAIN EVANS LTD 17 Mar 2010