Oxford, Oxfordshire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous September.
- August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous August.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 248 companies were registered in Oxford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 18.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Oxford UK 2010 248 101,492 2009 210 94,671 % change 18.1% 7.2% Record Year 2010 (248) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous September.
August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 84 72 92 New companies in 2009 71 61 78 % change 18.3% 18.0% 17.9% Record Year 2007 (93) 2010 (72) 2010 (92)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 180 companies were dissolved in Oxford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 63.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Oxford UK 2010 180 87,705 2009 495 159,401 % change -63.6% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (495) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 55 67 58 Closed companies in 2009 167 215 113 % change -67.1% -68.8% -49% Record Year 2009 (167) 2009 (215) 2009 (113)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Oxford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 68 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Oxford UK 2010 68 13,787 2009 -285 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (135) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 29 5 34 Net growth in 2009 -96 -154 -35 Record Year 2008 (68) 1999 (41) 2003 (61)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Oxford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Oxford 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 10.0% 7.1% 13.0% Record Year 1966 (0.8%) 1966 (1.2%) 1967 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 43.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Oxford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
26.3% of all director appointments in Oxford in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage OXFORD 5.12% MANAGEMENT 5.06% MANAGEMENT 2.18% CONSULTING 4.99% CONSULTING 1.94% CONSULTANCY 3.12% (OXFORD) 1.56% PROPERTY 2.38% ASSOCIATES 1.44% TRADING 2.04% CONSULTANCY 1.19% ASSOCIATES 2.01% CARE 0.75% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% MEDICAL 0.75% BUSINESS 1.80% EDUCATION 0.69% MEDIA 1.75% DESIGN 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.73% GREEN 0.62% LONDON 1.59% BUSINESS 0.56% ENGINEERING 1.59% FINANCE 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.49% TRADING 0.56% CARE 1.44% TECHNOLOGY 0.56% J 1.44% ENERGY 0.56% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% INVESTMENTS 0.50% GLOBAL 1.42% MARKETING 0.50% IT 1.35% HOUSE 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.35% INVESTMENT 0.44% BUILDING 1.32% TECHNOLOGIES 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CONSTRUCTION 0.44% M 1.28% CONSULTANTS 0.44% SYSTEMS 1.26% BUILDING 0.44% S 1.24%
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 414 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 107 69,802 9999 - Dormant Company 62 21,484 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 57 25,053 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 50 13,161 7414 - Business & management consultancy 48 14,940 9305 - Other service activities 40 9,454 99999 - Dormant Company 29 14,072 74990 - Non-trading company 29 7,649 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 29 8,292 7260 - Other computer related activities 26 8,967 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 26 8,183 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 24 7,767 7499 - Non-trading company 23 13,408 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 6,460 8042 - Adult and other education 20 2,267 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 16 2,447 5530 - Restaurants 16 5,181 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 5,716 86900 - Other human health activities 14 3,361
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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