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

  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 (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)OxfordUK
    2010248101,492
    200921094,671
    % change18.1%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (248) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010847292
    New companies in 2009716178
    % change18.3%18.0%17.9%
    Record Year2007 (93)2010 (72)2010 (92)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)OxfordUK
    201018087,705
    2009495159,401
    % change-63.6%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (495) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010556758
    Closed companies in 2009167215113
    % change-67.1%-68.8%-49%
    Record Year2009 (167)2009 (215)2009 (113)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)OxfordUK
    20106813,787
    2009-285-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (135) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201029534
    Net growth in 2009-96-154-35
    Record Year2008 (68)1999 (41)2003 (61)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change10.0%7.1%13.0%
    Record Year1966 (0.8%)1966 (1.2%)1967 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    OXFORD5.12%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT2.18%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTING1.94%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    (OXFORD)1.56%PROPERTY2.38%
    ASSOCIATES1.44%TRADING2.04%
    CONSULTANCY1.19%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CARE0.75%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    MEDICAL0.75%BUSINESS1.80%
    EDUCATION0.69%MEDIA1.75%
    DESIGN0.62%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    GREEN0.62%LONDON1.59%
    BUSINESS0.56%ENGINEERING1.59%
    FINANCE0.56%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    TRADING0.56%CARE1.44%
    TECHNOLOGY0.56%J1.44%
    ENERGY0.56%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    INVESTMENTS0.50%GLOBAL1.42%
    MARKETING0.50%IT1.35%
    HOUSE0.50%PROPERTIES1.35%
    INVESTMENT0.44%BUILDING1.32%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.44%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CONSTRUCTION0.44%M1.28%
    CONSULTANTS0.44%SYSTEMS1.26%
    BUILDING0.44%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied414202,902
    7487 - Other business activities10769,802
    9999 - Dormant Company6221,484
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5725,053
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5013,161
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4814,940
    9305 - Other service activities409,454
    99999 - Dormant Company2914,072
    74990 - Non-trading company297,649
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities298,292
    7260 - Other computer related activities268,967
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply268,183
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified247,767
    7499 - Non-trading company2313,408
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified236,460
    8042 - Adult and other education202,267
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate162,447
    5530 - Restaurants165,181
    62090 - Other information technology service activities145,716
    86900 - Other human health activities143,361

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07342963 JEANETTE MACKIE EDUCATION LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07340270 COBBS WOOD CAR SALES LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07338299 THE PICNIC HAMPER LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    OC356908 OXFORD KNEE LLP 04 Aug 2010
    07358975 NEPHI MANAGEMENT LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07358304 PECULIUS STAGE LTD 26 Aug 2010
    07353121 TOWMAR MANAGEMENT LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07350930 COGNITIVE THERAPY OXFORD LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07350269 HEMSCO INC LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07337092 TREATS AT MATTHEW ARNOLD 05 Aug 2010
    07348067 RAHMAN MEDICAL LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07344786 NRGFARM LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07343541 MEDICSRUS LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07340824 SORTAX ACCOUNTANTS AND BUSINESS ADVISORS LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07354884 CITY TAXIS AND CARS (OXFORD) LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07349495 JAYBEEBEE HOLDINGS LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07349327 PICNIC-FILM LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07341634 EPITAGE GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS AND RESEARCH LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07338232 DUNSHAM SOLUTIONS LTD 06 Aug 2010
    07337826 SALIENT KMS LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07336662 HOPCROFT TRANSPORT LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07333354 F REYNOLDS ENGINEERING LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07332754 CESPA VENTURES LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    OC357050 THE STILLPOINT PROJECT LLP 10 Aug 2010
    OC357182 TURPIN & MILLER LLP 16 Aug 2010