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
    07322815 INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07321176 DESIGN 247 LTD 21 Jul 2010
    07306066 THE OXFORD CLINIC (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    OC356332 LAUNCH VENTURES LLP 09 Jul 2010
    07330728 BENCHMARK ANIMAL HEALTH GROUP LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07324908 C&S BLACKWOOD LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07319639 BUILDING A GREEN PLANET LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07313319 GOBO THEATRE FOUNDATION 13 Jul 2010
    07310606 SUNNYMEDIA LTD 12 Jul 2010
    07303127 CHEPELARE ENERGY LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07324843 HILL FARM (MARSTON) LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07317780 M.S PRIVATE LIMITED 16 Jul 2010
    07312804 BARTON CHILDREN'S PROJECT 13 Jul 2010
    07304038 F C CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07301823 DUNWELL (OXFORD) LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07330688 FACE AGAINST INVESTMENT FRAUD LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07330178 HOSTCHAOS LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07329101 STEFANSFELD LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07327224 SPARKLE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07325639 BEREDA TWO LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07325503 BEREDA THREE LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07320509 SUSMINS TWO LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07319952 RICH BUILD LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07330326 SIMON BLAKE LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07326210 LONDON FASHION ARTS LTD 26 Jul 2010