Oxford, Oxfordshire
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous March.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Oxford when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 261 companies were registered in Oxford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 7.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Oxford UK 2011 261 116,391 2010 281 105,137 % change -7.1% 10.7% Record Year 2010 (281) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous March.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 71 76 114 New companies in 2010 84 87 110 % change -15.5% -12.6% 3.6% Record Year 2010 (84) 2010 (87) 2011 (114)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 199 companies were dissolved in Oxford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 22.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Oxford UK 2011 199 90,986 2010 163 82,677 % change 22.1% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (213) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Oxford when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 70 53 76 Closed companies in 2010 44 50 69 % change 59.1% 6.0% 10% Record Year 2011 (70) 2008 (58) 2009 (142)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Oxford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 62 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Oxford UK 2011 62 25,405 2010 118 22,460 Record Year 2003 (123) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 1 23 38 Net growth in 2010 40 37 41 Record Year 2010 (40) 2006 (47) 2008 (88)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Oxford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Oxford 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -27.1% -23.1% -1.1% Record Year 1968 (1.3%) 1964 (0.8%) 1966 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Oxford was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.9% of all director appointments in Oxford in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage OXFORD 5.21% CONSULTING 5.04% MANAGEMENT 2.05% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CONSULTING 2.05% CONSULTANCY 3.16% (OXFORD) 1.24% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTANCY 1.12% TRADING 2.10% ASSOCIATES 0.93% DESIGN 1.93% TRADING 0.81% ASSOCIATES 1.92% BUSINESS 0.74% BUSINESS 1.87% CARE 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% PROPERTY 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSTRUCTION 0.62% MEDIA 1.69% CONSULTANTS 0.62% ENGINEERING 1.61% TECHNOLOGY 0.50% LONDON 1.60% HOUSE 0.50% CARE 1.45% IT 0.50% J 1.45% CENTRE 0.43% GLOBAL 1.44% INVESTMENTS 0.43% INVESTMENTS 1.43% GLOBAL 0.43% IT 1.41% ENERGY 0.43% PROPERTIES 1.36% DESIGN 0.43% BUILDING 1.34% BUILDING 0.43% M 1.30% MEDIA 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.28% COLLEGE 0.43% S 1.24% HEALTH 0.43% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% COMMUNITY 0.43% SYSTEMS 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 430 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 91 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 68 30,253 9999 - Dormant Company 61 19,765 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 60 16,150 74990 - Non-trading company 43 8,695 9305 - Other service activities 43 8,740 7414 - Business & management consultancy 39 12,916 99999 - Dormant Company 36 18,336 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 33 10,246 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 27 7,000 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 7,788 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 26 10,085 7260 - Other computer related activities 24 7,789 8042 - Adult and other education 20 2,097 7499 - Non-trading company 19 11,316 5530 - Restaurants 18 4,898 86900 - Other human health activities 16 4,092 7310 - R & D on nat sciences & engineering 15 697 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 15 3,436
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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