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Oxford, Oxfordshire

2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • May 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous May.

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. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

    In the first half of 2011 a total of 534 companies were formed in Oxford. This figure is 4.5% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Oxford occurred in 2010 when a total of 559 were formed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)OxfordUK
    2011534228,735
    2010559203,749
    % change-4.5%12.3%
    Record Year2010 (559)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

    A total of 273 companies were registered in Oxford during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011)OxfordUK
    2011273112,344
    201027898,612
    % change-1.8%13.9%
    Record Year 2010 (278) 2011 (112,344)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)

    May 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous May.

    New Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 2011819894
    New companies in 20108887103
    % change-8.0%12.6%-8.7%
    Record Year2007 (91)2011 (98)2010 (103)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

    In the first half of 2011 a total of 369 companies were dissolved in Oxford. This figure is 25.9% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.6%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Oxford occurred in 2009 when a total of 542 were closed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)OxfordUK
    2011369162,310
    2010293177,631
    % change25.9%-8.6%
    Record Year2009 (542)2009 (289,236)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

    A total of 170 companies were dissolved in Oxford during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 30.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011)OxfordUK
    201117071,324
    201013094,954
    % change30.8%-24.9%
    Record Year 2009 (329) 2009 (181,176)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 2011606050
    Closed companies in 2010254758
    % change140.0%27.7%-14%
    Record Year2009 (96)2009 (134)2009 (99)

Net Company Growth

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

    In the first half of 2011 the company register for Oxford increased by 165 companies.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)OxfordUK
    201116566,425
    201026626,118
    Record Year2003 (276)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

    Net company growth for Oxford during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 103 companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011)OxfordUK
    201110341,020
    20101483,658
    Record Year 2003 (153) 2003 (69,274)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 2011213844
    Net growth in 2010634045
    Record Year2007 (68)1997 (59)2008 (62)

UK Company Share

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

    In the first half of 2011 Oxford formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2010 figure of 0.3%.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)Oxford
    20110.2%
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

    In the second quarter of 2011, Oxford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011)Oxford
    20110.2%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-10.9%-11.3%-19.1%
    Record Year1972 (0.7%)1963 (0.7%)1965 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 44.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

    The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 45.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

    The record first half year for female directors in Oxford was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    26.2% of all director appointments in Oxford in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

    The record second quarter for female directors in Oxford was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.

    25.5% of all director appointments in Oxford in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    OXFORD5.38%CONSULTING5.09%
    MANAGEMENT2.00%MANAGEMENT4.86%
    CONSULTING1.81%CONSULTANCY3.17%
    (OXFORD)1.06%PROPERTY2.43%
    CONSULTANCY1.00%TRADING2.05%
    TRADING0.81%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSULTANTS0.75%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    CONSTRUCTION0.75%BUSINESS1.87%
    ASSOCIATES0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.77%
    CARE0.63%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    IT0.63%MEDIA1.73%
    BUSINESS0.63%ENGINEERING1.67%
    PROPERTY0.56%LONDON1.60%
    HEALTH0.56%GLOBAL1.46%
    GLOBAL0.50%J1.44%
    DESIGN0.50%CARE1.44%
    COMMUNITY0.50%INVESTMENTS1.42%
    FOR0.50%IT1.39%
    SCHOOL0.44%BUILDING1.32%
    BUILD0.44%PROPERTIES1.31%
    EDUCATION0.44%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    TECHNOLOGY0.44%M1.27%
    COLLEGE0.44%S1.23%
    GREEN0.44%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    FAMILY0.44%SYSTEMS1.20%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied437202,072
    7487 - Other business activities9560,758
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7930,647
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6016,419
    74990 - Non-trading company538,481
    9999 - Dormant Company5020,111
    9305 - Other service activities469,063
    99999 - Dormant Company3818,918
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3613,053
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3210,545
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3110,322
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified287,835
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply287,143
    7260 - Other computer related activities257,849
    8042 - Adult and other education202,203
    62090 - Other information technology service activities187,095
    5530 - Restaurants185,086
    7499 - Non-trading company1810,955
    7310 - R & D on nat sciences & engineering17714
    86900 - Other human health activities164,154

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07674796 HENLEY VETS LIMITED 20 Jun 2011
    07677064 THE STAUGHTON-HEATH PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 21 Jun 2011
    07680853 OXFORD MOBILE CYCLE REPAIRS LTD 23 Jun 2011
    07684160 CYNARA PROPERTIES LIMITED 27 Jun 2011
    07686325 PARKER REEDS LIMITED 28 Jun 2011
    07658564 WEILIN PUBLISHING COMPANY LTD. 06 Jun 2011
    07659841 GARLAND CONSULTANCY LTD 07 Jun 2011
    07665398 EBURY (PUDSEY) LIMITED 10 Jun 2011
    07665418 EBURY (ROCHESTER) LIMITED 10 Jun 2011
    07665651 NEXT WEB LIMITED 10 Jun 2011
    07669229 COGENT QA LIMITED 14 Jun 2011
    07678304 STRAIGHT TEETH LIMITED 22 Jun 2011
    07684835 OPTICAL VIEW LIMITED 28 Jun 2011
    07687733 CRISP CREATIVE LIMITED 29 Jun 2011
    OC365523 CLASSIC GREEN LLP 14 Jun 2011
    07662804 KC ASSOCIATES LIMITED 08 Jun 2011
    07678086 EQUITABLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Jun 2011
    07683246 GAPPSCONNECT LTD 27 Jun 2011
    07660246 NMA TRADING LIMITED 07 Jun 2011
    07661535 JOSTAN INTERBIZ UK LTD 08 Jun 2011
    07666473 CALLIOPI LTD 13 Jun 2011
    07674186 FIREBRAND THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED 20 Jun 2011
    07677785 OXPHRD LTD 21 Jun 2011
    07679296 WINCHESTER BUILD LTD 22 Jun 2011
    07680491 DATASOFT INTEGRATED LTD 23 Jun 2011