Oxford, Oxfordshire
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous August.
- August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Oxford when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 263 companies were registered in Oxford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 6.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Oxford UK 2011 263 114,512 2010 248 101,492 % change 6.0% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (263) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 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 2011 85 100 78 New companies in 2010 84 72 92 % change 1.2% 38.9% -15.2% Record Year 2007 (93) 2011 (100) 2010 (92)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 141 companies were dissolved in Oxford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 21.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Oxford UK 2011 141 72,230 2010 180 87,705 % change -21.7% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (495) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 54 49 38 Closed companies in 2010 55 67 58 % change -1.8% -26.9% -34% Record Year 2009 (167) 2009 (215) 2009 (113)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Oxford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 122 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Oxford UK 2011 122 42,282 2010 68 13,787 Record Year 2003 (135) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Oxford when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 31 51 40 Net growth in 2010 29 5 34 Record Year 2008 (68) 2011 (51) 2003 (61)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Oxford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Oxford 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% % change -7.4% 16.9% -23.4% Record Year 1966 (0.8%) 1966 (1.2%) 1967 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 44.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Oxford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
28.3% of all director appointments in Oxford in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage OXFORD 5.55% CONSULTING 5.11% CONSULTING 1.97% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.73% CONSULTANCY 3.19% CONSULTANCY 1.17% PROPERTY 2.41% TRADING 0.92% TRADING 2.06% IT 0.86% DESIGN 1.94% (OXFORD) 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.85% BUSINESS 0.74% BUSINESS 1.82% DESIGN 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSTRUCTION 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.74% CONSULTANTS 0.68% MEDIA 1.72% PROPERTY 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% COMMUNITY 0.62% LONDON 1.63% DEVELOPMENTS 0.55% J 1.47% FOR 0.49% GLOBAL 1.46% SCHOOL 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.43% IN 0.49% CARE 1.42% HOUSE 0.43% IT 1.38% EDUCATION 0.43% BUILDING 1.30% COLLEGE 0.43% PROPERTIES 1.28% ELECTRICAL 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.27% INTEREST 0.43% M 1.25% ACADEMY 0.43% ENERGY 1.22% HEALTH 0.43% TRAINING 1.21% TRUST 0.43% S 1.21%
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 435 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 108 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 74 29,245 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 59 15,760 74990 - Non-trading company 51 8,064 9999 - Dormant Company 50 22,587 9305 - Other service activities 50 10,525 7414 - Business & management consultancy 49 14,755 99999 - Dormant Company 34 18,281 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 31 10,137 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 28 10,018 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 7,551 8042 - Adult and other education 24 2,521 7260 - Other computer related activities 24 8,686 7499 - Non-trading company 23 11,543 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 21 8,345 5530 - Restaurants 21 5,640 7310 - R & D on nat sciences & engineering 19 820 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 6,798 86900 - Other human health activities 15 4,019
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07772764 AUTUMN FORD LTD 14 Sep 2011 07790928 KNIGHTSBRIDGE COURT RTM COMPANY LIMITED 28 Sep 2011 07793379 K. HINTON JOINERY LTD. 30 Sep 2011 07774061 CROWLEY AND CROWLEY LTD 14 Sep 2011 07776169 BARACH LTD 16 Sep 2011 07779667 CLEANING AND MORE LIMITED 20 Sep 2011 07788379 THE OLD BOOKBINDERS LTD 27 Sep 2011 07788924 SAM PEARSON CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Sep 2011 07758623 OXFORD INK LIMITED 01 Sep 2011 07767935 RICE BOX LIMITED 09 Sep 2011 07780907 JN DEVELOPMENTS LTD 20 Sep 2011 07785178 INTERMEDCOM LIMITED 23 Sep 2011 07765823 NUTRI-ALIGN LTD 07 Sep 2011 07772640 SITOLOTL LIMITED 13 Sep 2011 07776781 S.JEDA SERVICES LTD 16 Sep 2011 07778653 SO LOCAL LTD 19 Sep 2011 07780024 IKIDZ BANBURY LIMITED 20 Sep 2011 07780573 UPLIFT MARKETING LTD 20 Sep 2011 07783161 FIRESTAR ENERGY LTD. 22 Sep 2011 07783676 INDIGO DISCOVERY ACADEMY. INCORPORATION LTD 22 Sep 2011 07792681 SURGITECH INSTRUMENTS LIMITED 30 Sep 2011 07793814 RIBETT GENERAL CONTRACTORS AND SECURITY LTD 30 Sep 2011 07785076 WORKWEAR JUNCTION LIMITED 23 Sep 2011 07759640 CODE UNIQUELY LTD 01 Sep 2011 07767925 WALDRON-COOPER LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
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