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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.

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 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)OxfordUK
    2011263114,512
    2010248101,492
    % change6.0%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (263) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20118510078
    New companies in 2010847292
    % change1.2%38.9%-15.2%
    Record Year2007 (93)2011 (100)2010 (92)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)OxfordUK
    201114172,230
    201018087,705
    % change-21.7%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (495) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011544938
    Closed companies in 2010556758
    % change-1.8%-26.9%-34%
    Record Year2009 (167)2009 (215)2009 (113)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)OxfordUK
    201112242,282
    20106813,787
    Record Year 2003 (135) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011315140
    Net growth in 201029534
    Record Year2008 (68)2011 (51)2003 (61)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.3%
    % change-7.4%16.9%-23.4%
    Record Year1966 (0.8%)1966 (1.2%)1967 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    OXFORD5.55%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING1.97%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.73%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTANCY1.17%PROPERTY2.41%
    TRADING0.92%TRADING2.06%
    IT0.86%DESIGN1.94%
    (OXFORD)0.80%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    BUSINESS0.74%BUSINESS1.82%
    DESIGN0.74%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSTRUCTION0.74%ENGINEERING1.74%
    CONSULTANTS0.68%MEDIA1.72%
    PROPERTY0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    COMMUNITY0.62%LONDON1.63%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.55%J1.47%
    FOR0.49%GLOBAL1.46%
    SCHOOL0.49%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    IN0.49%CARE1.42%
    HOUSE0.43%IT1.38%
    EDUCATION0.43%BUILDING1.30%
    COLLEGE0.43%PROPERTIES1.28%
    ELECTRICAL0.43%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    INTEREST0.43%M1.25%
    ACADEMY0.43%ENERGY1.22%
    HEALTH0.43%TRAINING1.21%
    TRUST0.43%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied435204,493
    7487 - Other business activities10865,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7429,245
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5915,760
    74990 - Non-trading company518,064
    9999 - Dormant Company5022,587
    9305 - Other service activities5010,525
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4914,755
    99999 - Dormant Company3418,281
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3110,137
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2810,018
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified257,551
    8042 - Adult and other education242,521
    7260 - Other computer related activities248,686
    7499 - Non-trading company2311,543
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply218,345
    5530 - Restaurants215,640
    7310 - R & D on nat sciences & engineering19820
    62090 - Other information technology service activities186,798
    86900 - Other human health activities154,019

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07689826 NJJB PROPERTIES LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07693733 JO HUGHES RACING LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07703088 N. SHEPHARD ECONOMETRIC SERVICES LTD. 13 Jul 2011
    07709790 LDN METAL WORKS LTD. 19 Jul 2011
    07710860 SIMPSONS WAY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07719853 OXFORD INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY NETWORK LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07702320 4SIGHT SPORT & LEISURE LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07705302 MITCHELL & ROTHMAN LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07709697 FLEET AND COMMERCIAL LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07709958 UNIQUE PRODUCTS TRADE LTD 19 Jul 2011
    07716269 THE ROUND TOWER GUEST HOUSE LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07718351 THE CHILTERN HILLS ACADEMY 26 Jul 2011
    07695585 PEAKHARMONY LTD 06 Jul 2011
    07705772 OXBAR LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07711702 TOWNSEND DESIGN SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07700948 ADEEB & SONS INTERNATIONAL LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07703389 ALULA LEISURE LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07707425 OXON SECURITY LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07722062 SKEIBO MARKETING SERVICES LTD 28 Jul 2011
    OC366891 SKEIBO CONSULTANCY LLP 29 Jul 2011
    07693123 BLUEPRINT DESIGN & MANUFACTURE LTD. 05 Jul 2011
    07704584 E - FLAG LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07696820 HEALTHCARE CONFERENCES UK LTD 07 Jul 2011
    07703009 SPEEDY IRON (TETBURY) LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07709517 FAIRSTEAD CONSULTING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 19 Jul 2011