Oxford, Oxfordshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous February.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Oxford when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Oxford when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 308 companies were registered in Oxford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 18.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Oxford UK 2012 308 131,491 2011 261 116,391 % change 18.0% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (308) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 79 119 110 New companies in 2011 71 76 114 % change 11.3% 56.6% -3.5% Record Year 2010 (84) 2012 (119) 2011 (114)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 152 companies were dissolved in Oxford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 23.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Oxford UK 2012 152 67,576 2011 199 90,987 % change -23.6% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (213) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 54 49 49 Closed companies in 2011 70 53 76 % change -22.9% -7.5% -36% Record Year 2011 (70) 2008 (58) 2009 (142)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Oxford when compared to any previous Q1.
Net company growth for Oxford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 156 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Oxford UK 2012 156 63,915 2011 62 25,404 Record Year 2012 (156) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Oxford when compared to any previous February.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 25 70 61 Net growth in 2011 1 23 38 Record Year 2010 (40) 2012 (70) 2008 (88)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Oxford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Oxford 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% % change -4.6% 33.9% -9.8% Record Year 1968 (1.3%) 1964 (0.8%) 1966 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Oxford was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.3% of all director appointments in Oxford in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage OXFORD 5.62% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 2.14% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.51% CONSULTANCY 3.30% HELIOX 1.16% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTANCY 0.93% TRADING 2.07% DESIGN 0.93% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.86% TRADING 0.70% ASSOCIATES 1.84% FOR 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.79% SCHOOL 0.64% BUSINESS 1.73% EDUCATION 0.58% MEDIA 1.72% INTERNATIONAL 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% DEVELOPMENTS 0.58% LONDON 1.66% CONSTRUCTION 0.58% J 1.54% ACADEMY 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.51% SECURITY 0.52% GLOBAL 1.50% (OXFORD) 0.52% IT 1.40% CONSULTANTS 0.52% CARE 1.34% IT 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.31% COMMUNITY 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.27% MEDICAL 0.46% M 1.27% ASSOCIATES 0.46% BUILDING 1.24% CHURCH 0.41% ENERGY 1.20% BUSINESS 0.41% S 1.20% CO 0.41% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 469 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 88 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 85 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 68 19,704 74990 - Non-trading company 52 9,729 99999 - Dormant Company 49 25,084 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 43 14,303 7414 - Business & management consultancy 41 12,113 9999 - Dormant Company 37 18,617 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 35 13,637 9305 - Other service activities 29 8,818 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 29 9,892 62090 - Other information technology service activities 23 8,145 7260 - Other computer related activities 22 7,154 86900 - Other human health activities 21 5,066 7499 - Non-trading company 19 9,102 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 18 6,934 62012 - Business and domestic software development 18 4,356 5530 - Restaurants 18 4,633 86101 - Hospital activities 18 1,414
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07907367 SIGMA ELECTRONICS LTD 12 Jan 2012 07915270 QWINTAS MEDIA LTD 19 Jan 2012 07918374 FREUDIAN SCRIPTS PUBLISHING HOUSE LTD 20 Jan 2012 07926428 ST EDMUND HALL TRADING 27 Jan 2012 07903564 BROADRIBB CYCLES LEAMINGTON SPA LIMITED 10 Jan 2012 07906105 CREDO BUILDINGS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 11 Jan 2012 07917224 ESPRESSO MUSHROOM COMPANY LTD 20 Jan 2012 07921678 AWARE PRESENCE LIMITED 24 Jan 2012 07926650 MARBLAR LIMITED 27 Jan 2012 07929450 KEBLE COURT (SUNDERLAND AVENUE) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 31 Jan 2012 OC371909 SAGE TUTORS LLP 31 Jan 2012 07901196 MELGAN BURT LTD 09 Jan 2012 07902575 SOUTHS COFFEE LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07907248 UK TONCAR LIMITED 12 Jan 2012 07921055 JAMBO SUPPLY LIMITED 24 Jan 2012 07897393 360 ICT SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Jan 2012 07899485 LIMELIGHT HOLIDAY & SAFARIS LTD 06 Jan 2012 07907268 OXFORD NUT COMPANY LIMITED 12 Jan 2012 07918300 ACERLEISURE LTD 20 Jan 2012 07923417 PC MANIA LIMITED 25 Jan 2012 07926311 WTL-EJOLA LTD 27 Jan 2012 07926458 MZ WHOLESALERS LTD 27 Jan 2012 07923847 OXFORD SOLAR PV LTD 25 Jan 2012 07910187 GAWTHORPE GEOSCIENCE LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07921487 RAPIER RESEARCH LTD 24 Jan 2012
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