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 07971123 VINTAGE PEACOCK LIMITED 01 Mar 2012 07972187 LONGFIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 01 Mar 2012 07985673 OXFORD CONGRESS LTD 12 Mar 2012 07996472 11 NORTHAMPTON RD LIMITED 19 Mar 2012 08000029 RIGUR CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Mar 2012 08002993 ODYSSEY APPLICATIONS LIMITED 23 Mar 2012 08004177 EXTERIOR STYLES.COM LTD 23 Mar 2012 OC373659 OXFORD CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 22 Mar 2012 07975914 DURRAL LTD 05 Mar 2012 07996447 P. J. EAST LIMITED 19 Mar 2012 07997805 PAUL GOOSE LTD 20 Mar 2012 07999675 PETER WINCHESTER ASSOCIATES LTD 21 Mar 2012 08005320 FRIENDS OF COLOMBIAN ORPHANS 26 Mar 2012 08013837 OXFORD GEO-SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 30 Mar 2012 07983883 PAMOJA OXFORD COMMUNITY 09 Mar 2012 07984003 OXFORD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL LIMITED 09 Mar 2012 07997740 RADO TRANS LIMITED 20 Mar 2012 08006992 EDUCANDI LIMITED 26 Mar 2012 07987578 NOBAGO LIMITED 13 Mar 2012 07992366 UK SZABO LIMITED 15 Mar 2012 07992802 MFIVE TRADING LTD 15 Mar 2012 08004210 SUE MURRAY & PARTNERS LIMITED 23 Mar 2012 08004457 PRIVATE SECURITY PROVIDERS LIMITED 23 Mar 2012 08005699 DOMMUS BUILDING SERVICES LTD 26 Mar 2012 08007058 TNPR20 LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
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