Oxford, Oxfordshire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous first half year.
- Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous Q2.
- May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous May.
- April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous April.
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New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous first half year.
In the first half of 2012 a total of 591 companies were formed in Oxford. This figure is 10.7% higher than last year, which compares equally to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Oxford occurred in 2012 when a total of 591 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Oxford UK 2012 591 253,150 2011 534 228,735 % change 10.7% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (591) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 283 companies were registered in Oxford during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 3.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Oxford UK 2012 283 121,659 2011 273 112,344 % change 3.7% 8.3% Record Year 2012 (283) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous May.
April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 102 98 83 New companies in 2011 81 98 94 % change 25.9% 0.0% -11.7% Record Year 2012 (102) 2012 (98) 2010 (103)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 329 companies were dissolved in Oxford. This figure is 10.8% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Oxford occurred in 2009 when a total of 542 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Oxford UK 2012 329 147,793 2011 369 162,310 % change -10.8% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (542) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 177 companies were dissolved in Oxford during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 4.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Oxford UK 2012 177 80,218 2011 170 71,324 % change 4.1% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (329) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 59 66 52 Closed companies in 2011 60 60 50 % change -1.7% 10.0% 4% Record Year 2009 (96) 2009 (134) 2009 (99)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Oxford increased by 262 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Oxford UK 2012 262 105,357 2011 165 66,425 Record Year 2003 (276) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Oxford during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 106 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Oxford UK 2012 106 41,441 2011 103 41,020 Record Year 2003 (153) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 43 32 31 Net growth in 2011 21 38 44 Record Year 2007 (68) 1997 (59) 2008 (62)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Oxford formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Oxford 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.5%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Oxford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Oxford 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% % change 6.0% -12.3% -5.7% Record Year 1972 (0.7%) 1963 (0.7%) 1965 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 42.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 41.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Oxford was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.1% of all director appointments in Oxford in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Oxford was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
23.6% of all director appointments in Oxford in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage OXFORD 5.69% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 2.21% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.39% CONSULTANCY 3.28% HELIOX 1.16% PROPERTY 2.35% DESIGN 0.93% TRADING 2.10% CONSULTANCY 0.87% DESIGN 1.89% TRADING 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.87% FOR 0.70% ASSOCIATES 1.82% PROPERTY 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.78% EDUCATION 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% (OXFORD) 0.58% BUSINESS 1.70% MEDIA 0.58% MEDIA 1.69% INTERNATIONAL 0.58% LONDON 1.68% COMMUNITY 0.52% J 1.57% ASSOCIATES 0.52% GLOBAL 1.51% FILMS 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.48% SECURITY 0.52% IT 1.42% ACADEMY 0.46% CARE 1.31% SCHOOL 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.31% HOUSE 0.46% M 1.26% PRODUCTIONS 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.23% ENTERPRISES 0.46% BUILDING 1.23% IT 0.46% SECURITY 1.19% MEDICAL 0.46% S 1.18% DEVELOPMENTS 0.41% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 532 244,457 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 77 35,447 7487 - Other business activities 74 47,029 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 70 20,390 99999 - Dormant Company 51 26,088 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 42 15,280 74990 - Non-trading company 42 9,706 7414 - Business & management consultancy 37 10,978 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 34 14,220 9999 - Dormant Company 32 16,469 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 29 10,271 9305 - Other service activities 27 7,926 86900 - Other human health activities 25 5,222 62090 - Other information technology service activities 24 8,258 62012 - Business and domestic software development 21 4,742 7260 - Other computer related activities 20 6,456 41100 - Development of building projects 19 5,149 7499 - Non-trading company 18 8,023 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 16 6,356 8042 - Adult and other education 16 1,905
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08017474 MANSFIELD COLLEGE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 03 Apr 2012 08045810 CARDIGAN GAMES LTD 25 Apr 2012 08047260 VARSITY LANGUAGE SCHOOLS LTD 26 Apr 2012 08048052 VINCENT'S CLUB SERVICES LIMITED 26 Apr 2012 08017859 YNOTFASHION LTD 03 Apr 2012 08022177 JLJ MEDIATION LIMITED 05 Apr 2012 08024513 OXFORD NANO ENERGY LIMITED 10 Apr 2012 08024926 IKONA STUDIO LTD 11 Apr 2012 08027083 WRIDE & COMPANY LIMITED 12 Apr 2012 08027841 TAU HOMES LTD 12 Apr 2012 08030817 OPEN SCIENCE INITIATIVES LIMITED 14 Apr 2012 08039077 THIN GHOST LTD 20 Apr 2012 08045248 SOCIAL SAUCE MEDIA LIMITED 25 Apr 2012 08045924 WILDFOUNDRY LIMITED 25 Apr 2012 08047265 G S DAVIES SERVICES LTD 26 Apr 2012 08016755 IRATEISLATE LTD 03 Apr 2012 08021472 HONG YANG LTD 05 Apr 2012 08022893 ACCOUNTING ADVICE BUREAU LTD 10 Apr 2012 08046773 ATAMATE LTD 26 Apr 2012 08015469 LONG HOP PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 02 Apr 2012 08018483 OX1 (OXFORD) LIMITED 03 Apr 2012 08022394 BROAD BEAN ENTERPRISES LTD 05 Apr 2012 08026235 OPTIMAL CARE SERVICES LIMITED 11 Apr 2012 08029567 MORE MACHINE DIGITAL LIMITED 13 Apr 2012 08051018 ENERGY GUARDIAN LIMITED 30 Apr 2012
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