Oxford, Oxfordshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous September.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous July.
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Oxford when compared to any previous Q3.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 294 companies were registered in Oxford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 11.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Oxford UK 2012 294 118,868 2011 263 114,512 % change 11.8% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (294) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous September.
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 110 92 92 New companies in 2011 85 100 78 % change 29.4% -8.0% 17.9% Record Year 2012 (110) 2011 (100) 2012 (92)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 151 companies were dissolved in Oxford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 7.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Oxford UK 2012 151 74,772 2011 141 72,230 % change 7.1% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (495) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 57 51 43 Closed companies in 2011 54 49 38 % change 5.6% 4.1% 13% Record Year 2009 (167) 2009 (215) 2009 (113)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Oxford when compared to any previous Q3.
Net company growth for Oxford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 143 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Oxford UK 2012 143 44,096 2011 122 42,282 Record Year 2012 (143) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 53 41 49 Net growth in 2011 31 51 40 Record Year 2008 (68) 2011 (51) 2003 (61)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Oxford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Oxford 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% % change 16.2% -7.3% 16.7% Record Year 1966 (0.8%) 1966 (1.2%) 1967 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Oxford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
26.5% of all director appointments in Oxford in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage OXFORD 5.17% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTING 2.02% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.29% CONSULTANCY 3.28% HELIOX 1.07% PROPERTY 2.35% FOR 0.90% TRADING 2.08% DESIGN 0.79% DESIGN 1.87% MEDIA 0.73% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ASSOCIATES 0.73% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANCY 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.76% EDUCATION 0.62% BUSINESS 1.72% PROPERTY 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PRODUCTIONS 0.62% MEDIA 1.67% (OXFORD) 0.56% LONDON 1.67% FILMS 0.56% J 1.55% PARTNERS 0.51% GLOBAL 1.53% TRADING 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.46% INTERNATIONAL 0.51% IT 1.43% SECURITY 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.34% SCHOOL 0.45% CARE 1.32% MEDICAL 0.45% M 1.27% ACADEMY 0.45% BUILDING 1.22% ENTERPRISES 0.45% ENTERPRISES 1.20% HOUSE 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.20% DEVELOPMENT 0.39% S 1.17% SYSTEMS 0.39% SECURITY 1.16%
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 738 331,455 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 73 33,677 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 64 19,425 7487 - Other business activities 63 35,545 99999 - Dormant Company 48 25,035 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 42 14,774 74990 - Non-trading company 42 9,203 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 35 13,716 7414 - Business & management consultancy 29 8,437 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 27 9,891 9999 - Dormant Company 25 12,598 86900 - Other human health activities 24 4,998 62090 - Other information technology service activities 23 7,869 9305 - Other service activities 22 6,142 62012 - Business and domestic software development 21 4,584 41100 - Development of building projects 19 4,965 7260 - Other computer related activities 16 4,979 7499 - Non-trading company 15 6,164 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 14 3,160 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 14 4,997
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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