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.

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 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)OxfordUK
    2012294118,868
    2011263114,512
    % change11.8%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (294) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20121109292
    New companies in 20118510078
    % change29.4%-8.0%17.9%
    Record Year2012 (110)2011 (100)2012 (92)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)OxfordUK
    201215174,772
    201114172,230
    % change7.1%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (495) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012575143
    Closed companies in 2011544938
    % change5.6%4.1%13%
    Record Year2009 (167)2009 (215)2009 (113)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)OxfordUK
    201214344,096
    201112242,282
    Record Year 2012 (143) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012534149
    Net growth in 2011315140
    Record Year2008 (68)2011 (51)2003 (61)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.3%0.2%
    % change16.2%-7.3%16.7%
    Record Year1966 (0.8%)1966 (1.2%)1967 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    OXFORD5.17%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING2.02%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.29%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    HELIOX1.07%PROPERTY2.35%
    FOR0.90%TRADING2.08%
    DESIGN0.79%DESIGN1.87%
    MEDIA0.73%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ASSOCIATES0.73%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANCY0.73%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    EDUCATION0.62%BUSINESS1.72%
    PROPERTY0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PRODUCTIONS0.62%MEDIA1.67%
    (OXFORD)0.56%LONDON1.67%
    FILMS0.56%J1.55%
    PARTNERS0.51%GLOBAL1.53%
    TRADING0.51%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    INTERNATIONAL0.51%IT1.43%
    SECURITY0.45%PROPERTIES1.34%
    SCHOOL0.45%CARE1.32%
    MEDICAL0.45%M1.27%
    ACADEMY0.45%BUILDING1.22%
    ENTERPRISES0.45%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    HOUSE0.45%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    DEVELOPMENT0.39%S1.17%
    SYSTEMS0.39%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied738331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7333,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6419,425
    7487 - Other business activities6335,545
    99999 - Dormant Company4825,035
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4214,774
    74990 - Non-trading company429,203
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3513,716
    7414 - Business & management consultancy298,437
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified279,891
    9999 - Dormant Company2512,598
    86900 - Other human health activities244,998
    62090 - Other information technology service activities237,869
    9305 - Other service activities226,142
    62012 - Business and domestic software development214,584
    41100 - Development of building projects194,965
    7260 - Other computer related activities164,979
    7499 - Non-trading company156,164
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis143,160
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply144,997

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08211656 STRAND'S HAIR & BEAUTY LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08213548 AMANDA MACDONALD PERFORMANCE MARKETING LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08227544 SPRING-BACK LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08230833 CRIME & BUSINESS LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08198638 SLOAN & PARTNERS ENERGY LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08198989 TCB MEDIA LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08206317 ARISTOTLE LANE ESTATE COMPANY LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08206455 A1 MOT UK LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08220551 ARZOO OXFORD LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08232075 INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE RIGHTS INITIATIVE UK 27 Sep 2012
    08198395 LUXIJEWELS LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08198671 ROMANIAN CONSULTING LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08217344 BENJAMIN MAN PROPERTIES LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08224062 MAGNIFICENT B*STARD PRODUCTIONS LTD. 21 Sep 2012
    08226531 HALLMARK CARE LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08227618 PROPERTYCOMPASS LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08232120 NIGHTSTRIKE LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08205844 ACAPPELLA HEAVEN LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08213419 ONE STOP WORLDWIDE LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08215312 AMANDA SCOTT-SMITH LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08229885 BROUNS ISM LTD. 26 Sep 2012
    08204021 MANAGE YOUR LEDGER LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08209165 ALPHA TECHNICAL RECRUITMENT LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08210505 BUSINESS USER GROUP LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08220688 OXFORD ASSOCIATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE 19 Sep 2012