Oxford, Oxfordshire
2012 Annual Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- 2012 was a record year for company registrations in Oxford when compared to any year in history.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2012)
2012 was a record year for company registrations in Oxford when compared to any year in history.
A total of 1,177 companies were formed in Oxford in 2012. This total is 11.2% higher than in 2011 and compares equally to the UK figure of a 8.6% growth compared to 452,870 the previous year.
Year Oxford UK 2012 1,177 491,893 2011 1,058 452,870 2010 1,039 400,358 2009 891 362,675 2008 847 349,203 Record Year 2012 (1,177) 2012 (491,893) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 a total of 586 companies were formed in Oxford. This figure is 11.8% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 6.5%.
The highest total for a second half year in Oxford occurred in 2004 when a total of 628 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Oxford UK 2012 586 238,743 2011 524 224,135 % change 11.8% 6.5% Record Year 2004 (628) 2012 (238,743) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
A total of 292 companies were registered in Oxford during the fourth quarter of 2012 (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012).
This figure is an increase of 11.9% versus the same period last year (Q4 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 9.4% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Oxford UK 2012 292 119,875 2011 261 109,623 % change 11.9% 9.4% Record Year 2004 (450) 2012 (119,875) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2012 122 81 89 New companies in 2011 104 78 79 % change 17.3% 3.8% 12.7% Record Year 2004 (124) 2004 (165) 2004 (161)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2012)
A total of 647 companies were dissolved in Oxford in 2012. This total is 5.1% lower than in 2011 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 6.6% decrease compared to the previous year.
Year Oxford UK 2012 647 293,728 2011 682 314,524 2010 667 342,233 2009 1,249 533,787 2008 552 237,873 Record Year 2009 (1,249) 2009 (533,787) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 a total of 318 companies were dissolved in Oxford. This figure is 1.9% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -4.1%.
The highest total for a second half year in Oxford occurred in 2009 when a total of 707 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Oxford UK 2012 318 145,934 2011 312 152,213 % change 1.9% -4.1% Record Year 2009 (707) 2009 (244,543) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
A total of 164 companies were dissolved in Oxford during the fourth quarter of 2012 (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 3.5% versus the same period last year (Q4 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 12.4% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Oxford UK 2012 164 70,026 2011 170 79,983 % change -3.5% -12.4% Record Year 2009 (212) 2009 (85,139) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2012 73 64 27 Closed companies in 2011 42 67 61 % change 73.8% -4.5% -56% Record Year 2010 (85) 2010 (80) 2009 (95)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2012)
A total of 530 companies were added to the company register for Oxford in 2012. This number represents growth of 50.1% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 43.8%.
This number is 154 companies higher than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2004 when the Oxford company register grew by 582 companies.
Year Oxford UK 2012 530 198,165 2011 376 138,346 2010 372 58,125 2009 -358 -171,112 2008 295 111,330 Record Year 2004 (582) 2003 (242,541) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 the company register for Oxford increased by 268 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Oxford UK 2012 268 92,809 2011 212 71,922 Record Year 2004 (379) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
Net company growth for Oxford during the fourth quarter of 2012 (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) was 128 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Oxford UK 2012 128 49,849 2011 91 29,640 Record Year 2004 (327) 2003 (57,175) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2012 49 17 62 Net growth in 2011 62 11 18 Record Year 2004 (79) 2004 (121) 2004 (127)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2012)
In 2012 Oxford formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2011 when Oxford was responsible for 0.2% of all UK companies.
Year 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 Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 Oxford formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Oxford 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1984 (0.6%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
In the fourth quarter of 2012, Oxford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Oxford 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1984 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% % change -1.5% -1.2% 9.6% Record Year 1962 (0.9%) 1984 (1.8%) 1972 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2012)
The average age of a director in 2012 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2012 was 43.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2012 was 44.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2012)
The record year for female directors in Oxford was 1860 when 35.7% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in Oxford in 2012 was 27.4%. The average for the UK during this time was 29.9%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
The record second half year for female directors in Oxford was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.
25.7% of all director appointments in Oxford in the second half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in Oxford was in 1977 when 31.2% of all directors were female.
23.8% of all director appointments in Oxford in the fourth quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Dec 2011-Dec 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage OXFORD 5.25% CONSULTING 5.15% CONSULTING 1.97% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 1.59% CONSULTANCY 3.31% ASSOCIATES 0.77% PROPERTY 2.40% DESIGN 0.77% TRADING 2.03% SCHOOL 0.71% DESIGN 1.86% FOR 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.82% TRUST 0.66% ENGINEERING 1.79% CONSULTANCY 0.66% BUSINESS 1.76% MEDIA 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.75% COMMUNITY 0.55% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% CENTRE 0.49% LONDON 1.69% TRADING 0.49% MEDIA 1.69% RESEARCH 0.49% GLOBAL 1.59% PRODUCTIONS 0.49% J 1.57% FILMS 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.46% ENTERPRISES 0.49% IT 1.43% PARTNERS 0.44% CARE 1.39% INTERNATIONAL 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.34% EDUCATION 0.44% M 1.26% OXFORDSHIRE 0.44% BUILDING 1.23% CARE 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.21% PROPERTY 0.44% TRAINING 1.18% HOUSE 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.17% ENERGY 0.44% SECURITY 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 510 236,139 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 108 52,427 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 103 30,396 99999 - Dormant Company 80 40,648 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 69 23,256 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 57 22,058 74990 - Non-trading company 56 13,808 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 46 15,572 62012 - Business and domestic software development 36 7,446 62090 - Other information technology service activities 34 12,291 86900 - Other human health activities 29 7,866 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 27 4,677 41100 - Development of building projects 23 7,980 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 18 6,177 72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering 18 1,011 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 18 4,936 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 6,971 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 17 6,307 7487 - Other business activities 16 10,703 90030 - Artistic creation 15 3,420
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08323555 PREO LIMITED 10 Dec 2012 08326655 AVIVO LIGHTING LTD 11 Dec 2012 08336648 SIDLEYS SURVEYORS LIMITED 19 Dec 2012 08338668 A HARDY MANAGEMENT RESOURCE LIMITED 20 Dec 2012 08339785 VIRTUAL CANDLES LIMITED 21 Dec 2012 08316008 GLOBAL WEB DESIGNS LTD 03 Dec 2012 08318511 SEER GREEN CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL 05 Dec 2012 08323696 PORTALPANEL LTD. 10 Dec 2012 08324580 MARK ARCHER BUILDING SERVICES LTD 10 Dec 2012 08325239 FLAMINGO AND FLO LIMITED 11 Dec 2012 08334369 KEIT LIMITED 18 Dec 2012 08336553 GREENACRE SOLAR LIMITED 19 Dec 2012 08340139 AMERSHAM DEANERY TRUST 21 Dec 2012 08323671 GLASS BOX CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Dec 2012 08326578 OXFORD MERCHANDISING LTD 11 Dec 2012 08335926 ANDERSON-DOW CONSULTANTS LTD. 19 Dec 2012 08341681 FREELANCE FASHION LTD 27 Dec 2012 08321891 JRZ SOUTH LTD 06 Dec 2012 08326683 WORCESTER LEISURE LTD 11 Dec 2012 08332849 GEO MERCATURA LTD 17 Dec 2012 08339098 ZEE WORLDWIDE LIMITED 21 Dec 2012 08342238 WHITE TREE FLOWERS LTD 28 Dec 2012 08338411 HPM OXFORD LIMITED 20 Dec 2012 08339817 SHARP MARKETING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Dec 2012 08342796 THE GREAT MILTON PUB COMPANY LIMITED 31 Dec 2012
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