Oxford, Oxfordshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous March.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 302 companies were registered in Oxford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 1.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Oxford UK 2013 302 134,802 2012 308 131,491 % change -1.9% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (308) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous March.
January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 96 88 118 New companies in 2012 79 119 110 % change 21.5% -26.1% 7.3% Record Year 2013 (96) 2012 (119) 2013 (118)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 165 companies were dissolved in Oxford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 8.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Oxford UK 2013 165 77,914 2012 152 67,576 % change 8.6% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (213) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 57 53 55 Closed companies in 2012 54 49 49 % change 5.6% 8.2% 12% Record Year 2011 (70) 2008 (58) 2009 (142)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Oxford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 137 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Oxford UK 2013 137 56,888 2012 156 63,915 Record Year 2012 (156) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 39 35 63 Net growth in 2012 25 70 61 Record Year 2010 (40) 2012 (70) 2008 (88)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Oxford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Oxford 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% % change 8.9% -26.6% 10.9% Record Year 1985 (0.5%) 1992 (0.4%) 1982 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Oxford was in 2009 when 36.2% of all directors were female.
33.4% of all director appointments in Oxford in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage OXFORD 5.11% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTING 1.43% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 1.37% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 0.88% PROPERTY 2.44% ASSOCIATES 0.77% TRADING 2.06% DESIGN 0.71% DESIGN 1.79% SCHOOL 0.60% ENGINEERING 1.78% PRODUCTIONS 0.60% BUSINESS 1.77% TRUST 0.60% ASSOCIATES 1.75% FOR 0.60% LONDON 1.72% (OXFORD) 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.71% ENTERPRISES 0.55% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% PROPERTY 0.49% MEDIA 1.63% CENTRE 0.44% GLOBAL 1.57% J 0.44% J 1.56% SECURITY 0.44% CARE 1.46% MEDIA 0.44% IT 1.43% DEVELOPMENTS 0.44% INVESTMENTS 1.41% ENERGY 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.36% NETWORK 0.38% M 1.25% SYSTEMS 0.38% BUILDING 1.21% OXFORDSHIRE 0.38% ENTERPRISES 1.19% GLOBAL 0.38% ELECTRICAL 1.18% CARE 0.38% TRAINING 1.17% ENGINEERING 0.38% SECURITY 1.15%
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 518 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 119 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 110 32,624 99999 - Dormant Company 86 43,384 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 76 24,894 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 68 23,532 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 47 16,448 74990 - Non-trading company 47 14,129 62012 - Business and domestic software development 38 8,099 62090 - Other information technology service activities 36 12,664 86900 - Other human health activities 30 8,465 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 29 5,062 41100 - Development of building projects 26 8,637 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 20 5,104 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 18 3,249 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 18 7,507 58110 - Book publishing 17 1,037 56101 - Licensed restaurants 17 6,894 90030 - Artistic creation 17 3,719 72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering 16 992
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08392179 EVETOL LTD 07 Feb 2013 08398547 CODE ENCRYPTION LIMITED 12 Feb 2013 08400634 SOUTHBROOK ESTATES LIMITED 13 Feb 2013 08410112 EASY PARCEL LIMITED 19 Feb 2013 08417668 NICK VITCHEV MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LTD. 25 Feb 2013 08419317 BLUETAM LIMITED 26 Feb 2013 08419365 HOMEFINDERS OXFORD PROPERTIES LIMITED 26 Feb 2013 08423876 THE OXFORD GALLERY LTD 28 Feb 2013 08423997 KOOL SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Feb 2013 08409989 SUMMER JASMINE LTD 19 Feb 2013 08417188 PIMLICO DINING LIMITED 25 Feb 2013 08384430 APPTIV-IT LIMITED 01 Feb 2013 08390870 OXFORD EXCEL COLLEGE LIMITED 06 Feb 2013 08391896 SEW CURVY LIMITED 07 Feb 2013 08394108 OXBRIDGE EDUCATION NETWORK LTD 07 Feb 2013 08402248 ANGEL ARRIGO (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 14 Feb 2013 08411079 LANLAN HEALTHCARE LTD 20 Feb 2013 08417161 CYTOME TECHNOLOGIES LTD 25 Feb 2013 08419195 VENEXUS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 26 Feb 2013 08392742 OXFORD AUTO SALVAGE LIMITED 07 Feb 2013 08394503 APRIL CLEANING LIMITED 07 Feb 2013 08409744 DEVTECH LIMITED 19 Feb 2013 08416895 PUES NADA LIMITED 25 Feb 2013 08419969 MARTIN OGNYANOV LTD LIMITED 26 Feb 2013 08422172 GUAYAKI UK LTD 27 Feb 2013
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