Oxford, Oxfordshire
2013 Half Year 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
- The first half of 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2013 was a record first half year for company registrations in Oxford when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous Q2.
- June 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous June.
- May 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous May.
- April 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous April.
- The first half of 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Oxford when compared to any previous first half year.
- June 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Oxford when compared to any previous June.
- May 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Oxford when compared to any previous May.
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New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The first half of 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2013 was a record first half year for company registrations in Oxford when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2013 a total of 659 companies were formed in Oxford. This figure is 11.5% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
The highest total for a first half year in Oxford occurred in 2013 when a total of 659 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Oxford UK 2013 659 269,432 2012 591 253,150 % change 11.5% 6.4% Record Year 2013 (659) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Q2 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 357 companies were registered in Oxford during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 26.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Oxford UK 2013 357 134,630 2012 283 121,659 % change 26.1% 10.7% Record Year 2013 (357) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
June 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous June.
May 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous May.
April 2013 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 2013 104 131 122 New companies in 2012 102 98 83 % change 2.0% 33.7% 47.0% Record Year 2013 (104) 2013 (131) 2013 (122)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 354 companies were dissolved in Oxford. This figure is 7.6% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
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 2013 354 155,192 2012 329 147,794 % change 7.6% 5.0% Record Year 2009 (542) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 189 companies were dissolved in Oxford during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 6.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Oxford UK 2013 189 77,278 2012 177 80,218 % change 6.8% -3.7% Record Year 2009 (329) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 62 70 57 Closed companies in 2012 59 66 52 % change 5.1% 6.1% 10% Record Year 2009 (96) 2009 (134) 2009 (99)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The first half of 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Oxford when compared to any previous first half year.
In the first half of 2013 the company register for Oxford increased by 305 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Oxford UK 2013 305 114,240 2012 262 105,356 Record Year 2013 (305) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for Oxford during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 168 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Oxford UK 2013 168 57,352 2012 106 41,441 Record Year 2013 (168) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
June 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Oxford when compared to any previous June.
May 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Oxford when compared to any previous May.
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 42 61 65 Net growth in 2012 43 32 31 Record Year 2007 (68) 2013 (61) 2013 (65)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 Oxford formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Oxford 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.3%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, Oxford formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Oxford 2013 0.3% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -14.3% 29.9% 33.0% Record Year 1993 (0.5%) 1997 (0.4%) 1973 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 44.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 44.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in Oxford was 2009 when 33.5% of all directors were female.
29.8% of all director appointments in Oxford in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in Oxford was in 2009 when 31.1% of all directors were female.
28.4% of all director appointments in Oxford in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage OXFORD 5.63% CONSULTING 5.25% CONSULTING 1.46% MANAGEMENT 4.80% MANAGEMENT 1.41% CONSULTANCY 3.41% CONSULTANCY 0.89% PROPERTY 2.48% DESIGN 0.89% TRADING 2.05% SCHOOL 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.81% TRUST 0.63% DESIGN 1.79% PROPERTY 0.63% LONDON 1.77% ASSOCIATES 0.63% BUSINESS 1.77% FOR 0.52% CONSULTANTS 1.68% IT 0.47% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% J 0.47% ASSOCIATES 1.67% CENTRE 0.47% GLOBAL 1.59% DEVELOPMENTS 0.47% MEDIA 1.57% PRODUCTIONS 0.47% CARE 1.55% ACADEMY 0.47% J 1.53% RESEARCH 0.42% INVESTMENTS 1.46% PARTNERS 0.42% IT 1.40% MEDIA 0.42% PROPERTIES 1.40% TRANSPORT 0.42% M 1.26% EDUCATION 0.42% BUILDING 1.22% NETWORK 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.19% ENTERPRISES 0.42% ENTERPRISES 1.18% ENERGY 0.36% CAPITAL 1.16% PROPERTIES 0.36% TRAINING 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 531 257,517 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 109 54,555 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 106 33,633 99999 - Dormant Company 91 44,817 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 73 25,583 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 63 24,324 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 47 17,095 74990 - Non-trading company 39 14,303 62012 - Business and domestic software development 37 8,590 62090 - Other information technology service activities 35 12,578 86900 - Other human health activities 32 8,687 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 31 5,319 41100 - Development of building projects 31 8,876 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 23 7,871 56101 - Licensed restaurants 23 7,148 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 19 7,793 58110 - Book publishing 19 1,088 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 18 5,184 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 17 3,250 90030 - Artistic creation 17 3,872
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