Oxford, Oxfordshire
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous September.
- August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 303 companies were registered in Oxford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 3.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Oxford UK 2013 303 132,684 2012 294 118,868 % change 3.1% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (303) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous September.
August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 93 105 105 New companies in 2012 110 92 92 % change -15.5% 14.1% 14.1% Record Year 2012 (110) 2013 (105) 2013 (105)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 206 companies were dissolved in Oxford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 33.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Oxford UK 2013 206 86,170 2012 154 75,908 % change 33.8% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (495) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 60 64 82 Closed companies in 2012 57 51 46 % change 5.3% 25.5% 78% Record Year 2009 (167) 2009 (215) 2009 (113)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Oxford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 97 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Oxford UK 2013 97 46,514 2012 140 42,960 Record Year 2012 (140) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 33 41 23 Net growth in 2012 53 41 46 Record Year 2008 (68) 2011 (51) 2003 (61)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Oxford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Oxford 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change -24.4% 4.7% 0.1% Record Year 1982 (0.5%) 1989 (0.4%) 1981 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Oxford was in 2011 when 30.9% of all directors were female.
27.5% of all director appointments in Oxford in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage OXFORD 5.54% CONSULTING 5.27% MANAGEMENT 1.59% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 1.44% CONSULTANCY 3.45% CONSULTANCY 0.77% PROPERTY 2.53% DESIGN 0.72% TRADING 2.08% SCHOOL 0.62% ENGINEERING 1.83% EVENTS 0.56% LONDON 1.79% PROPERTY 0.56% DESIGN 1.78% TRUST 0.56% BUSINESS 1.74% IT 0.51% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% MEDIA 0.46% CONSULTANTS 1.69% J 0.46% CARE 1.64% ASSOCIATES 0.46% ASSOCIATES 1.61% MARKETING 0.46% GLOBAL 1.59% (OXFORD) 0.46% J 1.54% DEVELOPMENTS 0.46% MEDIA 1.54% CARE 0.41% INVESTMENTS 1.53% ENERGY 0.41% PROPERTIES 1.45% CONSTRUCTION 0.41% IT 1.39% INTERNATIONAL 0.41% M 1.25% SECURITY 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CENTRE 0.41% BUILDING 1.19% ACADEMY 0.41% CAPITAL 1.19% FOR 0.41% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% EDUCATION 0.41% TRAINING 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 553 260,135 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 110 34,970 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 106 54,854 99999 - Dormant Company 89 46,169 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 71 26,675 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 62 25,547 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 45 17,715 62012 - Business and domestic software development 40 9,104 74990 - Non-trading company 36 14,228 62090 - Other information technology service activities 32 12,516 86900 - Other human health activities 32 9,203 41100 - Development of building projects 32 9,271 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 31 5,576 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 23 8,312 56101 - Licensed restaurants 23 7,531 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 21 8,475 58110 - Book publishing 20 1,164 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 20 3,439 90030 - Artistic creation 19 4,090 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 18 5,249
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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