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.

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 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)OxfordUK
    2013303132,684
    2012294118,868
    % change3.1%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (303) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201393105105
    New companies in 20121109292
    % change-15.5%14.1%14.1%
    Record Year2012 (110)2013 (105)2013 (105)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)OxfordUK
    201320686,170
    201215475,908
    % change33.8%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (495) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013606482
    Closed companies in 2012575146
    % change5.3%25.5%78%
    Record Year2009 (167)2009 (215)2009 (113)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)OxfordUK
    20139746,514
    201214042,960
    Record Year 2012 (140) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013334123
    Net growth in 2012534146
    Record Year2008 (68)2011 (51)2003 (61)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.2%0.2%
    % change-24.4%4.7%0.1%
    Record Year1982 (0.5%)1989 (0.4%)1981 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    OXFORD5.54%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.59%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.44%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTANCY0.77%PROPERTY2.53%
    DESIGN0.72%TRADING2.08%
    SCHOOL0.62%ENGINEERING1.83%
    EVENTS0.56%LONDON1.79%
    PROPERTY0.56%DESIGN1.78%
    TRUST0.56%BUSINESS1.74%
    IT0.51%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    MEDIA0.46%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    J0.46%CARE1.64%
    ASSOCIATES0.46%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    MARKETING0.46%GLOBAL1.59%
    (OXFORD)0.46%J1.54%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.46%MEDIA1.54%
    CARE0.41%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    ENERGY0.41%PROPERTIES1.45%
    CONSTRUCTION0.41%IT1.39%
    INTERNATIONAL0.41%M1.25%
    SECURITY0.41%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CENTRE0.41%BUILDING1.19%
    ACADEMY0.41%CAPITAL1.19%
    FOR0.41%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    EDUCATION0.41%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied553260,135
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management11034,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10654,854
    99999 - Dormant Company8946,169
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7126,675
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6225,547
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4517,715
    62012 - Business and domestic software development409,104
    74990 - Non-trading company3614,228
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3212,516
    86900 - Other human health activities329,203
    41100 - Development of building projects329,271
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified315,576
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate238,312
    56101 - Licensed restaurants237,531
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet218,475
    58110 - Book publishing201,164
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities203,439
    90030 - Artistic creation194,090
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis185,249

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08597315 OXFORD HOSPITALITY SERVICES(UK) LTD 04 Jul 2013
    08598341 109 OXFORD ROAD (FLATS) MANAGEMENT LIMITED 05 Jul 2013
    08599447 HABA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Jul 2013
    08604510 DOCTOR STEPHANIE GREEN LIMITED 10 Jul 2013
    08619312 JAMES FERRY LTD 22 Jul 2013
    08593021 BRITTAS PROPERTY LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08596285 SWEET JANE MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08596834 AHMSON LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08600655 VECTRIS LTD 08 Jul 2013
    08600905 THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST 08 Jul 2013
    08601340 PHIGI ASSOCIATES LIMITED 08 Jul 2013
    08605100 Y2GO LIMITED 10 Jul 2013
    08630116 BEECHES MEDICAL LTD 30 Jul 2013
    08591106 SENSE GLOBAL LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08595622 SPACE PROGRAM LTD 03 Jul 2013
    08605638 KUDOS MEDIA MARKETING LIMITED 11 Jul 2013
    08590142 WALENT SERVICES LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08597602 XO WHOLESALE LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08610386 LYELVIS CARE AND SERVICES LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    08616224 CHATTABOX INTERNATIONAL LTD 19 Jul 2013
    08619255 JP BUCKLEY AERODYNAMICS LIMITED 22 Jul 2013
    08630114 OXFORD CRUZ RC&DMC LANGUAGE SCHOOL LTD 30 Jul 2013
    08632237 MARITIME ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS LIMITED 31 Jul 2013
    08596107 THE BRIDGE STORE (BANBURY) LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08604672 INTERNATIONAL HOSTING OXFORD LTD 10 Jul 2013