Oxford, Oxfordshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous Q1.
- March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous March.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous January.
- January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Oxford when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 349 companies were registered in Oxford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 15.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Oxford UK 2014 349 150,722 2013 302 134,802 % change 15.6% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (349) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous March.
January 2014 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 2014 130 83 136 New companies in 2013 96 88 118 % change 35.4% -5.7% 15.3% Record Year 2014 (130) 2012 (119) 2014 (136)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 192 companies were dissolved in Oxford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 16.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Oxford UK 2014 192 82,370 2013 165 77,914 % change 16.4% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (213) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 63 56 73 Closed companies in 2013 57 53 55 % change 10.5% 5.7% 33% Record Year 2011 (70) 2008 (58) 2009 (142)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Oxford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 157 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Oxford UK 2014 157 68,352 2013 137 56,888 Record Year 2014 (157) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Oxford when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 67 27 63 Net growth in 2013 39 35 63 Record Year 2014 (67) 2012 (70) 2008 (88)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Oxford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Oxford 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% % change 26.7% -12.9% -3.9% Record Year 1985 (0.5%) 1992 (0.4%) 1982 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Oxford was in 2009 when 36.2% of all directors were female.
28.3% of all director appointments in Oxford in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage OXFORD 5.44% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTING 1.80% MANAGEMENT 4.67% MANAGEMENT 1.60% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CARE 0.80% PROPERTY 2.64% CONSULTANCY 0.80% TRADING 2.05% PROPERTY 0.80% LONDON 1.88% TRADING 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.86% DESIGN 0.70% CARE 1.79% ASSOCIATES 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% IT 0.55% DESIGN 1.75% MARKETING 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.73% INTERNATIONAL 0.50% BUSINESS 1.71% (OXFORD) 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.60% PROPERTIES 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.60% EDUCATION 0.45% GLOBAL 1.58% ENGINEERING 0.45% J 1.48% SOUTH 0.45% ASSOCIATES 1.48% MEDIA 0.45% MEDIA 1.48% ENTERPRISES 0.45% IT 1.33% HOLDINGS 0.45% TRANSPORT 1.30% INVESTMENTS 0.40% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% CONSTRUCTION 0.40% BUILDING 1.24% EVENTS 0.40% M 1.21% DEVELOPMENTS 0.40% CAPITAL 1.20% TECHNOLOGIES 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 602 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 107 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 107 37,882 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 105 56,411 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 69 27,750 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 64 26,700 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 47 18,491 74990 - Non-trading company 41 14,135 62012 - Business and domestic software development 41 9,509 86900 - Other human health activities 35 10,273 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 34 5,876 41100 - Development of building projects 31 9,855 62090 - Other information technology service activities 29 12,813 56101 - Licensed restaurants 27 7,965 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 27 9,284 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 25 9,358 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 22 3,680 90030 - Artistic creation 21 4,340 58110 - Book publishing 19 1,216 98000 - Residents property management 16 4,832
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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