Oxford, Oxfordshire
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous September.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 306 companies were registered in Oxford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 1.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Oxford UK 2014 306 143,414 2013 303 132,684 % change 1.0% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (306) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous September.
July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 111 83 112 New companies in 2013 93 105 105 % change 19.4% -21.0% 6.7% Record Year 2014 (111) 2013 (105) 2014 (112)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 258 companies were dissolved in Oxford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 25.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Oxford UK 2014 258 101,670 2013 206 86,170 % change 25.2% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (495) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 93 76 89 Closed companies in 2013 60 64 82 % change 55.0% 18.8% 9% Record Year 2009 (167) 2009 (215) 2009 (113)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Oxford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 48 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Oxford UK 2014 48 41,744 2013 97 46,514 Record Year 2012 (140) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 18 7 23 Net growth in 2013 33 41 23 Record Year 2008 (68) 2011 (51) 2003 (61)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Oxford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Oxford 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% % change 8.5% -24.6% -2.1% Record Year 1982 (0.5%) 1989 (0.4%) 1981 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Oxford was in 2011 when 30.9% of all directors were female.
23.9% of all director appointments in Oxford in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage OXFORD 5.68% CONSULTING 5.17% CONSULTING 1.62% MANAGEMENT 4.63% MANAGEMENT 1.42% CONSULTANCY 3.55% CONSULTANCY 0.86% PROPERTY 2.62% ASSOCIATES 0.86% ENGINEERING 2.07% CARE 0.81% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% INTERNATIONAL 0.76% TRADING 2.00% TRADING 0.71% LONDON 1.95% ENGINEERING 0.71% CARE 1.94% PROPERTY 0.66% TRANSPORT 1.76% DEVELOPMENT 0.56% DESIGN 1.70% DESIGN 0.51% CONSULTANTS 1.70% TECHNOLOGIES 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.63% BUILDING 0.46% BUSINESS 1.62% TECHNOLOGY 0.46% J 1.53% CONSULTANTS 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.53% HEALTHCARE 0.46% GLOBAL 1.51% TUTORS 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.50% INVESTMENTS 0.46% ASSOCIATES 1.48% (OXFORD) 0.41% MEDIA 1.38% CONSTRUCTION 0.41% CO., 1.36% SOUTH 0.41% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% ENTERPRISES 0.41% BUILDING 1.30% CO 0.41% IT 1.30% GLOBAL 0.41% M 1.23%
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 588 278,481 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 123 57,264 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 122 40,717 99999 - Dormant Company 104 48,286 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 67 29,313 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 54 28,224 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 50 18,890 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 44 6,045 62012 - Business and domestic software development 44 9,675 86900 - Other human health activities 43 11,807 74990 - Non-trading company 37 14,006 41100 - Development of building projects 33 10,604 62090 - Other information technology service activities 30 12,795 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 29 9,914 56101 - Licensed restaurants 28 8,546 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 27 10,361 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 24 3,889 86101 - Hospital activities 23 3,680 58110 - Book publishing 22 1,277 85600 - Educational support services 20 3,888
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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