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.

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 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)OxfordUK
    2014306143,414
    2013303132,684
    % change1.0%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (306) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201411183112
    New companies in 201393105105
    % change19.4%-21.0%6.7%
    Record Year2014 (111)2013 (105)2014 (112)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)OxfordUK
    2014258101,670
    201320686,170
    % change25.2%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (495) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014937689
    Closed companies in 2013606482
    % change55.0%18.8%9%
    Record Year2009 (167)2009 (215)2009 (113)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)OxfordUK
    20144841,744
    20139746,514
    Record Year 2012 (140) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201418723
    Net growth in 2013334123
    Record Year2008 (68)2011 (51)2003 (61)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.3%0.2%
    % change8.5%-24.6%-2.1%
    Record Year1982 (0.5%)1989 (0.4%)1981 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    OXFORD5.68%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTING1.62%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    MANAGEMENT1.42%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTANCY0.86%PROPERTY2.62%
    ASSOCIATES0.86%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CARE0.81%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    INTERNATIONAL0.76%TRADING2.00%
    TRADING0.71%LONDON1.95%
    ENGINEERING0.71%CARE1.94%
    PROPERTY0.66%TRANSPORT1.76%
    DEVELOPMENT0.56%DESIGN1.70%
    DESIGN0.51%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.51%PROPERTIES1.63%
    BUILDING0.46%BUSINESS1.62%
    TECHNOLOGY0.46%J1.53%
    CONSULTANTS0.46%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    HEALTHCARE0.46%GLOBAL1.51%
    TUTORS0.46%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    INVESTMENTS0.46%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    (OXFORD)0.41%MEDIA1.38%
    CONSTRUCTION0.41%CO.,1.36%
    SOUTH0.41%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    ENTERPRISES0.41%BUILDING1.30%
    CO0.41%IT1.30%
    GLOBAL0.41%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied588278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified12357,264
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management12240,717
    99999 - Dormant Company10448,286
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6729,313
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5428,224
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5018,890
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified446,045
    62012 - Business and domestic software development449,675
    86900 - Other human health activities4311,807
    74990 - Non-trading company3714,006
    41100 - Development of building projects3310,604
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3012,795
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet299,914
    56101 - Licensed restaurants288,546
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2710,361
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities243,889
    86101 - Hospital activities233,680
    58110 - Book publishing221,277
    85600 - Educational support services203,888

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09198313 CLIVE PAUL MEDICAL LIMITED 01 Sep 2014
    09205814 COMMUNITIESLAND.ORG 05 Sep 2014
    09235788 OXFORD GATES LIMITED 25 Sep 2014
    09237705 TECTERRAN LIMITED 26 Sep 2014
    09239720 CPM CONSULTANTS LIMITED 29 Sep 2014
    09199271 74 WESTMINSTER WAY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09200351 SOMERTON WHARF LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09204550 HENRY LOWE RECRUITMENT PARTNERS LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09208412 SAFE DELIVERY LTD 08 Sep 2014
    09213177 DEIRDRE WALSH CONSULTING LTD 11 Sep 2014
    09218447 FORTRAMS REFLECT LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09223080 NOMNOM COOKIES LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09225889 FUEL YOUR SPORT LTD 19 Sep 2014
    09204441 AGNES CARE SERVICE LTD 04 Sep 2014
    09217675 BLESSACO LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09218327 RINUJOSE LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09227163 GS MARINE LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09231332 GLOBAL DIGITAL COMPANY LTD 23 Sep 2014
    09237632 OXFORD MEZE LTD 26 Sep 2014
    09240723 AMBER BEECHES LIMITED 30 Sep 2014
    09200268 NOOR HALAL MEAT AND NEWSAGENT LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09208254 PROTI BUILDERS LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09216527 DOUG SHARP DESIGN LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09235569 CLAIRE WILLIAMS PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 25 Sep 2014
    09238647 WILD HONEY LOVE LIMITED 29 Sep 2014