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
    09181448 OMEGA PUBS LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09194137 STORUMAN LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09166375 ROBOMATIC LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09175951 ACITOBOX LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09177881 DISCOVERINGPRAYER.COM LTD 15 Aug 2014
    09180603 URBINFO LTD 18 Aug 2014
    09183414 NICKLET LTD 20 Aug 2014
    09184722 ROBIN'S COURT (WHEATLEY) LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    OC394931 OXSPACE LLP 28 Aug 2014
    09188894 COTSWOLD RELOCATION LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09190929 OXFORD CAR WASH LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09191295 ARABICA CONSULTING LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09158124 CONCENTRIC INVESTMENT LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09160928 NOVIAMI LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09165125 DATZ-HEALTHY HEALING LTD 06 Aug 2014
    09179762 E SHOPS LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09180703 MERLIN PRIVATE LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09156550 CINNAMON OXFORD CAFE LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09158107 CARBON ALTERNATIVES LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09167673 PUR LOWEN LIMITED 08 Aug 2014
    09175097 OXCOURIERS LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09177487 WORLDMAPPER LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09167440 KEZYMA LTD 08 Aug 2014
    09172569 SEGMENTATION SOLUTIONS LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09174644 ASTON CLINTON LAND LTD 13 Aug 2014