Oxford, Oxfordshire
2014 Annual Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- 2014 was a record year for company registrations in Oxford when compared to any year in history.
- The second half of 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous second half year.
- October 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous October.
- October 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Oxford when compared to any previous October.
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New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2014)
2014 was a record year for company registrations in Oxford when compared to any year in history.
A total of 1,330 companies were formed in Oxford in 2014. This total is 5.0% higher than in 2013 and compares poorly to the UK figure of a 10.0% growth compared to 529,363 the previous year.
Year Oxford UK 2014 1,330 582,051 2013 1,267 529,363 2012 1,175 491,893 2011 1,058 452,870 2010 1,039 400,358 Record Year 2014 (1,330) 2014 (582,051) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
The second half of 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous second half year.
In the second half of 2014 a total of 652 companies were formed in Oxford. This figure is 7.2% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 8.2%.
The highest total for a second half year in Oxford occurred in 2014 when a total of 652 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Oxford UK 2014 652 281,320 2013 608 259,931 % change 7.2% 8.2% Record Year 2014 (652) 2014 (281,320) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
A total of 346 companies were registered in Oxford during the fourth quarter of 2014 (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014).
This figure is an increase of 13.4% versus the same period last year (Q4 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) Oxford UK 2014 346 137,906 2013 305 127,247 % change 13.4% 8.4% Record Year 2014 (346) 2014 (137,906) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
October 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous October.
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2014 138 102 106 New companies in 2013 114 110 81 % change 21.1% -7.3% 30.9% Record Year 2014 (138) 2004 (165) 2004 (161)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2014)
A total of 846 companies were dissolved in Oxford in 2014. This total is 6.8% higher than in 2013 and compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 10.8% growth compared to the previous year.
Year Oxford UK 2014 846 367,937 2013 792 332,213 2012 647 293,729 2011 682 314,524 2010 667 342,233 Record Year 2009 (1,249) 2009 (533,789) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
In the second half of 2014 a total of 436 companies were dissolved in Oxford. This figure is 0.5% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 7.7%.
The highest total for a second half year in Oxford occurred in 2009 when a total of 707 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Oxford UK 2014 436 190,730 2013 438 177,021 % change -0.5% 7.7% Record Year 2009 (707) 2009 (244,544) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
A total of 178 companies were dissolved in Oxford during the fourth quarter of 2014 (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 23.3% versus the same period last year (Q4 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 2.0% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) Oxford UK 2014 178 89,060 2013 232 90,851 % change -23.3% -2.0% Record Year 2013 (232) 2013 (90,851) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2014 57 47 74 Closed companies in 2013 77 73 82 % change -26.0% -35.6% -10% Record Year 2010 (85) 2010 (80) 2009 (95)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2014)
A total of 484 companies were added to the company register for Oxford in 2014. This number represents growth of 36.4% in the total number of active companies, which compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 36.8%.
This number is 9 companies higher than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2012 when the Oxford company register grew by 528 companies.
Year Oxford UK 2014 484 214,114 2013 475 197,150 2012 528 198,164 2011 376 138,346 2010 372 58,125 Record Year 2012 (528) 2007 (237,353) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
In the second half of 2014 the company register for Oxford increased by 216 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Oxford UK 2014 216 90,590 2013 170 82,910 Record Year 2004 (379) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
Net company growth for Oxford during the fourth quarter of 2014 (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) was 168 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) Oxford UK 2014 168 48,846 2013 73 36,396 Record Year 2014 (168) 2012 (49,848) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
October 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Oxford when compared to any previous October.
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2014 81 55 32 Net growth in 2013 37 37 -1 Record Year 2014 (81) 2004 (121) 2004 (127)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2014)
In 2014 Oxford formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2013 when Oxford was responsible for 0.2% of all UK companies.
Year Oxford 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.3%) Company Share by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
In the second half of 2014 Oxford formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2013 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Oxford 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.4%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
In the fourth quarter of 2014, Oxford formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) Oxford 2014 0.3% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% % change 15.1% -12.0% 12.0% Record Year 2004 (0.4%) 1970 (0.8%) 2004 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2014)
The average age of a director in 2014 was 44.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2014 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2014 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2014)
The record year for female directors in Oxford was 1979 when 100.0% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in Oxford in 2014 was 27.3%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.1%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
The record second half year for female directors in Oxford was 2013 when 30.1% of all directors were female.
26.0% of all director appointments in Oxford in the second half of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in Oxford was in 2013 when 32.8% of all directors were female.
27.8% of all director appointments in Oxford in the fourth quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.8% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Dec 2013-Dec 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage OXFORD 5.63% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTING 1.48% MANAGEMENT 4.58% MANAGEMENT 1.38% CONSULTANCY 3.57% CARE 0.94% PROPERTY 2.66% CONSULTANCY 0.84% CONSTRUCTION 2.12% ENGINEERING 0.64% ENGINEERING 2.10% ASSOCIATES 0.59% CARE 2.02% HEALTHCARE 0.59% TRADING 1.94% INTERNATIONAL 0.54% LONDON 1.93% TRADING 0.49% TRANSPORT 1.93% TECHNOLOGY 0.49% DESIGN 1.66% PROPERTY 0.49% CONSULTANTS 1.64% (OXFORD) 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.62% DESIGN 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.62% HEALTH 0.44% BUSINESS 1.56% COMMUNICATIONS 0.44% J 1.54% BUILDING 0.44% CO., 1.50% CONSTRUCTION 0.44% GLOBAL 1.49% INVESTMENTS 0.40% INVESTMENTS 1.48% TECHNOLOGIES 0.40% ASSOCIATES 1.47% TUTORS 0.40% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% SERVICE 0.40% MEDIA 1.33% GLOBAL 0.40% IT 1.31% CONSULTANTS 0.40% BUILDING 1.29% FOR 0.35% M 1.22%
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 570 265,608 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 120 42,290 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 118 58,068 99999 - Dormant Company 105 48,509 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 67 30,178 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 59 29,009 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 50 19,049 86900 - Other human health activities 48 12,976 62012 - Business and domestic software development 46 9,752 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 40 6,206 41100 - Development of building projects 39 11,397 62090 - Other information technology service activities 35 12,837 74990 - Non-trading company 34 13,984 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 33 10,107 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 29 11,212 86101 - Hospital activities 26 4,366 56101 - Licensed restaurants 25 8,782 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 25 4,031 85600 - Educational support services 22 4,012 58110 - Book publishing 21 1,304
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09292915 ABINGDON RIVERFRONT LIMITED 03 Nov 2014 09294421 K E DAVIES LIMITED 04 Nov 2014 09320540 HARCOURT PUB LIMITED 20 Nov 2014 09322760 CAFE STOCKHOLM LIMITED 21 Nov 2014 09292879 OXFORD WOODBURNERS LIMITED 03 Nov 2014 09297476 SOLUM CAPITAL PLC 05 Nov 2014 09300648 PEOPLE EXPERIENCE LIMITED 07 Nov 2014 09305013 ARK CARPENTRY LTD 11 Nov 2014 09319589 PPT ELECTRONICS LIMITED 19 Nov 2014 09323441 SUNREIGN LTD 24 Nov 2014 09294089 V1RTUE LTD 04 Nov 2014 09316261 KGOLAKGOLA LTD 18 Nov 2014 09321383 3TJM LIMITED 20 Nov 2014 09329934 KOSOL LTD 27 Nov 2014 09332273 MILLENNIAL MUSIC LTD. 28 Nov 2014 09332868 BRAMBLE VERBIAGE CIC 28 Nov 2014 09295106 META CANNECT LIMITED 04 Nov 2014 09300615 CHREIDE LTD 07 Nov 2014 09313610 SPIRES ECOLOGY LTD 17 Nov 2014 09314241 ALI AND HARRIS LTD 17 Nov 2014 09315175 OXFORD BIOMATERIALS HOLDINGS LIMITED 17 Nov 2014 09320063 TAROOM LTD 20 Nov 2014 OC396642 OXFORD INNOSPACE LLP 20 Nov 2014 09330202 EUROPE MJS LTD 27 Nov 2014 09332824 NORTHAMPTON IC LIMITED 28 Nov 2014
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