Oxford, Oxfordshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous Q1.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous March.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous February.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Oxford when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Oxford when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 361 companies were registered in Oxford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 3.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Oxford UK 2015 361 161,156 2014 349 150,722 % change 3.4% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (361) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous March.
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxford when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 103 120 138 New companies in 2014 130 83 136 % change -20.8% 44.6% 1.5% Record Year 2014 (130) 2015 (120) 2015 (138)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 246 companies were dissolved in Oxford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 28.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Oxford UK 2015 246 89,523 2014 192 82,370 % change 28.1% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (246) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Oxford when compared to any previous February.
January 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Oxford when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 85 87 74 Closed companies in 2014 63 56 73 % change 34.9% 55.4% 1% Record Year 2015 (85) 2015 (87) 2009 (142)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Oxford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 115 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Oxford UK 2015 115 71,633 2014 157 68,352 Record Year 2014 (157) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 18 33 64 Net growth in 2014 67 27 63 Record Year 2014 (67) 2012 (70) 2008 (88)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Oxford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Oxford 2015 0.2% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change -22.3% 33.2% -7.5% Record Year 1985 (0.5%) 1992 (0.4%) 1982 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Oxford was in 2009 when 36.2% of all directors were female.
28.0% of all director appointments in Oxford in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage OXFORD 5.85% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTING 1.39% MANAGEMENT 4.56% MANAGEMENT 1.09% CONSULTANCY 3.62% HEALTHCARE 0.94% PROPERTY 2.72% CARE 0.89% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSULTANCY 0.79% CARE 2.13% INTERNATIONAL 0.69% ENGINEERING 2.12% ENGINEERING 0.55% LONDON 1.91% COMMUNICATIONS 0.50% TRADING 1.88% DESIGN 0.50% TRANSPORT 1.82% EDUCATION 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.76% HEALTH 0.50% DESIGN 1.65% PROPERTY 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.63% CONSTRUCTION 0.50% CO., 1.58% GLOBAL 0.45% J 1.55% CONSULTANTS 0.45% CONSULTANTS 1.54% ENTERPRISES 0.45% BUSINESS 1.49% MEDICAL 0.45% INVESTMENTS 1.49% DR 0.45% GLOBAL 1.46% HOUSE 0.45% ASSOCIATES 1.44% SERVICE 0.45% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% TUTORS 0.40% BUILDING 1.31% TECHNOLOGIES 0.40% IT 1.30% DEVELOPMENTS 0.40% MEDIA 1.28% TRADING 0.40% M 1.27%
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 623 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 123 43,081 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 112 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 101 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 67 30,825 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 60 29,218 86900 - Other human health activities 55 13,990 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 52 19,098 62012 - Business and domestic software development 46 9,651 41100 - Development of building projects 42 11,863 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 40 6,238 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 34 10,200 62090 - Other information technology service activities 33 12,862 86101 - Hospital activities 30 5,043 74990 - Non-trading company 28 13,794 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 27 11,600 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 25 4,088 56101 - Licensed restaurants 23 8,909 85600 - Educational support services 23 4,058 58110 - Book publishing 20 1,307
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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