Oxfordshire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxfordshire when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Oxfordshire when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxfordshire when compared to any previous Q2.
- May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxfordshire when compared to any previous May.
- April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxfordshire when compared to any previous April.
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New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxfordshire when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Oxfordshire when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 a total of 2,081 companies were formed in Oxfordshire. This figure is 13.7% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Oxfordshire occurred in 2012 when a total of 2,081 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Oxfordshire UK 2012 2,081 253,150 2011 1,830 228,735 % change 13.7% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (2,081) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxfordshire when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 984 companies were registered in Oxfordshire during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 9.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Oxfordshire UK 2012 984 121,659 2011 903 112,344 % change 9.0% 8.3% Record Year 2012 (984) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxfordshire when compared to any previous May.
April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxfordshire when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 341 348 295 New companies in 2011 254 312 337 % change 34.3% 11.5% -12.5% Record Year 2012 (341) 2012 (348) 2011 (337)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 1,139 companies were dissolved in Oxfordshire. This figure is 6.4% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Oxfordshire occurred in 2009 when a total of 1,910 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Oxfordshire UK 2012 1,139 147,793 2011 1,217 162,310 % change -6.4% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (1,910) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 618 companies were dissolved in Oxfordshire during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 14.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Oxfordshire UK 2012 618 80,217 2011 538 71,324 % change 14.9% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (1,220) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 189 231 198 Closed companies in 2011 140 241 157 % change 35.0% -4.1% 26% Record Year 2009 (278) 2009 (553) 2009 (389)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Oxfordshire increased by 942 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Oxfordshire UK 2012 942 105,357 2011 613 66,425 Record Year 2003 (1,239) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Oxfordshire during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 366 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Oxfordshire UK 2012 366 41,442 2011 365 41,020 Record Year 2003 (625) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 152 117 97 Net growth in 2011 114 71 180 Record Year 2003 (231) 2003 (207) 2008 (219)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Oxfordshire formed 0.8% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.8%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Oxfordshire 2012 0.8% 2011 0.8% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (1.3%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Oxfordshire formed 0.8% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Oxfordshire 2012 0.8% 2011 0.8% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (1.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% UK formation share in 2011 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% % change 13.0% -2.2% -6.5% Record Year 1972 (1.8%) 1963 (1.8%) 1965 (1.6%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 44.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Oxfordshire was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.9% of all director appointments in Oxfordshire in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Oxfordshire was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
27.3% of all director appointments in Oxfordshire in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage OXFORD 3.17% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 2.40% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.57% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTANCY 1.29% PROPERTY 2.35% DESIGN 1.01% TRADING 2.10% ASSOCIATES 0.91% DESIGN 1.89% PROPERTY 0.81% ENGINEERING 1.87% ENGINEERING 0.79% ASSOCIATES 1.82% BUSINESS 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.78% MEDIA 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% TRADING 0.54% BUSINESS 1.70% DEVELOPMENTS 0.54% MEDIA 1.69% CONSULTANTS 0.52% LONDON 1.68% MARKETING 0.52% J 1.57% FOR 0.52% GLOBAL 1.51% TRAINING 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.48% J 0.50% IT 1.42% CARE 0.48% CARE 1.31% SCHOOL 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.31% PRODUCTIONS 0.46% M 1.26% HOUSE 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.23% ENTERPRISES 0.46% BUILDING 1.23% DEVELOPMENT 0.46% SECURITY 1.19% CONSTRUCTION 0.44% S 1.18% PARTNERS 0.42% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 1,574 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 324 47,029 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 317 20,390 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 245 35,447 99999 - Dormant Company 184 26,088 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 175 15,280 7414 - Business & management consultancy 168 10,978 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 110 10,271 62090 - Other information technology service activities 102 8,258 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 95 14,220 9999 - Dormant Company 95 16,469 74990 - Non-trading company 90 9,706 7499 - Non-trading company 72 8,023 62012 - Business and domestic software development 70 4,742 9305 - Other service activities 64 7,926 86900 - Other human health activities 62 5,222 7260 - Other computer related activities 60 6,456 41100 - Development of building projects 55 5,149 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 53 6,356 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 51 4,295
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08020758 GECCO RECRUITMENT LTD 05 Apr 2012 08025421 SIMON TUSHINGHAM JONES LIMITED 11 Apr 2012 08017859 YNOTFASHION LTD 03 Apr 2012 08024513 OXFORD NANO ENERGY LIMITED 10 Apr 2012 08029223 THE OLD BUTCHERS DIMOND STREET LIMITED 13 Apr 2012 08030841 YASSINE MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 14 Apr 2012 08037084 BELLWOOD HOMES (SOUTHERN) LIMITED 19 Apr 2012 08039077 THIN GHOST LTD 20 Apr 2012 08045417 RACHEL JANE INTERIORS LTD 25 Apr 2012 08045924 WILDFOUNDRY LIMITED 25 Apr 2012 08047306 HOP SKIP JUMP CHILDREN'S THERAPY LTD. 26 Apr 2012 08016755 IRATEISLATE LTD 03 Apr 2012 08020809 SHERIDAN EDWARD LIMITED 05 Apr 2012 08027562 TOP EQUESTRIAN LIMITED 12 Apr 2012 08046773 ATAMATE LTD 26 Apr 2012 08046798 CAFE SPICE (OXFORD ) LTD. 26 Apr 2012 08020515 DOMAIN MARQ LIMITED 04 Apr 2012 08022394 BROAD BEAN ENTERPRISES LTD 05 Apr 2012 08022901 CLC BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 10 Apr 2012 08026235 OPTIMAL CARE SERVICES LIMITED 11 Apr 2012 08029304 HAYES END KEBAB LIMITED 13 Apr 2012 08034111 PHEENIX SYSTEMS LTD. 17 Apr 2012 08039172 MODEL 18 LIMITED 20 Apr 2012 08039553 TONIESTORE LTD 20 Apr 2012 08048819 KOREAN TRANSLATION LTD 27 Apr 2012
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