Oxfordshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 2012)

    A total of 950 companies were registered in Oxfordshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 0.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)OxfordshireUK
    2012950118,868
    2011952114,512
    % change-0.2%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (952) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012320299331
    New companies in 2011312323317
    % change2.6%-7.4%4.4%
    Record Year2003 (330)2011 (323)2004 (459)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 562 companies were dissolved in Oxfordshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 5.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)OxfordshireUK
    201256274,772
    201153272,230
    % change5.6%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,087) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012205192165
    Closed companies in 2011184176172
    % change11.4%9.1%-4%
    Record Year2009 (327)2008 (484)2009 (388)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Oxfordshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 388 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)OxfordshireUK
    201238844,096
    201142042,282
    Record Year 2003 (503) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012115107166
    Net growth in 2011128147145
    Record Year2008 (232)2011 (147)2004 (310)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Oxfordshire formed 0.8% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Oxfordshire
    20120.8%
    20110.8%
    20100.9%
    20090.9%
    20080.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (1.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.8%0.8%0.8%
    UK formation share in 20110.8%0.8%0.8%
    % change-7.9%-6.7%3.3%
    Record Year1966 (2.1%)1966 (1.9%)1969 (1.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Oxfordshire was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    28.6% of all director appointments in Oxfordshire in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    OXFORD2.92%CONSULTING5.06%
    CONSULTING2.58%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    MANAGEMENT1.46%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    CONSULTANCY1.26%PROPERTY2.36%
    ASSOCIATES1.10%TRADING2.08%
    DESIGN1.03%DESIGN1.87%
    PROPERTY0.85%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    ENGINEERING0.75%ENGINEERING1.83%
    MEDIA0.63%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BUSINESS0.57%BUSINESS1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.55%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    FOR0.53%MEDIA1.68%
    ENERGY0.53%LONDON1.67%
    HOUSE0.51%J1.55%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.51%GLOBAL1.54%
    J0.49%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    (OXFORD)0.49%IT1.43%
    TRADING0.49%PROPERTIES1.34%
    TRAINING0.47%CARE1.32%
    ENTERPRISES0.47%M1.27%
    MARKETING0.47%BUILDING1.22%
    DEVELOPMENT0.45%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    SCHOOL0.45%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ELECTRICAL0.45%S1.17%
    PARTNERS0.43%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,390228,243
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management44628,990
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified33750,446
    99999 - Dormant Company26837,912
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities24021,969
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified15914,809
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified15820,742
    62090 - Other information technology service activities14111,950
    74990 - Non-trading company11213,641
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1056,943
    7487 - Other business activities9416,361
    86900 - Other human health activities887,550
    41100 - Development of building projects757,545
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities675,935
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet665,760
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified564,361
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis504,786
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets494,568
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate466,519
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified456,008

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08211656 STRAND'S HAIR & BEAUTY LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08218341 BAGDADI LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08218348 BDM SURGERY LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08218433 BAGDADI TRADING LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08206317 ARISTOTLE LANE ESTATE COMPANY LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08206455 A1 MOT UK LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08232075 INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE RIGHTS INITIATIVE UK 27 Sep 2012
    08214645 RANA HOMES LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08216874 SPX OXFORD LTD. 17 Sep 2012
    08231196 MILES CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08233927 RCG CLINICAL CODING LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08198671 ROMANIAN CONSULTING LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08201414 SIRIGEN II LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08201615 DAMUTU LTD. 04 Sep 2012
    08217344 BENJAMIN MAN PROPERTIES LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08225842 GRAHAM MOGRIDGE WEB DESIGN LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08226531 HALLMARK CARE LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08226936 OXFREIGHT LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08232934 SONGJAR LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08203368 BUTTERFLY PA SERVICES LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08205844 ACAPPELLA HEAVEN LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08215639 KROCK LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08221325 BLUE GRANITE CAPITAL PARTNERS LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08221989 TIME QUANTUM EXPERT FORENSICS LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08214848 HOI YIN FOOD SUPPLIER LIMITED 14 Sep 2012