Oxfordshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Oxfordshire when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Oxfordshire when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Oxfordshire when compared to any previous February.
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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 Oxfordshire when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Oxfordshire when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 1,231 companies were registered in Oxfordshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 1.3% 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) Oxfordshire UK 2015 1,231 161,156 2014 1,215 150,722 % change 1.3% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (1,231) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 362 383 486 New companies in 2014 398 359 458 % change -9.0% 6.7% 6.1% Record Year 2014 (398) 2012 (384) 2007 (577)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 706 companies were dissolved in Oxfordshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 13.1% 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) Oxfordshire UK 2015 706 89,523 2014 624 82,370 % change 13.1% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (706) 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 Oxfordshire when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 187 277 242 Closed companies in 2014 185 212 227 % change 1.1% 30.7% 7% Record Year 2013 (264) 2015 (277) 2009 (429)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Oxfordshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 525 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Oxfordshire UK 2015 525 71,633 2014 591 68,352 Record Year 2007 (671) 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 175 106 244 Net growth in 2014 213 147 231 Record Year 2014 (213) 2003 (204) 2007 (412)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Oxfordshire formed 0.8% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Oxfordshire 2015 0.8% 2014 0.8% 2013 0.8% 2012 0.8% 2011 0.8% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (1.2%) 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 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% UK formation share in 2014 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% % change -10.8% -1.7% -3.3% Record Year 1991 (1.2%) 1992 (1.4%) 1992 (1.2%)
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 45.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% 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 Oxfordshire was in 2007 when 33.0% of all directors were female.
29.6% of all director appointments in Oxfordshire 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 3.53% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTING 2.65% MANAGEMENT 4.56% MANAGEMENT 1.68% CONSULTANCY 3.62% PROPERTY 1.32% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSULTANCY 1.32% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% DESIGN 0.93% CARE 2.13% ENGINEERING 0.85% ENGINEERING 2.12% CONSTRUCTION 0.78% LONDON 1.91% CARE 0.72% TRADING 1.88% ASSOCIATES 0.64% TRANSPORT 1.82% FARM 0.60% ELECTRICAL 1.76% BUILDING 0.56% DESIGN 1.65% PROPERTIES 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.63% ELECTRICAL 0.55% CO., 1.58% DEVELOPMENTS 0.55% J 1.55% HEALTHCARE 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.54% (OXFORD) 0.53% BUSINESS 1.49% J 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.49% GLOBAL 0.51% GLOBAL 1.46% CONSULTANTS 0.49% ASSOCIATES 1.44% HOUSE 0.48% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% HEALTH 0.46% BUILDING 1.31% INVESTMENTS 0.46% IT 1.30% COMMUNICATIONS 0.46% MEDIA 1.28% TECHNOLOGY 0.46% 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 1,774 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 516 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 447 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 312 58,522 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 263 30,825 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 234 19,098 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 177 29,218 86900 - Other human health activities 138 13,990 41100 - Development of building projects 128 11,863 62012 - Business and domestic software development 125 9,651 62090 - Other information technology service activities 118 12,862 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 104 10,200 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 94 11,600 49410 - Freight transport by road 89 12,485 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 88 7,797 74990 - Non-trading company 87 13,794 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 79 6,238 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 70 7,682 56302 - Public houses and bars 68 6,355 74100 - specialised design activities 61 4,892
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09416766 LFJ INTERNATIONAL LTD 02 Feb 2015 09420465 TRUSTED ACADEMICS LIMITED 03 Feb 2015 09421920 DINE TOGETHER LIMITED 04 Feb 2015 09424203 FORMOSAN TEA BAR LIMITED 05 Feb 2015 09431930 RS CONTROLS LIMITED 10 Feb 2015 09435818 SARAH NAYBOUR DESIGN LIMITED 12 Feb 2015 09437195 FOOD TO GO OXFORD LTD 12 Feb 2015 09437311 DR B SGROMO LIMITED 12 Feb 2015 09453281 OXFORD STRATEGY LTD 23 Feb 2015 09456265 MAYFIELD PRESS (LONDON) LIMITED 24 Feb 2015 09458804 COWORKING SOLUTIONS LTD 25 Feb 2015 09459404 THE LEATHER SHOP (OXFORD) LTD 26 Feb 2015 09423767 OXFORD MUSIC ACADEMY LTD 05 Feb 2015 09429810 HYPER LIMITED 09 Feb 2015 09451908 SG2TC LTD 21 Feb 2015 09462822 CLEAR SPACE CONTRACTS LTD 27 Feb 2015 09446121 FLETCHER NETWORKS LIMITED 18 Feb 2015 09448367 DITERA LIMITED 19 Feb 2015 09416239 UK LEADERSHIP CONSULTANCY LTD 02 Feb 2015 09426923 OXFORD PHYSIOLOGY LIMITED 06 Feb 2015 09436969 THADIOUS APPIAH LIMITED 12 Feb 2015 09438453 CAREPLUS HEALTHCARE GROUP LIMITED 13 Feb 2015 09443580 ASDL LIMITED 17 Feb 2015 09445074 THE COFFEE BEAM LIMITED 17 Feb 2015 09448878 HUNNIBEE DESIGNS LTD 19 Feb 2015
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