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Companies in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire has 0.96% of the UK's active companies registered among its towns and cities, ranking 8th for company formations in the South East and 35th for the UK as a whole. Out of 87,506 total company incorporations, 45% have been dissolved, with 4,678 ceasing trading in the last 12 months.The most active industry in Oxfordshire is professional, scientific and technical activities, making up 20% of active companies, and ranking 19th nationally for this category.

Oxfordshire Quick Company Stats

Out of Oxfordshire's 87,506 total incorporated companies, 5,964 were formed in the last 12 months ending the 06th of December 2023.

All Time

87,506

Total Incorporations

All Time

47,793

Active Companies

All Time

39,400

Total Dissolved

Last 12 Months

5,964

Incorporations

Last 12 Months

5,862

Active Companies

Last 12 Months

4,678

Dissolved

Oxfordshire's Industries & Business Types

The most common industries in Oxfordshire are professional, scientific and technical activities; wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles; and information and communication. Looking at specific business type classifications, most companies in Oxfordshire are classified as management consultancy activities other than financial management; other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; and other business support service activities.

Top 20 Oxfordshire Industries

Industry Companies Incorporated Active Dissolved
Construction 8,063 4,846 3,296
Real estate activities 5,926 4,547 1,522
Administrative and support service activities 10,262 4,517 5,879
Human health and social work activities 4,168 2,649 1,796
Manufacturing 4,128 2,403 1,810
Other service activities 4,487 2,379 2,242
Accommodation and food service activities 4,164 2,326 1,984
Arts, entertainment and recreation 3,242 1,841 1,448
Education 2,748 1,680 1,200
Financial and insurance activities 2,402 1,653 797
Activities of households as employers 1,646 1,476 238
Transportation and storage 2,663 1,401 1,355
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 838 581 260
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 315 219 106
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 242 142 112
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 240 128 120
Mining and Quarrying 147 82 65

Top 20 Business Type Classifications in Oxfordshire

Business Classification Companies Incorporated Active Dissolved
Information technology consultancy activities 3,399 1,631 1,881
Buying and selling of own real estate 2,071 1,590 530
Residents property management 1,556 1,440 177
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 2,071 1,242 878
Other service activities 2,596 1,231 1,447
Development of building projects 1,888 1,128 777
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 2,047 1,126 1,019
Construction of domestic buildings 1,507 1,045 515
Other human health activities 1,690 1,017 786
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 1,257 947 360
Business and domestic software development 1,428 918 590
Other information technology service activities 2,033 918 1,150
Activities of other holding companies 852 749 124
Other education 1,000 618 429
Specialised design activities 894 554 365
Freight transport by road 1,098 544 590
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 881 520 387

Businesses Statistics for Oxfordshire's Towns, Cities, and Villages

We have collected business information and formation statistics for 278 locations within Oxfordshire.

Name Companies Incorporated Active Companies Dissolved
Abingdon 3,193 1,667 1,520
Adderbury 537 316 218
Alvescot 44 25 19
Ambrosden 226 135 91
Appleton-with-Eaton 89 50 39
Ardington 53 32 21
Ardley 66 40 26
Ascott-under-Wychwood 52 28 23
Ashbury 44 26 18
Asthal 38 18 20
Aston Rowant 123 76 47
Aston Tirrold 50 22 28
Aston Upthorpe 24 14 10
Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney 144 71 73
Bampton 269 144 125
Banbury 6,029 3,282 2,740
Barford St. John and St. Michael 70 27 43
Beckley and Stowood 74 38 34
Begbroke 110 73 37
Benson 355 178 175
Berinsfield 134 66 67
Berrick Salome 59 33 26
Bicester 4,286 2,118 2,162
Binfield Heath 86 47 39
Bix and Assendon 99 61 37
Black Bourton 35 17 18
Blackbird Leys 668 308 360
Blackthorn 66 34 32
Bladon 84 39 45
Blenheim 50 40 9
Bletchingdon 102 52 50
Blewbury 188 109 79
Bloxham 485 273 212
Bodicote 278 121 155
Bourton 63 34 29
Bourton 23 9 14
Brightwell Baldwin 41 15 26
Brightwell-cum-Sotwell 156 86 70
Britwell Salome 63 50 13
Brize Norton 117 58 58
Broadwell 15 8 7
Buckland 55 26 29
Bucknell 35 13 22
Burford 247 147 99
Buscot 24 11 13
Carterton 1,105 563 538
Cassington 244 165 79
Caversfield 170 105 65
Chadlington 72 41 30
Chalgrove 685 403 282
Charlbury 309 159 150
Charney Bassett 24 13 11
Chastleton 17 9 8
Checkendon 59 39 20
Chesterton 698 503 194
Childrey 39 22 17
Chilson 6 4 2
Chilton 160 100 60
Chinnor 700 353 346
Chipping Norton 1,014 557 454
Cholsey 403 206 197
Churchill 123 75 48
Clanfield 74 46 28
Claydon with Clattercot 37 24 13
Clifton Hampden 105 78 27
Combe 90 58 32
Cornbury and Wychwood 105 21 84
Cottisford 6 3 3
Crawley 50 35 15
Cropredy 61 32 29
Crowmarsh 415 249 163
Cuddesdon and Denton 40 20 20
Culham 97 40 57
Cumnor 860 416 441
Curbridge 80 56 23
Cuxham with Easington 23 16 7
Deddington 261 139 122
Denchworth 11 3 8
Didcot 1,871 965 904
Dorchester 122 59 62
Drayton 244 129 115
Drayton 106 70 36
Drayton St. Leonard 38 23 15
Ducklington 98 55 43
Duns Tew 38 20 18
East Challow 345 228 115
East Hagbourne 141 69 72
East Hanney 113 58 55
East Hendred 364 296 68
Eaton Hastings 1 1 0
Elsfield 17 12 5
Enstone 152 86 65
Epwell 45 20 25
Ewelme 113 47 66
Eye and Dunsden 80 42 38
Eynsham 571 304 266
Fencott and Murcott 40 21 19
Fernham 37 20 17
Filkins and Broughton Poggs 46 37 9
Finstock 57 36 21
Forest Hill with Shotover 92 58 34
Freeland 140 67 73
Frilford 31 19 12
Fringford 60 34 26
Fritwell 65 26 39
Fulbrook 229 180 49
Fyfield and Tubney 132 76 56
Garford 33 23 10
Garsington 138 71 65
Glympton 5 2 3
Goosey 24 19 5
Goring 530 272 256
Goring Heath 184 90 94
Gosford and Water Eaton 88 48 40
Grafton and Radcot 15 12 3
Great Coxwell 66 46 20
Great Faringdon 705 398 306
Great Haseley 112 66 46
Great Milton 131 61 69
Great Tew 75 61 14
Grove 592 333 259
Hailey 115 54 61
Hanborough 299 181 118
Hardwick with Tusmore 7 6 1
Hardwick-with-Yelford 321 154 166
Harpsden 130 47 82
Harwell 469 276 193
Henley-on-Thames 2,807 1,593 1,208
Hethe 14 9 5
Heythrop 8 5 3
Highmoor 28 17 11
Hinton Waldrist 36 18 18
Holton 157 112 45
Hook Norton 206 124 82
Horley 47 28 19
Hornton 36 21 15
Horspath 131 88 42
Horton-cum-Studley 60 37 23
Ipsden 28 13 15
Islip 80 42 36
Kencot 13 8 5
Kennington 295 160 135
Kidlington 1,786 1,128 655
Kidmore End 201 115 86
Kingham 78 39 39
Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor 553 380 173
Kingston Lisle 22 8 14
Kirtlington 124 68 56
Langford 37 24 13
Launton 200 104 96
Leafield 54 27 26
Letcombe Regis 53 32 21
Lewknor 86 37 49
Little Coxwell 32 16 15
Little Faringdon 23 14 9
Little Milton 54 21 33
Little Tew 20 9 11
Littlemore 833 461 370
Littleworth 41 23 18
Lockinge 19 13 6
Long Wittenham 87 40 47
Longcot 48 27 21
Longworth 66 40 26
Lower Heyford 43 24 19
Lyford 184 121 63
Lyneham 24 13 11
Mapledurham 27 16 11
Marcham 150 86 64
Marsh Baldon 106 84 22
Merton 31 20 11
Middleton Stoney 27 14 13
Milcombe 41 21 20
Milton 747 294 334
Milton-under-Wychwood 136 76 59
Minster Lovell 108 62 46
Mixbury 40 26 14
Mollington 44 24 20
Moulsford 62 34 28
Nettlebed 81 44 37
Noke 26 14 12
North Aston 22 12 10
North Hinksey 809 427 380
North Leigh 226 149 77
North Moreton 57 32 25
North Newington 35 17 18
Northmoor 43 30 13
Nuffield 71 45 26
Nuneham Courtenay 28 15 13
Oddington 32 26 6
Old Marston 206 118 88
Over Norton 66 43 23
Oxford 18,148 9,337 8,749
Piddington 60 35 25
Radley 137 86 51
Risinghurst and Sandhills 433 218 215
Rollright 51 22 29
Rotherfield Greys 363 196 166
Rotherfield Peppard 255 138 117
Salford 37 24 13
Sandford St. Martin 28 15 12
Sandford-on-Thames 77 38 39
Shellingford 18 8 10
Shenington with Alkerton 224 57 166
Shilton 90 43 47
Shiplake 206 110 96
Shipton-on-Cherwell and Thrupp 36 20 16
Shipton-under-Wychwood 144 74 70
Shirburn 16 11 5
Shrivenham 212 120 91
Shutford 120 73 47
Sibford Ferris 39 15 24
Sibford Gower 57 24 33
Somerton 215 149 66
Sonning Common 342 160 182
Souldern 47 24 22
South Hinksey 83 42 41
South Leigh 67 20 47
South Moreton 55 30 25
South Newington 27 17 10
South Stoke 62 43 19
Sparsholt 31 14 17
Spelsbury 36 21 15
St. Helen Without 150 77 73
Stadhampton 110 64 45
Standlake 160 98 61
Stanford in the Vale 199 127 71
Stanton Harcourt 107 53 54
Stanton St. John 55 29 26
Steeple Aston 97 54 43
Steeple Barton 120 54 65
Steventon 208 123 85
Stoke Lyne 270 195 75
Stoke Row 132 71 60
Stonesfield 192 109 83
Stratton Audley 274 172 102
Sunningwell 112 65 47
Sutton Courtenay 657 505 151
Swalcliffe 22 16 6
Swerford 27 13 14
Swinbrook and Widford 14 8 6
Swyncombe 42 31 11
Sydenham 20 13 7
Tackley 279 236 43
Tadmarton 52 26 26
Tetsworth 66 40 26
Thame 2,474 1,492 974
Tiddington-with-Albury 194 123 71
Toot Baldon 14 6 8
Towersey 57 24 33
Upper Heyford 205 119 86
Upton 52 29 23
Wallingford 950 514 434
Wantage 987 463 521
Warborough 164 85 79
Wardington 73 40 32
Watchfield 309 135 167
Waterperry with Thomley 20 11 9
Waterstock 12 8 3
Watlington 502 269 233
Wendlebury 79 44 35
West Challow 17 10 7
West Hagbourne 157 101 56
West Hanney 51 29 22
Westcot Barton 32 17 15
Weston-on-the-Green 122 66 56
Wheatley 549 288 259
Whitchurch-on-Thames 133 54 79
Wigginton 19 13 6
Witney 5,376 2,981 2,385
Woodcote 188 105 83
Woodstock 536 330 206
Woolstone 33 19 14
Wootton 273 169 104
Wootton 53 35 18
Worton 16 8 8
Wroxton 82 58 24
Wytham 24 12 12
Yarnton 218 117 99

Frequently Asked Questions about Business in Oxfordshire

How many companies are there in Oxfordshire?

There are 47,793 active companies in Oxfordshire as of Dec 2023. In total, 87,506 companies have been incorporated, and 39,400 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Oxfordshire?

Most companies in Oxfordshire are categorised under: construction. This accounts for 4,846 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Oxfordshire?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Oxfordshire are: information technology consultancy activities; buying and selling of own real estate; and residents property management.

Last updated: 06 Dec 2023 00:00