How many companies are there in Banbury?

There are 3,280 active companies in Banbury as of Dec 2023. In total, 6,027 companies have been incorporated, and 2,740 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Banbury?

Most companies in Banbury are categorised under: professional, scientific and technical activities. This accounts for 509 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Banbury?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Banbury are: management consultancy activities other than financial management; other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; and other business support service activities.

Which words do companies in Banbury use in their names most often?

Businesses and companies in Banbury most commonly used the words SERVICES, BANBURY, MANAGEMENT, UK, and HOLDINGS in their company names.

Banbury Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Out of Banbury's 6,027 total incorporated companies, 539 were formed in the last 12 months.

Banbury's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Banbury include the 509 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, 434 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and 397 companies working in construction. The business sectors with the least activity include water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 6 active companies, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 6 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 2 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Professional, scientific and technical activities	509	943	420
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	434	888	448
Construction	397	637	230
Administrative and support service activities	332	714	372
Real estate activities	308	394	83
Information and communication	263	529	260
Transportation and storage	249	507	256
Manufacturing	212	359	142
Accommodation and food service activities	196	383	185
Other service activities	189	354	162
Human health and social work activities	153	280	127
Financial and insurance activities	117	161	43
Arts, entertainment and recreation	87	185	96
Education	57	124	66
Activities of households as employers	55	63	8
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	41	59	18
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9	16	6
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	6	16	10
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	6	9	3
Mining and Quarrying	2	5	3

Company Trends in Banbury

Looking at the big changes in Banbury's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in other letting and operating of own or leased real estate now making up 5.34% of active businesses, a total of 175 companies. The next big increase was construction of domestic buildings which now makes up 3.69% of active businesses in Banbury, a change of 117% from the 1.7% percentage share seen in 2018. Construction of commercial buildings also saw positive growth, currently representing 1.8% of Banbury's active companies.

Notable changes in Banbury's business sectors include a rise of 21% in construction since 2018, a rise of 27% in real estate activities, and rise of 58% in financial and insurance activities.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	190	353	156
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	175	209	34
Other business support service activities	129	344	207
Construction of domestic buildings	121	152	31
Freight transport by road	110	232	121
Information technology consultancy activities	105	207	100
Other service activities	103	205	102
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	94	113	18
Buying and selling of own real estate	89	119	29
Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	80	139	58
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	76	161	85
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	65	169	104
Activities of other holding companies	65	72	7
Unlicensed carrier	63	120	57
Construction of commercial buildings	59	83	24
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	54	89	35
Residents property management	54	61	7
Development of building projects	53	92	39
General cleaning of buildings	49	70	21
Other human health activities	44	87	43

Company Names & Word Choices in Banbury

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Banbury are SERVICES, BANBURY, MANAGEMENT, UK, and HOLDINGS.

Banbury's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Banbury is Hutchings & Keasley (Properties) Limited at 92 years, 11 months, and 0 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00253261	Hutchings & Keasley (Properties) Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	05 Jan 1931	92 years
00292579	J.Smith & Sons(Walters Ash),Limited	Development of building projects	29 Sep 1934	89 years
00334296	The Open-Air Mission	Activities of religious organizations	02 Dec 1937	86 years
00380480	Norbar Torque Tools Limited	Manufacture of tools	08 May 1943	80 years
00401256	Kenyons Containers Limited	Non-specialised wholesale trade	29 Nov 1945	78 years
00430927	Swan Foundry (Banbury) Limited	Casting of iron	10 Mar 1947	76 years
00510692	P.R. Alcock & Sons Limited	Other specialised construction activities	19 Aug 1952	71 years
00520246	Swan Precision Castings And Engineering Ltd	Casting of iron	03 Jun 1953	70 years
00629715	Stevens And Shipperley Limited	Retail sale of textiles in specialised stores	05 Jun 1959	64 years
00635803	Cleenol Group Limited	Manufacture of soap and detergents	26 Aug 1959	64 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Banbury

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Banbury, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 936 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
Penrose House, 67 Hightown Road	OX16 9BE	180
Countrywide House, 23 West Bar	OX16 9SA	165
10 Manor Park	OX16 3TB	129
12 North Bar	OX16 0TB	100
Gilmarde House, 47 South Bar Street	OX16 9AB	97
Kineton House, 31 Horse Fair	OX16 0AE	67
Countrywide House, 23 West Bar Street	OX16 9SA	62
Unit 10 Manor Park	OX16 3TB	49
2a Cope Road	OX16 2EH	48
4 South Bar Street	OX16 9AA	39

Banbury's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15325508	Custom Renewable Solutions Ltd	Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation	04 Dec 2023	1 days
15319482	Dongyi Home Limited	Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods	30 Nov 2023	5 days
15319661	Infinite Selections Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	30 Nov 2023	5 days
15319791	Outsupport Uk Cic	Other social work activities without accommodation	30 Nov 2023	5 days
15314526	Roadrunner Transgroup Ltd	Taxi operation	28 Nov 2023	7 days
15314564	Zhongbinqi Limited	Manufacture of electric domestic appliances	28 Nov 2023	7 days
15315182	Godfrey Property Solutions Ltd	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	28 Nov 2023	7 days
15315518	Tipsy Tiger Bars Ltd	Public houses and bars	28 Nov 2023	7 days
15309648	Soon&Soon Ltd	Freight transport by road	27 Nov 2023	8 days
15303476	Sherin Health Care Ltd	Temporary employment agency activities	22 Nov 2023	13 days
15298910	Fresh Fx Ltd	Video production activities	21 Nov 2023	14 days
15299537	Crossbordermart Trade Limited	Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods	21 Nov 2023	14 days
15299593	Nmr Accounting Solutions Ltd	Accounting and auditing activities	21 Nov 2023	14 days
15299822	Arabian Perfume World Ltd	Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics	21 Nov 2023	14 days
15299887	M.I Communications Limited	Retail sale of telecommunications equipment other than mobile telephones	21 Nov 2023	14 days
15291483	G2-It Ltd	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	17 Nov 2023	18 days
15292134	Gsalt Developments Limited	Buying and selling of own real estate	17 Nov 2023	18 days
15288378	Best@home Caregiver Ltd	Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel	16 Nov 2023	19 days
15288799	Gsszs Ltd	Unlicensed carrier	16 Nov 2023	19 days
15286020	The Diamond Fight Limited	Other sports activities	15 Nov 2023	20 days

Business Services in Banbury

Banbury Company Scorecard

6,027

Total Incorporations

3,280

Active Companies

2,740

Total Dissolved