Business consultancy companies in the Oxford area
2,595 business consultancy companies have a registered office in the Oxford area (OX postcodes), and 406 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £22,986 in cash and owed £14,232 at year end.
The numbers
| Measure | Oxford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Registered companies | 2,595 | 222,394 |
| Formed in 2025 or 2026 | 406 (16%) | 23% |
| Being struck off or in liquidation | 119 (4.6%) | 7.5% |
| Typical cash at year end | £22,986592 accounts | £16,856 |
| Typical amount owed at year end | £14,2321,686 accounts | £14,225 |
| Typical number of employees | 11,707 accounts | 1 |
What this means if you’re starting one
You can start without much equipment
The typical business consultancy company in the Oxford area (OX postcodes) carries £1,462 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, lower than 98% of UK industries.
Most of the cost of entry is time and running costs rather than kit, so a small test is cheap.
Most of these businesses are run by one or two people
The typical business consultancy company in the Oxford area (OX postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (1,707 filings).
You are mostly up against owner-operators. Your own hours are likely to be your biggest cost, and the easiest one to undercount.
Businesses in this trade usually keep a cash buffer
At year end the typical business consultancy company in the Oxford area (OX postcodes) holds £22,986 in cash and owes £14,232; that cash figure is lower than 69% of UK industries.
Typical operators end the year holding more cash than they owe, so there is usually some slack for a slow month.
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Check my ideaWhat these figures can’t tell you
Companies are counted where their registered office is, which may be an accountant or a home address rather than a shop. Sole traders and partnerships are not on the register, and electronically filed accounts cover roughly 60–75% of accounts filed each year. The figures describe companies that exist; they cannot prove demand for your idea or predict whether it will work. How the figures are built.
Business consultancy in other places
- Guildford3,679 companies
- Reading3,577 companies
- Kingston upon Thames3,480 companies
- Brighton3,154 companies
- Tonbridge3,031 companies
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- Milton Keynes2,753 companies
- Redhill2,686 companies
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