Farnham, Surrey
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Farnham when compared to any previous March.
- March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Farnham when compared to any month in history.
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Farnham when compared to any previous Q1.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 141 companies were registered in Farnham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 42.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Farnham UK 2010 141 105,137 2009 99 91,034 % change 42.4% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (150) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Farnham when compared to any previous March.
March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Farnham when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 36 43 62 New companies in 2009 21 30 48 % change 71.4% 43.3% 29.2% Record Year 2006 (54) 2007 (44) 2010 (62)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Farnham when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 101 companies were dissolved in Farnham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Farnham UK 2010 101 82,677 2009 101 108,060 % change 0.0% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (101) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 20 29 52 Closed companies in 2009 18 28 55 % change 11.1% 3.6% -5% Record Year 2002 (24) 2008 (36) 2009 (55)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Farnham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 40 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Farnham UK 2010 40 22,460 2009 -2 -17,026 Record Year 2006 (99) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 16 14 10 Net growth in 2009 3 2 -7 Record Year 2006 (33) 2007 (30) 2006 (43)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Farnham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Farnham 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 58.9% 22.7% 7.3% Record Year 1976 (0.5%) 1980 (0.4%) 1964 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 47.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Farnham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
33.5% of all director appointments in Farnham in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.75% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTANCY 1.13% CONSULTING 4.60% MANAGEMENT 0.88% CONSULTANCY 2.87% FARNHAM 0.88% PROPERTY 2.50% DESIGN 0.75% ASSOCIATES 2.04% BUILDING 0.63% TRADING 1.93% SYSTEMS 0.63% DESIGN 1.91% INTERIORS 0.50% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% INNS 0.50% MEDIA 1.84% PROJECT 0.50% BUSINESS 1.74% GROUP 0.50% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% RED 0.50% CONSULTANTS 1.63% HOMES 0.50% ENGINEERING 1.54% RELOCITY 0.50% J 1.48% FINANCIAL 0.50% LONDON 1.45% HEALTHCARE 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.45% OSBORNE 0.50% GROUP 1.37% CENTRE 0.50% GLOBAL 1.35% BCA 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.35% BUSINESS 0.50% BUILDING 1.34% ASSOCIATES 0.50% CARE 1.33% CONSULTANTS 0.38% ELECTRICAL 1.30% DEVELOPMENTS 0.38% M 1.28% TRADING 0.38% SYSTEMS 1.25% G 0.38% S 1.23%
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 139 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 70 74,904 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 48 14,007 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 33 26,974 7414 - Business & management consultancy 30 17,003 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 24 9,943 9999 - Dormant Company 23 19,948 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 22 9,659 7499 - Non-trading company 20 15,398 7260 - Other computer related activities 15 10,331 74990 - Non-trading company 13 8,149 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 7,143 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 11 9,325 41100 - Development of building projects 11 4,513 99999 - Dormant Company 10 13,808 7011 - Development & sell real estate 10 5,300 70100 - Activities of head offices 9 3,137 62012 - Business and domestic software development 7 2,646 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 7 2,540 98000 - Residents property management 7 3,892
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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