Farnham, Surrey

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 97 companies were registered in Farnham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 12.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)FarnhamUK
    201097101,492
    200911194,671
    % change-12.6%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (119) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010392830
    New companies in 2009374034
    % change5.4%-30.0%-11.8%
    Record Year2004 (39)2009 (40)2003 (50)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 98 companies were dissolved in Farnham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 28.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)FarnhamUK
    20109887,705
    2009137159,401
    % change-28.5%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010343628
    Closed companies in 2009453458
    % change-24.4%5.9%-52%
    Record Year2009 (45)2008 (77)2009 (58)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Farnham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -1 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)FarnhamUK
    2010-113,787
    2009-26-64,730
    Record Year 1999 (48) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20105-82
    Net growth in 2009-86-24
    Record Year1998 (25)1999 (20)2003 (26)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Farnham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Farnham
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-2.0%-36.5%-15.4%
    Record Year1984 (0.3%)1962 (0.5%)1993 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 47.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Farnham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    22.2% of all director appointments in Farnham in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.68%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.83%CONSULTING4.99%
    PROPERTY0.73%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    ASSOCIATES0.73%PROPERTY2.38%
    (FARNHAM)0.61%TRADING2.04%
    INTERNATIONAL0.61%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSULTANTS0.61%DESIGN1.93%
    S0.49%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    BUSINESS0.49%BUSINESS1.80%
    INVESTMENTS0.49%MEDIA1.75%
    BUILDING0.49%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ZHANG0.49%LONDON1.59%
    BCA0.49%ENGINEERING1.59%
    FARNHAM0.49%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    WEALTH0.49%CARE1.44%
    CONSULTANCY0.49%J1.44%
    SYSTEMS0.49%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    DIGITAL0.37%GLOBAL1.42%
    OSPREY0.37%IT1.35%
    RZ0.37%PROPERTIES1.35%
    PUBLISHING0.37%BUILDING1.32%
    RED0.37%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    SCAFFOLDING0.37%M1.28%
    STUDIO0.37%SYSTEMS1.26%
    TALENT0.37%S1.24%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied145202,902
    7487 - Other business activities8069,802
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4213,161
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2814,940
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2725,053
    9999 - Dormant Company2221,484
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply218,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities188,292
    7499 - Non-trading company1813,408
    74990 - Non-trading company147,649
    99999 - Dormant Company1214,072
    7260 - Other computer related activities128,967
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified116,460
    41100 - Development of building projects103,688
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering97,634
    7011 - Development & sell real estate83,743
    62012 - Business and domestic software development82,548
    98000 - Residents property management73,273
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing62,340
    62090 - Other information technology service activities65,716

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07392502 ORKID LIFE LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07389902 HOOHAA DIGITAL LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07389792 CAPOZ CONSULTING LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07389553 CONNECT LEGAL LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07386877 FOREFRONT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07383641 NAKED IN LONDON MOVIE LTD 22 Sep 2010
    07382930 CHARTERHOUSE IFA LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07382422 PULSE-EIGHT LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07380104 MAMA JEANIUS LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07379755 AML VAULT LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07376693 COLLISION REPAIR CONSULTING LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07376622 WALDNER IP LAW LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07376336 SPACELINE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07375316 ENPRESSA LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07375157 CHAMPION TALENT LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07373390 OFF THE PLANET LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07372865 PREMIER HEATING MAINTENANCE LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07368971 GREAT CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07368471 CYCLEWIZ LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07368365 EAST END EARLY YEARS LTD 07 Sep 2010
    07366260 PSPG LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    OC357766 TUDOR WINDOWS LLP 08 Sep 2010
    07391437 MACRO SEO LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07374233 PHB NETWORKING LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07373494 PUNDA CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Sep 2010