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
    07326478 BENTLEY MOBILITY SERVICES LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07326043 CHESS PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07323569 CORNISH COASTAL HOTELS LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07323536 PIVOT PHARMA LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07323466 ORIENTAL GLASSWARE LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07317887 THE CANDLESTICK LTD 17 Jul 2010
    07317327 ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 16 Jul 2010
    07314780 AUSTEN HR CONSULTING LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07312345 WEB FARM MEDIA LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07311414 C WINDOWS & DOORS LTD 12 Jul 2010
    07310861 MARATHON CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07301345 ASPIRE RACING LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    OC356838 PALATO LLP 30 Jul 2010
    07323330 360 CONSTRUCTION SURREY LTD 22 Jul 2010
    07323172 MARLEY A.R.E LTD 22 Jul 2010
    07317117 THE MOBILE PHONE DOCTOR BOURNEMOUTH LIMITED 16 Jul 2010
    07313717 HIGHS & HILLS COMPANY LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07310960 CHURT RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07310412 ORCHID PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07307175 SANDROCK DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07306698 KILLCREST SERVICES LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07306229 SOUTHERN CLEANING SERVICES (SCS) LTD 06 Jul 2010
    07304373 FRILES LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07302642 PENSTOCK MEWS (FLATS MANAGEMENT) LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07301290 FREDDIE BROWN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 01 Jul 2010