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
    07358884 GB FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07357469 MESO STUDIO LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07353677 R.D. COMPUTERS LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07352861 SLG RESOURCE LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07351618 JOHN ROWAN AND PARTNERS 2010 LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07350585 MORETON CONSULTING LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07346861 G JEFFERY CAD SERVICES LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07344465 MCLA LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07344231 S K LIGHTING AGENCY LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07342846 STRATEGIC MOBILE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07342766 UK TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07340236 ARCIVATE LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07339495 LILLYFORM LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07338802 THE WIGHT SEAGULL LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07337706 T & T PROPERTY LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07335359 FRACTIONAL FIRST UK LTD 04 Aug 2010
    07334198 MORGAN CLARK FOUNDATION 03 Aug 2010
    07333301 BRITCAR V8 UTES LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07352646 4TH CONCEPT LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07350664 L&PS DIRECT LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07345740 TYREMAX WHOLESALE LTD 13 Aug 2010
    07341661 DILIGENT CONSULTING LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07340914 LIVE IN CARE LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07337914 ALBERTA CONSULTING LTD 06 Aug 2010
    07335013 FARNHAM STOVES LIMITED 03 Aug 2010