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Farnham, Surrey

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Farnham when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Farnham when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 107 companies were registered in Farnham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 24.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)FarnhamUK
    2011107116,391
    2010141105,137
    % change-24.1%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (150) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011293741
    New companies in 2010364362
    % change-19.4%-14.0%-33.9%
    Record Year2006 (54)2007 (44)2010 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Farnham when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 102 companies were dissolved in Farnham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 1.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)FarnhamUK
    201110290,986
    201010182,677
    % change1.0%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (102) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Farnham when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011332742
    Closed companies in 2010202952
    % change65.0%-6.9%-19%
    Record Year2011 (33)2008 (36)2009 (55)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Farnham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 5 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)FarnhamUK
    2011525,405
    20104022,460
    Record Year 2006 (99) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-410-1
    Net growth in 2010161410
    Record Year2006 (33)2007 (30)2008 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Farnham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Farnham
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-30.5%-24.3%-36.9%
    Record Year1976 (0.5%)1980 (0.4%)1964 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 46.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Farnham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    32.3% of all director appointments in Farnham in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.13%CONSULTING5.04%
    ASSOCIATES2.04%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MANAGEMENT1.77%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    INVESTMENTS0.95%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANTS0.95%TRADING2.10%
    FARNHAM0.82%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.68%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    BUSINESS0.68%BUSINESS1.87%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    DIGITAL0.68%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BUILDING0.54%MEDIA1.69%
    INTERNATIONAL0.54%ENGINEERING1.61%
    MEDIA0.54%LONDON1.60%
    ZHANG0.54%CARE1.45%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.54%J1.45%
    (FARNHAM)0.54%GLOBAL1.44%
    CARE0.54%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    S0.54%IT1.41%
    N0.41%PROPERTIES1.36%
    FILMS0.41%BUILDING1.34%
    GROWTH0.41%M1.30%
    C0.41%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    WHITE0.41%S1.24%
    JOHN0.41%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    HOLDINGS0.41%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied157202,798
    7487 - Other business activities7060,968
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5316,150
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3330,253
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2510,246
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2312,916
    9999 - Dormant Company1919,765
    7499 - Non-trading company1811,316
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply167,000
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified157,788
    74990 - Non-trading company148,695
    99999 - Dormant Company1218,336
    41100 - Development of building projects113,921
    62090 - Other information technology service activities116,996
    70100 - Activities of head offices92,849
    7260 - Other computer related activities97,789
    62012 - Business and domestic software development93,168
    7011 - Development & sell real estate82,654
    98000 - Residents property management73,154
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering76,183

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07511260 STEWART CONSULTANTS LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07508148 PAYNE RESOURCES LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07507635 BOURNE MASTER CRAFTSMEN LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07507485 INTELLIGENT DESIGN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07503252 ASSOCIATE PLANET LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07501554 EYEBALLS FOR SALE LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07500326 ANDAC INDUSTRY COMPANY LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07496813 DPDH CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07496357 REAL TAX EDGE LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07493037 FARNHAM INTERIORS LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07491895 FORMATIONS FIFTEEN LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07490979 HUDSON CONSULT LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07490970 LIBERTY COMMS CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07490645 N S CRAWLEY BUILDERS & DECORATORS LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07489815 HOTELS FARNHAM LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07484516 EDICD LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07483583 KATIEN DESIGNS LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07482943 LAFFORD AND LOCKIE LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    07482041 LOCKIE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    07480844 BAY TOURISM SERVICES LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    07510949 DOYLES ANIMAL SERVICES LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07504154 RUNFOLD ENGINEERING LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07499284 CIRCUS FILMS LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07494601 A.R. GILL & CO. LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07482801 ARMS CONSULTING LIMITED 05 Jan 2011