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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
    07582204 SARAH KAY CONSULTING LTD 29 Mar 2011
    07579746 INTERNATIONAL SELECT EVENTS LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07577520 VINEDALE PRESTON HOTELS LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07574480 DOLPHINS SWIM ACADEMY LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07569473 RACHEL HOLMES LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07567732 CM BARS LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07564592 DADZCLUB LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07563397 FARNHAM COMPUTERS LTD 14 Mar 2011
    07562235 ABSOLUTE SIGNS LTD 14 Mar 2011
    07561036 JLS MEDIATION LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07557496 CREATIVE MONSTER LIMITED 09 Mar 2011
    07556861 WEYFORD LTD 08 Mar 2011
    07556626 MAPLE HOUSE LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07553690 TARNSTONES LTD 07 Mar 2011
    07553353 PETRO DATA MINING LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07552535 WEYDON SCHOOL 04 Mar 2011
    07549979 WAVERLEY CONTRACT & SUPPLY LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07548508 DEO YAOR LTD 02 Mar 2011
    07547920 ROTRONICS SOFTWARE LIMITED 02 Mar 2011
    07583902 PYMS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07561372 EDSON WINDOWS LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07557299 FIG HOSPITALITY LTD 09 Mar 2011
    07551715 KEITH CIRKEL LTD 04 Mar 2011
    07551601 C&M BUSINESS GROWTH ADVISORS LIMITED 04 Mar 2011
    07549058 PRESTON ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 02 Mar 2011