Farnham, Surrey
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 215 companies were formed in Farnham. This figure is 16.0% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
The highest total for a first half year in Farnham occurred in 2010 when a total of 256 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Farnham UK 2011 215 228,735 2010 256 203,749 % change -16.0% 12.3% Record Year 2010 (256) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 108 companies were registered in Farnham during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 6.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Farnham UK 2011 108 112,344 2010 115 98,612 % change -6.1% 13.9% Record Year 2003 (121) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 28 42 38 New companies in 2010 46 35 34 % change -39.1% 20.0% 11.8% Record Year 2010 (46) 2003 (46) 2003 (43)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 166 companies were dissolved in Farnham. This figure is 8.3% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Farnham occurred in 2009 when a total of 231 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Farnham UK 2011 166 162,310 2010 181 177,631 % change -8.3% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (231) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 64 companies were dissolved in Farnham during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 20.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Farnham UK 2011 64 71,324 2010 80 94,954 % change -20.0% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (130) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 17 23 24 Closed companies in 2010 23 30 27 % change -26.1% -23.3% -11% Record Year 2009 (32) 2009 (66) 2009 (32)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Farnham increased by 49 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Farnham UK 2011 49 66,425 2010 75 26,118 Record Year 2003 (146) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Farnham during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 44 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Farnham UK 2011 44 41,020 2010 35 3,658 Record Year 2003 (83) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 11 19 14 Net growth in 2010 23 5 7 Record Year 2005 (23) 2003 (32) 2008 (37)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Farnham formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Farnham 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.3%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Farnham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Farnham 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -41.1% -5.5% -0.9% Record Year 1967 (0.4%) 1969 (0.8%) 1962 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 47.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 48.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Farnham was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
32.9% of all director appointments in Farnham in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Farnham was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
33.6% of all director appointments in Farnham in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.91% CONSULTING 5.09% ASSOCIATES 1.82% MANAGEMENT 4.86% MANAGEMENT 1.68% CONSULTANCY 3.17% FARNHAM 1.12% PROPERTY 2.43% DEVELOPMENTS 0.98% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTANTS 0.84% DESIGN 1.94% INVESTMENTS 0.84% ASSOCIATES 1.92% BUSINESS 0.70% BUSINESS 1.87% PROPERTY 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% CONSTRUCTION 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DIGITAL 0.70% MEDIA 1.73% MARKETING 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.67% CONSULTANCY 0.56% LONDON 1.60% DESIGN 0.56% GLOBAL 1.46% HR 0.56% J 1.44% COMMUNICATIONS 0.56% CARE 1.44% PARTNERS 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.42% INTERNATIONAL 0.56% IT 1.39% CARE 0.56% BUILDING 1.32% S 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.31% FIRST 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.30% WINDOWS 0.42% M 1.27% C 0.42% S 1.23% FILMS 0.42% ENTERPRISES 1.20% SYSTEMS 0.42% SYSTEMS 1.20%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 158 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 73 60,758 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 42 16,419 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 32 30,647 7414 - Business & management consultancy 26 13,053 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 23 10,545 7499 - Non-trading company 20 10,955 9999 - Dormant Company 18 20,111 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 17 7,143 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 7,835 74990 - Non-trading company 14 8,481 99999 - Dormant Company 13 18,918 7260 - Other computer related activities 12 7,849 41100 - Development of building projects 11 3,852 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 7,095 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 10 5,928 70100 - Activities of head offices 9 2,632 62012 - Business and domestic software development 8 3,262 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 8 2,258 7011 - Development & sell real estate 7 2,491
Recent Companies
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