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Farnham, Surrey

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Farnham when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Farnham when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Farnham when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Farnham when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Farnham when compared to any previous August.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Farnham when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 137 companies were registered in Farnham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 41.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)FarnhamUK
    2011137114,512
    201097101,492
    % change41.2%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (137) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Farnham when compared to any previous August.

    July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Farnham when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011435143
    New companies in 2010392830
    % change10.3%82.1%43.3%
    Record Year2011 (43)2011 (51)2003 (50)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 74 companies were dissolved in Farnham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 24.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)FarnhamUK
    20117472,230
    20109887,705
    % change-24.5%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011202826
    Closed companies in 2010343628
    % change-41.2%-22.2%-7%
    Record Year2009 (45)2008 (77)2009 (58)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Farnham when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Farnham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 63 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)FarnhamUK
    20116342,282
    2010-113,787
    Record Year 2011 (63) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Farnham when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011232317
    Net growth in 20105-82
    Record Year1998 (25)2011 (23)2003 (26)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Farnham
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change0.9%53.3%29.4%
    Record Year1984 (0.3%)1962 (0.5%)1993 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 45.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Farnham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    22.3% of all director appointments in Farnham in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.11%CONSULTING5.11%
    ASSOCIATES2.07%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.68%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    FARNHAM1.17%PROPERTY2.41%
    BUSINESS1.17%TRADING2.06%
    PARTNERS0.91%DESIGN1.94%
    DESIGN0.78%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    CONSULTANTS0.65%BUSINESS1.82%
    MARKETING0.65%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    INVESTMENTS0.65%ENGINEERING1.74%
    20.65%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.65%LONDON1.63%
    HOLDINGS0.52%J1.47%
    SOLAR0.52%GLOBAL1.46%
    ENGINEERING0.52%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.52%CARE1.42%
    INTERNATIONAL0.52%IT1.38%
    DIGITAL0.52%BUILDING1.30%
    IT0.52%PROPERTIES1.28%
    MEDIA0.52%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CARE0.39%M1.25%
    TRADING0.39%ENERGY1.22%
    FIRST0.39%TRAINING1.21%
    TRAINING0.39%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied156204,493
    7487 - Other business activities6665,177
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4015,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3214,755
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3129,245
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2110,137
    7499 - Non-trading company1811,543
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply178,345
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified167,551
    9999 - Dormant Company1522,587
    99999 - Dormant Company1318,281
    74990 - Non-trading company138,064
    7260 - Other computer related activities128,686
    62090 - Other information technology service activities106,798
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering106,321
    70100 - Activities of head offices92,479
    41100 - Development of building projects83,697
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet82,191
    62012 - Business and domestic software development83,137
    7011 - Development & sell real estate72,638

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07759550 DIGIT IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07765214 HAPPY KIDS HOLIDAY CLUB LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07765685 OWENMORE LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07768335 LILYPAD ASSOCIATES LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07769981 HIREMYCAMPERVAN.COM LTD 12 Sep 2011
    07770498 C.R.ELECTRICS LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07771432 AFFINITY BLUE LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07771575 AFFINITY BLUE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07771584 LEAGEN UK LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07772420 FOREMOST IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07774427 ST. JOHN'S COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY NO. 2 LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07774480 COPELAND COSTING LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07775652 MICHAEL KIENER ASSOCIATES LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07777110 R S DRUMS LTD 16 Sep 2011
    07781872 SININEN TRADING LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07789701 BRAIN-4-HIRE LIMITED 28 Sep 2011
    07790774 BATTERSEA HYPNOSIS LIMITED 28 Sep 2011
    07791326 SUSTAINABLE COMPLIANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 29 Sep 2011
    07778613 INFORMATION GAIN LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07780610 TT CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07781600 HEMSWORTH ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07782489 PROTEUS BUSINESS SERVICES LTD 21 Sep 2011
    07783093 JK STUDIOS LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07783891 ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS LTD 22 Sep 2011
    07784728 TESSI LTD 23 Sep 2011