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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
    07689653 ASTUTE THINKING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07692283 ELECTIVECESAREAN LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07693753 MULTIMEDIA THEOLOGICAL TRAINING LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07693966 DIVINE FOOTWEAR & ACCESSORIES LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07698500 DAVID KAPLOWITZ LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07699717 EDANCONA LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07700714 VALE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07701265 INOSOL LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07706720 LITTLE BULB THEATRE 15 Jul 2011
    07708061 HANCOX CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07714394 VELOCITY RDT LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07714919 NICHOLAS WOOLF & CO LTD 22 Jul 2011
    07716393 THUNDERBOLT CREATIVE LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07717705 LICENCE SENSE LTD 26 Jul 2011
    07720469 AMROW LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07722082 WANGARATTA CONSULTING LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07723077 THE CANDY GALLERY LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    OC366457 BKKR LLP 13 Jul 2011
    07689673 INAC SOLUTIONS LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07690072 TIPPLES LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07690403 C P JONES LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07693230 MULBERRY HR PRACTIONERS LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07694702 CONTRACTOR HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07705751 GYROSOFT SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07711319 THE HAPPY BUFFET COMPANY LIMITED 20 Jul 2011