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Farnham, Surrey

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Farnham when compared to any previous February.

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 2012)

    A total of 143 companies were registered in Farnham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 33.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)FarnhamUK
    2012143131,491
    2011107116,391
    % change33.6%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (150) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Farnham when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012364958
    New companies in 2011293741
    % change24.1%32.4%41.5%
    Record Year2006 (54)2012 (49)2010 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 77 companies were dissolved in Farnham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 24.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)FarnhamUK
    20127767,576
    201110290,987
    % change-24.5%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (102) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012243023
    Closed companies in 2011332742
    % change-27.3%11.1%-45%
    Record Year2011 (33)2008 (36)2009 (55)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Farnham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 66 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)FarnhamUK
    20126663,915
    2011525,404
    Record Year 2006 (99) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012121935
    Net growth in 2011-410-1
    Record Year2006 (33)2007 (30)2008 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Farnham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Farnham
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change6.5%13.3%32.4%
    Record Year1976 (0.5%)1980 (0.4%)1964 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 45.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    26.5% of all director appointments in Farnham in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.21%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.75%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    ASSOCIATES1.28%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.05%PROPERTY2.37%
    BUSINESS1.05%TRADING2.07%
    CAPITAL0.93%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSTRUCTION0.81%ENGINEERING1.86%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.81%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    PROPERTY0.70%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    DESIGN0.70%BUSINESS1.73%
    FARNHAM0.70%MEDIA1.72%
    MEDIA0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    20.58%LONDON1.66%
    MARKETING0.58%J1.54%
    PARTNERSHIP0.58%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    IT0.58%GLOBAL1.50%
    PARTNERS0.58%IT1.40%
    J0.58%CARE1.34%
    SOUTH0.47%PROPERTIES1.31%
    HOLDINGS0.47%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    HOUSE0.47%M1.27%
    DEVELOPMENT0.47%BUILDING1.24%
    HEATING0.47%ENERGY1.20%
    SOLAR0.47%S1.20%
    INTERNATIONAL0.47%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied175216,665
    7487 - Other business activities5852,735
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5219,704
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3935,233
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2712,113
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2314,303
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified199,892
    7499 - Non-trading company169,102
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply146,934
    99999 - Dormant Company1425,084
    74990 - Non-trading company139,729
    9999 - Dormant Company1018,617
    7260 - Other computer related activities107,154
    62012 - Business and domestic software development104,356
    70100 - Activities of head offices92,746
    62090 - Other information technology service activities98,145
    41100 - Development of building projects84,984
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet83,439
    7011 - Development & sell real estate72,092
    73110 - Advertising agencies62,000

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07932246 DJE HAULAGE LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07933808 OMEO LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07935486 VENTURE STRATEGY PARTNERSHIP LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07945057 TRUBRIDGE FILMS LTD 10 Feb 2012
    07945482 AAG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07953233 CINDELE LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07954119 EAGLEFARM INDUSTRIES LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07954541 BULLDOG PLUMBING AND HEATING SUPPLIES LTD 17 Feb 2012
    07954769 SPATIAL ANALYSIS SERVICES LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07955089 WEST COUNTRY COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07956552 LANDMARK TREE SURGERY LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07958903 MORBROOKE LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07960695 ESSEX SCHOOLS HOLDINGS (WOODLANDS) LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07967310 IHEALTH PARTNERSHIP LTD 28 Feb 2012
    OC372063 HARLEY STREET KNEE CLINIC LLP 03 Feb 2012
    OC372281 TRI IT SPORTS LLP 09 Feb 2012
    07935327 BUSINESS MOBILE CONNECTIVITY LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07937024 CLAUDE DOUGLAS ROOFING LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07937389 FIRLANE DOOR SYSTEMS LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07940125 FIRLANE DOOR SERVICES LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07946076 CAMPANA LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07946416 SALES LEADERSHIP LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07951844 SMART ENQUIRY LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07952532 AIM HIGH SEO LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07955206 POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT LTD 20 Feb 2012