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
New Company Registrations
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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) Farnham UK 2012 143 131,491 2011 107 116,391 % change 33.6% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (150) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 36 49 58 New companies in 2011 29 37 41 % change 24.1% 32.4% 41.5% Record Year 2006 (54) 2012 (49) 2010 (62)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Farnham UK 2012 77 67,576 2011 102 90,987 % change -24.5% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (102) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 24 30 23 Closed companies in 2011 33 27 42 % change -27.3% 11.1% -45% Record Year 2011 (33) 2008 (36) 2009 (55)
Net Company Growth
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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) Farnham UK 2012 66 63,915 2011 5 25,404 Record Year 2006 (99) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 12 19 35 Net growth in 2011 -4 10 -1 Record Year 2006 (33) 2007 (30) 2008 (43)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 6.5% 13.3% 32.4% Record Year 1976 (0.5%) 1980 (0.4%) 1964 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.21% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.75% MANAGEMENT 4.74% ASSOCIATES 1.28% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.05% PROPERTY 2.37% BUSINESS 1.05% TRADING 2.07% CAPITAL 0.93% DESIGN 1.93% CONSTRUCTION 0.81% ENGINEERING 1.86% DEVELOPMENTS 0.81% ASSOCIATES 1.84% PROPERTY 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.79% DESIGN 0.70% BUSINESS 1.73% FARNHAM 0.70% MEDIA 1.72% MEDIA 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% 2 0.58% LONDON 1.66% MARKETING 0.58% J 1.54% PARTNERSHIP 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.51% IT 0.58% GLOBAL 1.50% PARTNERS 0.58% IT 1.40% J 0.58% CARE 1.34% SOUTH 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.31% HOLDINGS 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.27% HOUSE 0.47% M 1.27% DEVELOPMENT 0.47% BUILDING 1.24% HEATING 0.47% ENERGY 1.20% SOLAR 0.47% S 1.20% INTERNATIONAL 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 175 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 58 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 52 19,704 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 39 35,233 7414 - Business & management consultancy 27 12,113 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 23 14,303 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 9,892 7499 - Non-trading company 16 9,102 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 14 6,934 99999 - Dormant Company 14 25,084 74990 - Non-trading company 13 9,729 9999 - Dormant Company 10 18,617 7260 - Other computer related activities 10 7,154 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 4,356 70100 - Activities of head offices 9 2,746 62090 - Other information technology service activities 9 8,145 41100 - Development of building projects 8 4,984 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 8 3,439 7011 - Development & sell real estate 7 2,092 73110 - Advertising agencies 6 2,000
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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