Farnham, Surrey

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 2012)

    A total of 107 companies were registered in Farnham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 21.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)FarnhamUK
    2012107118,868
    2011137114,512
    % change-21.9%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (137) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012353438
    New companies in 2011435143
    % change-18.6%-33.3%-11.6%
    Record Year2011 (43)2011 (51)2003 (50)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 81 companies were dissolved in Farnham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 9.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)FarnhamUK
    20128174,772
    20117472,230
    % change9.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012362817
    Closed companies in 2011202826
    % change80.0%0.0%-35%
    Record Year2009 (45)2008 (77)2009 (58)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Farnham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 26 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)FarnhamUK
    20122644,096
    20116342,282
    Record Year 2011 (63) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012-1621
    Net growth in 2011232317
    Record Year1998 (25)2011 (23)2003 (26)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Farnham
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-26.9%-32.8%-12.6%
    Record Year1984 (0.3%)1962 (0.5%)1993 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    21.5% of all director appointments in Farnham in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.62%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.55%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.31%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    ASSOCIATES0.95%PROPERTY2.35%
    PROPERTY0.95%TRADING2.08%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.83%DESIGN1.87%
    PARTNERSHIP0.71%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CAPITAL0.71%ENGINEERING1.83%
    FARNHAM0.59%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DEVELOPMENT0.59%BUSINESS1.72%
    TRADING0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    BUSINESS0.59%MEDIA1.67%
    CONSTRUCTION0.59%LONDON1.67%
    MEDIA0.48%J1.55%
    JAMES0.48%GLOBAL1.53%
    J0.48%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    PRODUCTIONS0.48%IT1.43%
    HOUSE0.48%PROPERTIES1.34%
    TREE0.48%CARE1.32%
    (FARNHAM)0.36%M1.27%
    ENTERPRISES0.36%BUILDING1.22%
    GARDEN0.36%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    INTERNATIONAL0.36%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    WORLD0.36%S1.17%
    PROJECT0.36%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied306331,455
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5419,425
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4633,677
    7487 - Other business activities3735,545
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2314,774
    7414 - Business & management consultancy208,437
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified189,891
    99999 - Dormant Company1325,035
    7499 - Non-trading company106,164
    62090 - Other information technology service activities107,869
    41100 - Development of building projects94,965
    70100 - Activities of head offices82,514
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet73,712
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing73,093
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply74,997
    86900 - Other human health activities74,998
    9999 - Dormant Company612,598
    93199 - Other sports activities62,009
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified63,943
    7260 - Other computer related activities64,979

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08199730 ACER CLEANING COMPANY LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08200012 50 WEST STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08203285 CASSARA LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08203791 THE GLITTER TREE LTD 06 Sep 2012
    08205431 THE MAGAZINE CONNECTION LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08206383 LANDSLIDE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08207553 INFOCENTRIC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08213696 VALE EDITORIAL SERVICES LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08214453 BORELLIS LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08215355 L & A VENTURES LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08219265 SAFE HARBOUR HOMECARE LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08219662 NECK HUG LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08222669 ACORN NUTRITION LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08227850 FENICE CONSULTING LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08231118 WORD FOR WORD COMMUNICATIONS LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08231981 WOOSHPING LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08233448 UNO SAFETY LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08204369 WENDZ CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08210791 TECH ASSISTANT LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08214406 SIMON CHARLES CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08217137 PETROGRANADA LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08223348 FARNHAM SOUND AND LIGHT LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08230948 ELEMENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GROUP LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08234133 CGM SERVICE & REPAIRS LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08231818 RSG PROPERTIES LTD 27 Sep 2012