Farnham, Surrey
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Farnham when compared to any previous January.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Farnham when compared to any previous January.
- The record first quarter for female directors in Farnham was in 2013 when 54.1% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 144 companies were registered in Farnham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 0.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Farnham UK 2013 144 134,802 2012 143 131,491 % change 0.7% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (150) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Farnham when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 55 37 52 New companies in 2012 36 49 58 % change 52.8% -24.5% -10.3% Record Year 2013 (55) 2012 (49) 2010 (62)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 78 companies were dissolved in Farnham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 1.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Farnham UK 2013 78 77,914 2012 77 67,576 % change 1.3% 15.3% Record Year 2011 (102) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Farnham when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 36 18 24 Closed companies in 2012 24 30 23 % change 50.0% -40.0% 4% Record Year 2013 (36) 2008 (36) 2009 (55)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Farnham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 66 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Farnham UK 2013 66 56,888 2012 66 63,915 Record Year 2006 (99) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 19 19 28 Net growth in 2012 12 19 35 Record Year 2006 (33) 2007 (30) 2006 (43)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Farnham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Farnham 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 36.9% -25.0% -7.4% Record Year 1993 (0.2%) 1996 (0.2%) 1991 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 49.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.5% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Farnham was in 2013 when 54.1% of all directors were female.
54.1% of all director appointments in Farnham in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.85% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 1.82% MANAGEMENT 4.78% DEVELOPMENTS 1.37% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.25% PROPERTY 2.44% FARNHAM 1.14% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 0.91% DESIGN 1.79% ASSOCIATES 0.57% ENGINEERING 1.78% PARTNERS 0.57% BUSINESS 1.77% MARKETING 0.57% ASSOCIATES 1.75% BUSINESS 0.57% LONDON 1.72% PRODUCTIONS 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.71% CONSTRUCTION 0.57% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% ENERGY 0.46% MEDIA 1.63% K 0.46% GLOBAL 1.57% CAFE 0.46% J 1.56% MAINTENANCE 0.46% CARE 1.46% CONSULTANTS 0.46% IT 1.43% GREEN 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.41% GLOBAL 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.36% PROJECT 0.46% M 1.25% TRADING 0.46% BUILDING 1.21% HIRE 0.34% ENTERPRISES 1.19% SPORT 0.34% ELECTRICAL 1.18% WEALTH 0.34% TRAINING 1.17% L 0.34% SECURITY 1.15%
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 172 249,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 83 32,624 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 68 54,531 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 42 24,894 99999 - Dormant Company 33 43,384 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 16,448 41100 - Development of building projects 14 8,637 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 13 3,240 74990 - Non-trading company 12 14,129 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 12 5,372 74100 - specialised design activities 12 3,645 62012 - Business and domestic software development 11 8,099 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 12,664 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 10 5,059 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 23,532 93199 - Other sports activities 10 3,375 70100 - Activities of head offices 9 3,950 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 8 5,145 86900 - Other human health activities 8 8,465 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 8 6,591
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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