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.

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 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)FarnhamUK
    2013144134,802
    2012143131,491
    % change0.7%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (150) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013553752
    New companies in 2012364958
    % change52.8%-24.5%-10.3%
    Record Year2013 (55)2012 (49)2010 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)FarnhamUK
    20137877,914
    20127767,576
    % change1.3%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (102) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013361824
    Closed companies in 2012243023
    % change50.0%-40.0%4%
    Record Year2013 (36)2008 (36)2009 (55)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)FarnhamUK
    20136656,888
    20126663,915
    Record Year 2006 (99) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013191928
    Net growth in 2012121935
    Record Year2006 (33)2007 (30)2006 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change36.9%-25.0%-7.4%
    Record Year1993 (0.2%)1996 (0.2%)1991 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.85%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.82%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    DEVELOPMENTS1.37%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.25%PROPERTY2.44%
    FARNHAM1.14%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY0.91%DESIGN1.79%
    ASSOCIATES0.57%ENGINEERING1.78%
    PARTNERS0.57%BUSINESS1.77%
    MARKETING0.57%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    BUSINESS0.57%LONDON1.72%
    PRODUCTIONS0.57%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    ENERGY0.46%MEDIA1.63%
    K0.46%GLOBAL1.57%
    CAFE0.46%J1.56%
    MAINTENANCE0.46%CARE1.46%
    CONSULTANTS0.46%IT1.43%
    GREEN0.46%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    GLOBAL0.46%PROPERTIES1.36%
    PROJECT0.46%M1.25%
    TRADING0.46%BUILDING1.21%
    HIRE0.34%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    SPORT0.34%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    WEALTH0.34%TRAINING1.17%
    L0.34%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied172249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8332,624
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6854,531
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4224,894
    99999 - Dormant Company3343,384
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1916,448
    41100 - Development of building projects148,637
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies133,240
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,129
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings125,372
    74100 - specialised design activities123,645
    62012 - Business and domestic software development118,099
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1112,664
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate105,059
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1023,532
    93199 - Other sports activities103,375
    70100 - Activities of head offices93,950
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing85,145
    86900 - Other human health activities88,465
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities86,591

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08345334 HBTS UK PACKAGING EXCELLENCE LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08350680 BROADHAVEN INNS LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08350707 OAKLEY TAVERNS LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08355295 ELECTRO JUICE LTD 10 Jan 2013
    08357200 DH DUCTWORK LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08359790 CHAMELEON CONSULTING (HEALTHCARE) LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08359890 SPORTING PHOENIX LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08362615 GREEN LEAVES COUNRTYSIDE CONTRACTORS (SANDHURST) LTD 16 Jan 2013
    08364273 FARNHAM HEATH END SCHOOL 17 Jan 2013
    08365500 MEN ROCK LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08365685 A MINIMIS INCIPE LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08368612 ORMAN HOMES LTD 21 Jan 2013
    08368628 WICHITA (UK) LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08372334 NELSON5 LIMITED 23 Jan 2013
    08372784 REES BROS RESTORATIONS LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08372811 LEABURN LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08374953 KGR CONSULTING LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08376052 BORSH N DUMPLINGS LTD 25 Jan 2013
    08376247 SOUTHGATE 23 LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08379079 CARROWDARE ENERGY LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08346959 KONOC LTD 04 Jan 2013
    08369710 XTRACT GLOBAL LTD. 22 Jan 2013
    08373433 STRIPE PROPERTY LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08374961 SHP CARBON TRADING LTD 25 Jan 2013
    08378418 SINAR AGRITEC (R&D) LIMITED 28 Jan 2013