Farnham, Surrey

Q3 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.

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 2013)

    A total of 115 companies were registered in Farnham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 7.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)FarnhamUK
    2013115132,684
    2012107118,868
    % change7.5%11.6%
    Record Year 2011 (137) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013423043
    New companies in 2012353438
    % change20.0%-11.8%13.2%
    Record Year2011 (43)2011 (51)2003 (50)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 85 companies were dissolved in Farnham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 2.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)FarnhamUK
    20138586,170
    20128375,908
    % change2.4%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013193135
    Closed companies in 2012362819
    % change-47.2%10.7%84%
    Record Year2009 (45)2008 (77)2009 (58)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Farnham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 30 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)FarnhamUK
    20133046,514
    20122442,960
    Record Year 2011 (63) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201323-18
    Net growth in 2012-1619
    Record Year1998 (25)2011 (23)1995 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Farnham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Farnham
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change7.4%-19.1%-0.8%
    Record Year1991 (0.2%)1996 (0.2%)1993 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 44.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Farnham was in 2005 when 35.7% of all directors were female.

    25.0% of all director appointments in Farnham in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.01%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.85%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    DEVELOPMENTS1.16%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    FARNHAM1.16%PROPERTY2.53%
    CONSULTANCY1.16%TRADING2.08%
    MARKETING0.92%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PARTNERS0.81%LONDON1.79%
    BUSINESS0.69%DESIGN1.78%
    MEDIA0.69%BUSINESS1.74%
    MAINTENANCE0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ENTERPRISES0.58%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    CONSTRUCTION0.58%CARE1.64%
    DESIGN0.58%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    PROPERTY0.58%GLOBAL1.59%
    GLOBAL0.46%J1.54%
    ASSOCIATES0.46%MEDIA1.54%
    CAPITAL0.46%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    TRADING0.46%PROPERTIES1.45%
    ADAM0.35%IT1.39%
    LAND0.35%M1.25%
    I0.35%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    UP0.35%BUILDING1.19%
    M0.35%CAPITAL1.19%
    BESPOKE0.35%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    N0.35%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied168260,135
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8634,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6754,854
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4326,675
    99999 - Dormant Company3546,169
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1617,715
    41100 - Development of building projects139,271
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings136,039
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies133,601
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,228
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1225,547
    62012 - Business and domestic software development119,104
    74100 - specialised design activities104,171
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities106,979
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate95,430
    86900 - Other human health activities99,203
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate88,312
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing85,382
    62090 - Other information technology service activities812,516
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet88,475

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08635666 PUSHPA NAIR LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08639056 VOODOO UP LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08642230 PORTO FURNITURE LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08645374 NELSON ARMS FARNHAM LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08647232 VIA STRATEGIA LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08649241 HVA TRADING LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08651302 FARNHAM BARBERS LTD 15 Aug 2013
    08657558 TYLER-JONES LTD 20 Aug 2013
    08658027 HILLSIDE MARKETING LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08658857 MACALLAN CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08659475 STUDENT HIGH STREET LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08661758 FICTION PROJECT LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08662323 UMBRELLA GENIE LTD 23 Aug 2013
    08669302 PIZZA TIME FRANCHISING LTD 30 Aug 2013
    08635605 ACCOUNTING CONTACT LTD 02 Aug 2013
    08644458 WINDMILL EWSHOT MANAGEMENT LTD 09 Aug 2013
    08645349 DARAN MORRIS LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08648205 ESCOLME LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08651009 MYKEYFINDER LTD 14 Aug 2013
    08654831 BRACKENDALE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08656046 DAVID RAE SURGICAL SERVICES LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08660177 ADAM WHITBREAD LTD 22 Aug 2013
    08662682 WAVERLEY EQUITY (DEVELOPMENTS) LTD 23 Aug 2013
    08663973 CHANNEL ACTIVATION LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08669622 ARBEZ LIMITED 30 Aug 2013