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
    08671209 CELTIC TRADING (CORNWALL) LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08672234 999 MEDICAL LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08673310 FIRST PROTECT LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08676612 HOLMESDALE CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08684525 ENUCLEO LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08685131 ADAM SANDERS CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08685441 MINDFUL ASSOCIATES LTD 11 Sep 2013
    08687853 ARROW & SON LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08689686 NANOTECH COATINGS UK LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08693386 DC CONSULTING IT LTD 17 Sep 2013
    08694516 HEIGH TECH LTD 17 Sep 2013
    08698307 ENERGETIC SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08701052 BLUES RESTAURANT LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08702118 PRO AUDIO MUSIC ACADEMY LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08702393 SENTINEL OFFENDER SERVICES LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08705072 DIRTY HIPPO LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08705878 FOKUS ENGINEERING LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08706931 PAUL COON CONSULTING LTD 26 Sep 2013
    08708242 SARAH ELIZABETH LTD 26 Sep 2013
    08709153 COMPANY MOVES AND STORAGE LIMITED 27 Sep 2013
    08672301 GARDEN & LANDSCAPE WAREHOUSE LTD 02 Sep 2013
    OC387635 JOINT REACTION LLP 03 Sep 2013
    08686339 3RD AGE PSYCHOLOGY LIMITED 11 Sep 2013
    08692514 NSB BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08697494 VICKINS LIMITED 19 Sep 2013