Farnham, Surrey

Q1 2014 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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 145 companies were registered in Farnham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 0.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)FarnhamUK
    2014145150,722
    2013144134,802
    % change0.7%11.8%
    Record Year 2007 (150) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014504451
    New companies in 2013553752
    % change-9.1%18.9%-1.9%
    Record Year2013 (55)2012 (49)2010 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 93 companies were dissolved in Farnham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 19.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)FarnhamUK
    20149382,370
    20137877,914
    % change19.2%5.7%
    Record Year 2011 (102) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014302934
    Closed companies in 2013361824
    % change-16.7%61.1%42%
    Record Year2013 (36)2008 (36)2009 (55)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Farnham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 52 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)FarnhamUK
    20145268,352
    20136656,888
    Record Year 2006 (99) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014201517
    Net growth in 2013191928
    Record Year2006 (33)2007 (30)2006 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Farnham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Farnham
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-14.9%9.7%-18.1%
    Record Year1993 (0.2%)1996 (0.2%)1991 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 45.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Farnham was in 2013 when 54.1% of all directors were female.

    30.4% of all director appointments in Farnham in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.78%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT1.62%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY1.27%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSTRUCTION0.81%PROPERTY2.64%
    TRAINING0.81%TRADING2.05%
    ASSOCIATES0.69%LONDON1.88%
    PROPERTY0.69%ENGINEERING1.86%
    R0.69%CARE1.79%
    FARNHAM0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    ENTERPRISES0.58%DESIGN1.75%
    DESIGN0.58%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    MEDIA0.46%BUSINESS1.71%
    CAPITAL0.46%PROPERTIES1.60%
    SURREY0.46%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    ENERGY0.46%GLOBAL1.58%
    PARTNERS0.46%J1.48%
    LONDON0.46%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ROCK0.46%MEDIA1.48%
    MEDICAL0.46%IT1.33%
    BUILDING0.46%TRANSPORT1.30%
    SKIES0.35%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    J0.35%BUILDING1.24%
    STARRY0.35%M1.21%
    MARKETING0.35%CAPITAL1.20%
    -0.35%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied179280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8637,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6356,411
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5027,750
    99999 - Dormant Company3847,084
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1718,491
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings176,559
    41100 - Development of building projects169,855
    74990 - Non-trading company1614,135
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies153,840
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1426,700
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1212,813
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate125,920
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities127,313
    74100 - specialised design activities124,475
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate119,284
    86900 - Other human health activities1110,273
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified105,876
    62012 - Business and domestic software development109,509
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing105,521

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08920392 YONDER BRIDGE LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08922762 ARW SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08925012 ANGULUS PHARMA LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08925497 WISE CLOUDACCOUNTING LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08928560 LIGHTING CONTROLS FARNHAM LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08929778 TIM STONE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08931351 EHN NOMINEE LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08934584 PROFIT POD LTD 12 Mar 2014
    08942594 WIDESCREEN COMICS LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08950815 SEQUENCE NUTRITION LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08951078 ZL RECRUITMENT LTD 20 Mar 2014
    08952190 ALLY CONSULTANCY & DESIGN LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08953579 GARLIS HOLDINGS LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08954381 CREATIVETRADES OF SURREY LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08957457 CUBRA LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08959020 THE NUCLEO PROJECT 25 Mar 2014
    08966698 BARNY JONES LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08922982 LIONCROSS VENTURES LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08926412 THE HOG'S BACK HOGS COMPANY LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08927798 DALTON TRAINING LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08928011 TEMPLE COURT (FARNHAM) LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08953127 WERCK LTD 21 Mar 2014
    08955736 AIDAN MCEVOY LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08960402 MOBILE10X LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08967288 K.LEWIN LTD 31 Mar 2014