Farnham, Surrey
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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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) Farnham UK 2014 145 150,722 2013 144 134,802 % change 0.7% 11.8% Record Year 2007 (150) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 50 44 51 New companies in 2013 55 37 52 % change -9.1% 18.9% -1.9% Record Year 2013 (55) 2012 (49) 2010 (62)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Farnham UK 2014 93 82,370 2013 78 77,914 % change 19.2% 5.7% Record Year 2011 (102) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 30 29 34 Closed companies in 2013 36 18 24 % change -16.7% 61.1% 42% Record Year 2013 (36) 2008 (36) 2009 (55)
Net Company Growth
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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) Farnham UK 2014 52 68,352 2013 66 56,888 Record Year 2006 (99) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 20 15 17 Net growth in 2013 19 19 28 Record Year 2006 (33) 2007 (30) 2006 (43)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -14.9% 9.7% -18.1% Record Year 1993 (0.2%) 1996 (0.2%) 1991 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.78% CONSULTING 5.22% MANAGEMENT 1.62% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 1.27% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSTRUCTION 0.81% PROPERTY 2.64% TRAINING 0.81% TRADING 2.05% ASSOCIATES 0.69% LONDON 1.88% PROPERTY 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.86% R 0.69% CARE 1.79% FARNHAM 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% ENTERPRISES 0.58% DESIGN 1.75% DESIGN 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.73% MEDIA 0.46% BUSINESS 1.71% CAPITAL 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.60% SURREY 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.60% ENERGY 0.46% GLOBAL 1.58% PARTNERS 0.46% J 1.48% LONDON 0.46% ASSOCIATES 1.48% ROCK 0.46% MEDIA 1.48% MEDICAL 0.46% IT 1.33% BUILDING 0.46% TRANSPORT 1.30% SKIES 0.35% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% J 0.35% BUILDING 1.24% STARRY 0.35% M 1.21% MARKETING 0.35% CAPITAL 1.20% - 0.35% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 179 280,210 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 86 37,882 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 63 56,411 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 50 27,750 99999 - Dormant Company 38 47,084 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 17 18,491 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 17 6,559 41100 - Development of building projects 16 9,855 74990 - Non-trading company 16 14,135 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 15 3,840 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 14 26,700 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 12,813 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 12 5,920 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 12 7,313 74100 - specialised design activities 12 4,475 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 11 9,284 86900 - Other human health activities 11 10,273 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 10 5,876 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 9,509 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 10 5,521
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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