Farnham, Surrey
2014 Half Year Business Confidence Report

Headlines
- The record second quarter for female directors in Farnham was in 2014 when 47.6% of all directors were female.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 a total of 260 companies were formed in Farnham. This figure is 1.2% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 11.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Farnham occurred in 2012 when a total of 269 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Farnham UK 2014 260 300,731 2013 257 269,432 % change 1.2% 11.6% Record Year 2012 (269) 2014 (300,731) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
A total of 115 companies were registered in Farnham during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).
This figure is an increase of 1.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Farnham UK 2014 115 150,009 2013 113 134,630 % change 1.8% 11.4% Record Year 2012 (126) 2014 (150,009) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2014 34 39 42 New companies in 2013 41 31 41 % change -17.1% 25.8% 2.4% Record Year 2010 (46) 2003 (46) 2012 (45)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 a total of 178 companies were dissolved in Farnham. This figure is 4.1% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 14.2%.
The highest total for a first half year in Farnham occurred in 2009 when a total of 231 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Farnham UK 2014 178 177,207 2013 171 155,192 % change 4.1% 14.2% Record Year 2009 (231) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
A total of 85 companies were dissolved in Farnham during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 8.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 22.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Farnham UK 2014 85 94,837 2013 93 77,278 % change -8.6% 22.7% Record Year 2009 (130) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2014 18 43 24 Closed companies in 2013 30 29 34 % change -40.0% 48.3% -29% Record Year 2009 (32) 2009 (66) 2013 (34)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 the company register for Farnham increased by 82 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Farnham UK 2014 82 123,524 2013 86 114,240 Record Year 2003 (146) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
Net company growth for Farnham during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) was 30 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Farnham UK 2014 30 55,172 2013 20 57,352 Record Year 2008 (58) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2014 16 -4 18 Net growth in 2013 11 2 7 Record Year 2012 (23) 2003 (32) 2008 (37)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 Farnham formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2013 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Farnham 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
In the second quarter of 2014, Farnham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Farnham 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -25.2% 16.2% -11.2% Record Year 1991 (0.2%) 1991 (0.2%) 1996 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2014 was 45.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2014 was 45.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
The record first half year for female directors in Farnham was 2013 when 41.0% of all directors were female.
40.4% of all director appointments in Farnham in the first half of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
The record second quarter for female directors in Farnham was in 2014 when 47.6% of all directors were female.
47.6% of all director appointments in Farnham in the second quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2013-Jun 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.30% CONSULTING 5.16% MANAGEMENT 1.61% MANAGEMENT 4.64% PROPERTY 1.03% CONSULTANCY 3.50% CONSULTANCY 1.03% PROPERTY 2.66% ASSOCIATES 0.92% TRADING 2.03% CONSTRUCTION 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.99% ENGINEERING 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.93% TRAINING 0.69% LONDON 1.93% FARNHAM 0.69% CARE 1.85% R 0.57% DESIGN 1.75% DESIGN 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.73% LONDON 0.57% BUSINESS 1.69% ROCK 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.63% SURREY 0.46% TRANSPORT 1.58% BUSINESS 0.46% GLOBAL 1.55% PROJECT 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.55% MEDIA 0.46% J 1.51% MEDICAL 0.46% ASSOCIATES 1.48% PARTNERS 0.46% MEDIA 1.44% BUILDING 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.40% MARKETING 0.46% IT 1.33% ENERGY 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.33% I 0.46% BUILDING 1.26% RECRUITMENT 0.46% M 1.24% PINK 0.34% CO., 1.20%
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 160 261,557 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 87 40,250 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 55 57,421 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 48 29,029 99999 - Dormant Company 40 48,436 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 21 19,058 74990 - Non-trading company 20 14,351 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 19 7,053 41100 - Development of building projects 16 10,527 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 14 4,076 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 13 28,352 62012 - Business and domestic software development 13 9,834 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 13 10,133 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 13 6,413 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 12 7,415 74100 - specialised design activities 12 4,703 86900 - Other human health activities 11 11,292 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 11 9,900 93199 - Other sports activities 10 4,027 81300 - Landscape service activities 10 1,947
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09020297 MARANT DESIGN LTD 01 May 2014 09021998 MGR CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 01 May 2014 09024627 FARNHAM DOG WALKING LTD 06 May 2014 09026492 NJ & K LIMITED 06 May 2014 09029541 CCTG LIMITED 08 May 2014 09029826 FIREBIRD ENGINEERING LIMITED 08 May 2014 09029868 MOTIVATED RESULTS LIMITED 08 May 2014 09031295 BUDGENOR LODGE LTD 09 May 2014 09040121 DSG HEALTHCARE PROVISION LIMITED 14 May 2014 OC393231 PLOUTUS PARTNERS LLP 19 May 2014 09046958 DADDICARE LIMITED 19 May 2014 OC393341 PURKISS PRACTICE LLP 23 May 2014 09055645 JENKINS & FALVEY LIMITED 23 May 2014 09056128 ANTES CHOCOLATE LIMITED 27 May 2014 09056239 THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (BERKSHIRE) LIMITED 27 May 2014 09058832 SIX SIXES DESIGN LIMITED 27 May 2014 09061240 SIMON ADI LIMITED 29 May 2014 09062217 THE COLD WAR COLLECTION LIMITED 29 May 2014 09062311 THE COLD WAR MUSEUM LIMITED 29 May 2014 09026240 LAND SYNERGIES LTD 06 May 2014 09028724 MACANDREW DUNCAN LIMITED 07 May 2014 09029124 MIKE PINK LTD 08 May 2014 09044159 SANFORD HAYLES LTD 16 May 2014 09050043 STICKEROO.CO.UK LIMITED 21 May 2014 09059982 LAVANDA VENTURES LTD. 28 May 2014
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