Farnham, Surrey

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 130 companies were registered in Farnham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 13.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)FarnhamUK
    2014130143,414
    2013115132,684
    % change13.0%8.1%
    Record Year 2011 (137) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014354748
    New companies in 2013423043
    % change-16.7%56.7%11.6%
    Record Year2011 (43)2011 (51)2003 (50)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 98 companies were dissolved in Farnham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 15.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)FarnhamUK
    201498101,670
    20138586,170
    % change15.3%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014322937
    Closed companies in 2013193135
    % change68.4%-6.5%6%
    Record Year2009 (45)2008 (77)2009 (58)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Farnham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 32 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)FarnhamUK
    20143241,744
    20133046,514
    Record Year 2011 (63) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201431811
    Net growth in 201323-18
    Record Year1998 (25)2011 (23)1995 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Farnham
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-24.3%49.4%2.4%
    Record Year1991 (0.2%)1996 (0.2%)1993 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 47.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    26.7% of all director appointments in Farnham in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.85%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.74%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    PROPERTY1.42%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSTRUCTION1.20%PROPERTY2.62%
    ASSOCIATES0.98%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY0.98%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    ROCK0.54%TRADING2.00%
    PARTNERS0.54%LONDON1.95%
    INVESTMENTS0.54%CARE1.94%
    LONDON0.54%TRANSPORT1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%DESIGN1.70%
    R0.54%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    ENGINEERING0.54%PROPERTIES1.63%
    DESIGN0.54%BUSINESS1.62%
    HOLDINGS0.44%J1.53%
    ENERGY0.44%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    TRAINING0.44%GLOBAL1.51%
    MEDICAL0.44%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    VENTURES0.33%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CO0.33%MEDIA1.38%
    PARK0.33%CO.,1.36%
    WHITE0.33%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    LIFE0.33%BUILDING1.30%
    PINK0.33%IT1.30%
    BARS0.33%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied171278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8540,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5357,264
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4329,313
    99999 - Dormant Company3648,286
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2118,890
    74990 - Non-trading company2014,006
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings197,151
    41100 - Development of building projects1610,604
    86900 - Other human health activities1411,807
    62012 - Business and domestic software development149,675
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies144,093
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1428,224
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1310,361
    74100 - specialised design activities124,681
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet129,914
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities127,401
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate116,595
    93199 - Other sports activities104,016
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1012,795

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09198097 FRUITFUL BUNCH LIMITED 01 Sep 2014
    09199645 STOP THIEF LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09214428 DENTSCRATCH LTD 11 Sep 2014
    09217038 S MAYHEAD ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09217376 EYE POWERED LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09218501 GENTRY BARBER SHOP LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09220343 THAI LOTUS LAND LTD 16 Sep 2014
    09222823 BARUBA BARS LTD 17 Sep 2014
    09225860 BY.FLAVIA LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09226066 M R G LIFE LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09226990 CD&R OSPREY PLC 19 Sep 2014
    09229946 MATT KURTON WORDS & IDEAS LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09233570 EVERYLIFE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09234344 JACQUELINE ALBERT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 25 Sep 2014
    09234458 GLOWER LTD 25 Sep 2014
    09234498 BOURNEWOOD PROPERTY LIMITED 25 Sep 2014
    09236315 SOCIAL POWER (SURREY) LIMITED 26 Sep 2014
    09242310 PRODUCT EARTH EXPO UK LTD 30 Sep 2014
    09201565 BLENCATHRA HATHAWAY LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09203768 MORGAN VROTVEL LTD 04 Sep 2014
    09210178 SURREY DOWNS FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09234632 HARBOUR YOGA LTD 25 Sep 2014
    09234790 HELEN MORLEY CONSULTING LTD 25 Sep 2014
    09235294 HIGHFIELD HEATING LTD 25 Sep 2014
    09239641 YOUR SALES ID LTD 29 Sep 2014