Farnham, Surrey

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Farnham when compared to any previous February.

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 2015)

    A total of 131 companies were registered in Farnham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)FarnhamUK
    2015131161,156
    2014145150,722
    % change-9.7%6.9%
    Record Year 2007 (150) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015414446
    New companies in 2014504451
    % change-18.0%0.0%-9.8%
    Record Year2013 (55)2012 (49)2010 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 100 companies were dissolved in Farnham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 7.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)FarnhamUK
    201510089,523
    20149382,370
    % change7.5%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (102) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Farnham when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015243640
    Closed companies in 2014302934
    % change-20.0%24.1%18%
    Record Year2013 (36)2015 (36)2009 (55)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Farnham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 31 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)FarnhamUK
    20153171,633
    20145268,352
    Record Year 2006 (99) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20151786
    Net growth in 2014201517
    Record Year2006 (33)2007 (30)2006 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Farnham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Farnham
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-19.5%-7.9%-17.9%
    Record Year1993 (0.2%)1996 (0.2%)1991 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 47.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    28.4% of all director appointments in Farnham in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.27%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT2.04%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    PROPERTY1.36%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSTRUCTION1.14%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSULTANCY1.02%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    ASSOCIATES0.91%CARE2.13%
    CONSULTANTS0.79%ENGINEERING2.12%
    MARKETING0.79%LONDON1.91%
    INVESTMENTS0.79%TRADING1.88%
    DESIGN0.57%TRANSPORT1.82%
    PARTNERS0.57%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CARE0.57%DESIGN1.65%
    ENGINEERING0.45%PROPERTIES1.63%
    M0.45%CO.,1.58%
    IT0.45%J1.55%
    BARS0.45%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    CONTROL0.34%BUSINESS1.49%
    (SURREY)0.34%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    LAND0.34%GLOBAL1.46%
    SALES0.34%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    VENTURES0.34%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    HOUSE0.34%BUILDING1.31%
    L0.34%IT1.30%
    FINANCIAL0.34%MEDIA1.28%
    ONE0.34%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied171288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9143,081
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5458,522
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4030,825
    99999 - Dormant Company3449,474
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2519,098
    41100 - Development of building projects2111,863
    74990 - Non-trading company2113,794
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2029,218
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings197,797
    86900 - Other human health activities1613,990
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,862
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1311,600
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis126,154
    93199 - Other sports activities124,220
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities127,682
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1210,200
    62012 - Business and domestic software development129,651
    74100 - specialised design activities114,892
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies114,253

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09418731 OPTIMUM TRAINING LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09418879 LMT PEST & BIRD CONTROL LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09430830 MYOB LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09432266 IRAIL LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09435559 PET-PRINT LTD 12 Feb 2015
    09436611 TCA ACCOUNTING LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09442879 HELEN KANE LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09449675 CLEAR COVER COMPARE LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09451750 VISION D&B LIMITED 21 Feb 2015
    09451793 HOLMES FIELD COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 21 Feb 2015
    09455084 COBBETT COURT (FREEHOLD) LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09455804 BARBER SUPPLIES LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09457026 LOVEMEEZ LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09458350 MATCHED BETTERS LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
    09459152 DITR LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09461706 MAREIL CONSULTANCY LTD 27 Feb 2015
    09461818 PERRYGO LIMITED 27 Feb 2015
    09463535 JP DATA SERVICES LIMITED 27 Feb 2015
    09417904 THE MORE HOUSE FOUNDATION LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09423608 DELIVERY KINGS LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09427170 JLF SOLUTIONS TWO LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09429072 LITTLE BEAR BABYWEAR LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09435148 ANTI SOCIAL NETWORK FILMS LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09440474 CNS ODHIAM LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09456142 CONSTRUCTION CATERING LIMITED 24 Feb 2015