How many companies are there in Ferndown Town?

There are 4,192 active companies in Ferndown Town as of Dec 2023. In total, 5,675 companies have been incorporated, and 1,482 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Ferndown Town?

Most companies in Ferndown Town are categorised under: information and communication. This accounts for 1,334 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Ferndown Town?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Ferndown Town are: information technology consultancy activities; management consultancy activities other than financial management; and other letting and operating of own or leased real estate.

Which words do companies in Ferndown Town use in their names most often?

Businesses and companies in Ferndown Town most commonly used the words CONSULTING, SERVICES, SOLUTIONS, MANAGEMENT, and CONSULTANCY in their company names.

Ferndown Town Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Out of Ferndown Town's 5,675 total incorporated companies, 520 were formed in the last 12 months.

Ferndown Town's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Ferndown Town include the 1,334 companies working in information and communication, 1,023 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, and 328 companies working in real estate activities. The business sectors with the least activity include public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 9 active companies, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 8 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 7 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Information and communication	1,334	1,588	246
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1,023	1,284	256
Real estate activities	328	391	62
Construction	313	525	201
Administrative and support service activities	297	472	161
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	279	493	210
Manufacturing	158	223	63
Financial and insurance activities	138	190	51
Other service activities	123	203	78
Activities of households as employers	101	116	15
Human health and social work activities	86	107	20
Arts, entertainment and recreation	68	104	35
Accommodation and food service activities	60	126	64
Education	52	84	28
Transportation and storage	40	69	28
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	21	29	7
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	12	21	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9	11	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	8	14	6
Mining and Quarrying	7	10	3

Company Trends in Ferndown Town

Looking at the big changes in Ferndown Town's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in information technology consultancy activities now making up 21% of active businesses, a total of 901 companies. The next big increase was management consultancy activities other than financial management which now makes up 12% of active businesses in Ferndown Town, a change of 16% from the 11% percentage share seen in 2018. Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate also saw positive growth, currently representing 5.49% of Ferndown Town's active companies.

Notable changes in Ferndown Town's business sectors include a rise of 19% in information and communication since 2018, a rise of 16% in professional, scientific and technical activities, and rise of 32% in real estate activities.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Information technology consultancy activities	901	1,030	126
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	521	654	129
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	230	258	28
Other business support service activities	168	269	89
Other information technology service activities	166	219	48
Business and domestic software development	158	179	21
Residents property management	99	113	14
Buying and selling of own real estate	95	116	20
Development of building projects	83	120	36
Other information service activities	80	93	13
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	73	95	21
Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities	71	77	6
Other service activities	68	128	59
Other engineering activities	65	86	21
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	51	72	21
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	50	59	9
Specialised design activities	48	54	6
Other specialised construction activities	44	65	19
Construction of domestic buildings	42	56	13
Accounting and auditing activities	42	56	14

Company Names & Word Choices in Ferndown Town

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Ferndown Town are CONSULTING, SERVICES, SOLUTIONS, MANAGEMENT, and CONSULTANCY.

Ferndown Town's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Ferndown Town is Shaftesbury Homes & Arethusa at 119 years, 5 months, and 28 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00081186	Shaftesbury Homes & Arethusa	Other social work activities without accommodation	08 Jun 1904	119 years
00255858	Marden Edwards Limited	Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery	21 Apr 1931	92 years
00348565	Keith Spicer Limited	Tea processing	18 Jan 1939	84 years
00404142	Taylor & Co (Investments) Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	05 Feb 1946	77 years
00408187	The Wycombe Property Co. Ltd	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	10 Apr 1946	77 years
00497624	Bournemouth And District Car Club Limited	Other sports activities	14 Jul 1951	72 years
00507901	John Lee & Sons (Ferndown) Limited	Construction of commercial buildings	13 May 1952	71 years
00522980	Scott Engineering (Bournemouth) Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	24 Aug 1953	70 years
00553256	Bournemouth House Purchase Company Limited	Development of building projects	13 Aug 1955	68 years
00564657	Hampreston Manor Farm Limited	Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds	13 Apr 1956	67 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Ferndown Town

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Ferndown Town, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 2,215 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
C/O Sg Accounting 1 Cedar Office Park, Cobham Road	BH21 7SB	757
C/O Aardvark Accounting 1 Cedar Office Park, Cobham Road	BH21 7SB	525
C/O Vantage Accounting 1 Cedar Office Park, Cobham Road, Ferndown Industrial Estate	BH21 7SB	189
C/O Vantage Accounting 1 Cedar Office Park, Cobham Road	BH21 7SB	175
The Old Exchange, 521 Wimborne Road East	BH22 9NH	138
4 Cedar Park Cobham Road, Ferndown Industrial Estate	BH21 7SF	108
C/O Aardvark Accounting 1 Cedar Office Park Cobham Road, Ferndown Industrial Estate	BH21 7SB	108
C/O Vantage Accounting, 1 Cedar Office Park Cobham Road, Ferndown Industrial Estate	BH21 7SB	104
C/O Sg Accounting Unit 1 Cobham Road, Ferndown Industrial Estate	BH21 7SB	59
C/O Sg Accounting, 1 Cedar Office Park, Cobham Road	BH21 7SB	52

Ferndown Town's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15329323	Finnium Limited	Information technology consultancy activities	05 Dec 2023	1 days
15326475	Your Office Search Limited	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15324460	Carbonsmart Consultancy Limited	Other engineering activities	03 Dec 2023	3 days
15318293	Zeeshan Gill Ltd	Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets	30 Nov 2023	6 days
15319010	Kishore Baskaran Enterprise Limited	Security dealing on own account	30 Nov 2023	6 days
15319088	Willy Dev Ltd	Information technology consultancy activities	30 Nov 2023	6 days
15319750	Valentina Properties Limited	Residents property management	30 Nov 2023	6 days
15320053	Xtend Property Ltd	Buying and selling of own real estate	30 Nov 2023	6 days
15316041	Ojsk Properties Ltd	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	29 Nov 2023	7 days
15317292	Calamita Consulting Ltd	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	29 Nov 2023	7 days
15317429	Luminesce Limited	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	29 Nov 2023	7 days
15308994	Cowles Group Holdings Limited	Activities of other holding companies	27 Nov 2023	9 days
15310668	Moxy Construction Ltd	Construction of commercial buildings	27 Nov 2023	9 days
15305842	Trusted Datawesome Consulting Ltd	Business and domestic software development	23 Nov 2023	13 days
15305996	Kd Property Investment Ltd	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	23 Nov 2023	13 days
15302374	Projnex Limited	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	22 Nov 2023	14 days
15294456	Chelspool Limited	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	20 Nov 2023	16 days
15290842	Dws Consulting Services Limited	Tax consultancy	17 Nov 2023	19 days
15290212	Rt Lighting Bedrock Ltd	Other food services	16 Nov 2023	20 days
15285742	Two Ducks Accounting Ltd	Motion picture production activities	15 Nov 2023	21 days

Business Services in Ferndown Town

Ferndown Town Company Scorecard

5,675

Total Incorporations

4,192

Active Companies

1,482

Total Dissolved