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Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous Q1.
  • March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bradford when compared to any previous January.

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 2010)

    Q1 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 376 companies were registered in Bradford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 2.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BradfordUK
    2010376105,137
    200936891,034
    % change2.2%15.5%
    Record Year 2010 (376) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous March.

    March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010102102172
    New companies in 200994131143
    % change8.5%-22.1%20.3%
    Record Year2008 (111)2009 (131)2010 (172)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 267 companies were dissolved in Bradford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 25.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BradfordUK
    201026782,677
    2009358108,060
    % change-25.4%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (358) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bradford when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20108479104
    Closed companies in 20093962257
    % change115.4%27.4%-60%
    Record Year2010 (84)2008 (91)2009 (257)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Bradford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 109 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BradfordUK
    201010922,460
    200910-17,026
    Record Year 2008 (206) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010182368
    Net growth in 20095569-114
    Record Year2009 (55)2009 (69)2008 (121)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Bradford formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Bradford
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    20070.2%
    20060.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.5%0.4%
    % change0.7%-33.3%0.0%
    Record Year1963 (0.8%)1960 (1.0%)1967 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 41.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Bradford was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    23.0% of all director appointments in Bradford in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.20%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    S1.02%CONSULTING4.60%
    BRADFORD0.88%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    PUB0.88%PROPERTY2.50%
    YORKSHIRE0.83%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    INNS0.79%TRADING1.93%
    CONSULTANCY0.79%DESIGN1.91%
    CONSULTANTS0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    CITY0.74%MEDIA1.84%
    BUSINESS0.70%BUSINESS1.74%
    REALISATIONS0.70%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    CAR0.70%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    INN0.65%ENGINEERING1.54%
    SECURITY0.65%J1.48%
    PROPERTY0.60%LONDON1.45%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.56%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    R0.56%GROUP1.37%
    BUILDING0.56%GLOBAL1.35%
    CLAIMS0.56%PROPERTIES1.35%
    C0.56%BUILDING1.34%
    (BRADFORD)0.56%CARE1.33%
    GROUP0.51%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CONSULTING0.51%M1.28%
    DEBT0.51%SYSTEMS1.25%
    HEALTHCARE0.51%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied977228,645
    7487 - Other business activities17174,904
    9999 - Dormant Company7619,948
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4117,003
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4026,974
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities379,943
    7499 - Non-trading company3515,398
    5540 - Bars322,070
    7260 - Other computer related activities3010,331
    9305 - Other service activities309,038
    99999 - Dormant Company2613,808
    74990 - Non-trading company258,149
    86900 - Other human health activities243,445
    6024 - Freight transport by road243,665
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified228,154
    62090 - Other information technology service activities226,340
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering209,325
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply199,659
    49410 - Freight transport by road182,152
    7011 - Development & sell real estate175,300

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07203804 PETHERBRIDGE BASSRA SERVICES (BRADFORD) LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07186820 A Z DESIGN CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED 11 Mar 2010
    07182147 CLEAN GEN LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07181801 GRAVELEYS (RIPON) LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07180511 SAVOY KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS LTD 06 Mar 2010
    07178716 ASHLEY WHARF (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07176607 MADIYA FOODS (UK) LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07176399 THE FLEECE AT BARKISLAND LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07206976 MOLDOW LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07190463 E Z PLUMBIN LTD 16 Mar 2010
    07190825 KHMC LTD 16 Mar 2010
    07175155 DIGITAL BARGAINS LTD 02 Mar 2010
    07173620 K SHAHZADI LTD 02 Mar 2010
    07210410 TONG HIGH SCHOOL TRUST 31 Mar 2010
    07200889 MONARCH ENTERPRISES (UK) LTD 24 Mar 2010
    07191167 COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES UK LTD 16 Mar 2010
    07188205 KSG CONSULTANTS LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07185119 INTERIORS 2 SUIT LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07172489 EXCEL SURFACING LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    07191636 ADDHESION LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07183852 MERIDIAN MIDAS LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07183850 CTRL4 LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07183732 A1 PACKAGING UK LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07180573 FORESTERS TRADE LIMITED 06 Mar 2010
    07199843 TANDARA LIMITED 23 Mar 2010

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