Bradford, West Yorkshire
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
New Company Registrations
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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) Bradford UK 2010 376 105,137 2009 368 91,034 % change 2.2% 15.5% Record Year 2010 (376) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2010 102 102 172 New companies in 2009 94 131 143 % change 8.5% -22.1% 20.3% Record Year 2008 (111) 2009 (131) 2010 (172)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Bradford UK 2010 267 82,677 2009 358 108,060 % change -25.4% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (358) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2010 84 79 104 Closed companies in 2009 39 62 257 % change 115.4% 27.4% -60% Record Year 2010 (84) 2008 (91) 2009 (257)
Net Company Growth
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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) Bradford UK 2010 109 22,460 2009 10 -17,026 Record Year 2008 (206) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 18 23 68 Net growth in 2009 55 69 -114 Record Year 2009 (55) 2009 (69) 2008 (121)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.5% 0.4% % change 0.7% -33.3% 0.0% Record Year 1963 (0.8%) 1960 (1.0%) 1967 (1.0%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.20% MANAGEMENT 5.01% S 1.02% CONSULTING 4.60% BRADFORD 0.88% CONSULTANCY 2.87% PUB 0.88% PROPERTY 2.50% YORKSHIRE 0.83% ASSOCIATES 2.04% INNS 0.79% TRADING 1.93% CONSULTANCY 0.79% DESIGN 1.91% CONSULTANTS 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% CITY 0.74% MEDIA 1.84% BUSINESS 0.70% BUSINESS 1.74% REALISATIONS 0.70% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% CAR 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.63% INN 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.54% SECURITY 0.65% J 1.48% PROPERTY 0.60% LONDON 1.45% (YORKSHIRE) 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.45% R 0.56% GROUP 1.37% BUILDING 0.56% GLOBAL 1.35% CLAIMS 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.35% C 0.56% BUILDING 1.34% (BRADFORD) 0.56% CARE 1.33% GROUP 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CONSULTING 0.51% M 1.28% DEBT 0.51% SYSTEMS 1.25% HEALTHCARE 0.51% S 1.23%
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 977 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 171 74,904 9999 - Dormant Company 76 19,948 7414 - Business & management consultancy 41 17,003 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 40 26,974 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 37 9,943 7499 - Non-trading company 35 15,398 5540 - Bars 32 2,070 7260 - Other computer related activities 30 10,331 9305 - Other service activities 30 9,038 99999 - Dormant Company 26 13,808 74990 - Non-trading company 25 8,149 86900 - Other human health activities 24 3,445 6024 - Freight transport by road 24 3,665 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 8,154 62090 - Other information technology service activities 22 6,340 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 20 9,325 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 19 9,659 49410 - Freight transport by road 18 2,152 7011 - Development & sell real estate 17 5,300
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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