Bradford, West Yorkshire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous Q3.
- Q3 2010 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any quarter in history.
- September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous September.
- September 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any month in history.
- August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous August.
- July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous July.
- July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bradford when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous Q3.
Q3 2010 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 472 companies were registered in Bradford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 26.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Bradford UK 2010 472 101,492 2009 372 94,671 % change 26.9% 7.2% Record Year 2010 (472) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous September.
September 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any month in history.
August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous August.
July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 138 161 173 New companies in 2009 123 120 129 % change 12.2% 34.2% 34.1% Record Year 2010 (138) 2010 (161) 2010 (173)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 311 companies were dissolved in Bradford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 15.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Bradford UK 2010 311 87,705 2009 369 159,401 % change -15.7% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (369) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bradford when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 96 102 113 Closed companies in 2009 70 89 210 % change 37.1% 14.6% -46% Record Year 2010 (96) 2008 (127) 2009 (210)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Bradford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 161 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Bradford UK 2010 161 13,787 2009 3 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (184) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 42 59 60 Net growth in 2009 53 31 -81 Record Year 2008 (106) 2003 (71) 2008 (93)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Bradford formed 0.5% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Bradford 2010 0.5% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% UK formation share in 2009 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change 4.4% 21.7% 28.6% Record Year 1962 (1.0%) 1967 (1.1%) 1968 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 41.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Bradford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
22.0% of all director appointments in Bradford in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BRADFORD 1.09% MANAGEMENT 5.06% S 1.05% CONSULTING 4.99% MANAGEMENT 0.96% CONSULTANCY 3.12% LEISURE 0.92% PROPERTY 2.38% YORKSHIRE 0.83% TRADING 2.04% INN 0.74% ASSOCIATES 2.01% BUSINESS 0.70% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTANTS 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% COMMUNITY 0.70% BUSINESS 1.80% (YORKSHIRE) 0.66% MEDIA 1.75% ASSOCIATES 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CONSULTANCY 0.66% LONDON 1.59% M 0.61% ENGINEERING 1.59% L 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CENTRE 0.61% CARE 1.44% MEDIA 0.57% J 1.44% DESIGN 0.57% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% C 0.57% GLOBAL 1.42% ENTERPRISES 0.57% IT 1.35% PROPERTY 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.35% MEDICAL 0.57% BUILDING 1.32% CONSULTING 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.30% TRAINING 0.52% M 1.28% (BRADFORD) 0.52% SYSTEMS 1.26% CARE 0.52% S 1.24%
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 1,048 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 189 69,802 9999 - Dormant Company 82 21,484 5540 - Bars 69 2,208 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 54 25,053 7414 - Business & management consultancy 38 14,940 7499 - Non-trading company 33 13,408 9305 - Other service activities 32 9,454 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 28 8,292 7260 - Other computer related activities 27 8,967 86900 - Other human health activities 24 3,361 74990 - Non-trading company 23 7,649 56302 - Public houses and bars 22 1,328 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 21 7,767 99999 - Dormant Company 21 14,072 8514 - Other human health activities 19 2,650 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 18 8,183 49410 - Freight transport by road 18 1,915 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 18 7,634 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 5,716
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07361144 CRAG PROPERTIES LIMITED 31 Aug 2010 07359286 A.K.M.R. PUBS LIMITED 27 Aug 2010 07359160 THE VICTORIA IN ST ALBANS LIMITED 27 Aug 2010 07350881 ROBERT, JOSEPH & SNOOP LIMITED 19 Aug 2010 07349576 CHICKING LTD 18 Aug 2010 07348733 I D LAW 17 Aug 2010 07347627 SITTING GOOSE LIMITED 17 Aug 2010 07347142 NEW AIREDALE (CASTLEFORD) LTD 16 Aug 2010 07343070 KEIGHLEY LEISURE LIMITED 11 Aug 2010 07344561 JJG ASSETS LTD 12 Aug 2010 07343324 FAGLEY CAR RENTALS LTD 11 Aug 2010 07356004 INSIGHT EYECARE BRADFORD LTD 24 Aug 2010 07341821 THE CHESTERS CLAPHAM PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED 10 Aug 2010 07334860 DIRECT ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LTD 03 Aug 2010 07333370 DELIGHTS CATERING SERVICES LIMITED 03 Aug 2010 07358588 LUNA CONSULTANTS LIMITED 26 Aug 2010 07355954 KHYARA UK LTD 24 Aug 2010 07343031 SELLGOS LIMITED 11 Aug 2010 07339317 SDB VISION LIMITED 09 Aug 2010 07338264 SAKHI BABA LIMITED 06 Aug 2010 07345293 WILLS & CO FACILITIES LTD 13 Aug 2010 07357009 ISLAMIC JUMBLE MIX.COM LIMITED 25 Aug 2010 07355321 A J S GRINDER LTD 24 Aug 2010 07337805 SAFE IN THE KNOWLEDGE LTD 06 Aug 2010 07360256 AIRE VALLEY LEGAL LTD 31 Aug 2010
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