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.

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 (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)BradfordUK
    2010472101,492
    200937294,671
    % change26.9%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (472) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010138161173
    New companies in 2009123120129
    % change12.2%34.2%34.1%
    Record Year2010 (138)2010 (161)2010 (173)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BradfordUK
    201031187,705
    2009369159,401
    % change-15.7%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (369) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201096102113
    Closed companies in 20097089210
    % change37.1%14.6%-46%
    Record Year2010 (96)2008 (127)2009 (210)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BradfordUK
    201016113,787
    20093-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (184) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010425960
    Net growth in 20095331-81
    Record Year2008 (106)2003 (71)2008 (93)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.5%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    20070.3%
    20060.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.5%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20090.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change4.4%21.7%28.6%
    Record Year1962 (1.0%)1967 (1.1%)1968 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BRADFORD1.09%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    S1.05%CONSULTING4.99%
    MANAGEMENT0.96%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    LEISURE0.92%PROPERTY2.38%
    YORKSHIRE0.83%TRADING2.04%
    INN0.74%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    BUSINESS0.70%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANTS0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    COMMUNITY0.70%BUSINESS1.80%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.66%MEDIA1.75%
    ASSOCIATES0.66%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CONSULTANCY0.66%LONDON1.59%
    M0.61%ENGINEERING1.59%
    L0.61%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CENTRE0.61%CARE1.44%
    MEDIA0.57%J1.44%
    DESIGN0.57%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    C0.57%GLOBAL1.42%
    ENTERPRISES0.57%IT1.35%
    PROPERTY0.57%PROPERTIES1.35%
    MEDICAL0.57%BUILDING1.32%
    CONSULTING0.52%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    TRAINING0.52%M1.28%
    (BRADFORD)0.52%SYSTEMS1.26%
    CARE0.52%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,048202,902
    7487 - Other business activities18969,802
    9999 - Dormant Company8221,484
    5540 - Bars692,208
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5425,053
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3814,940
    7499 - Non-trading company3313,408
    9305 - Other service activities329,454
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities288,292
    7260 - Other computer related activities278,967
    86900 - Other human health activities243,361
    74990 - Non-trading company237,649
    56302 - Public houses and bars221,328
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified217,767
    99999 - Dormant Company2114,072
    8514 - Other human health activities192,650
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply188,183
    49410 - Freight transport by road181,915
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering187,634
    62090 - Other information technology service activities185,716

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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