Bradford, West Yorkshire
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous March.
- March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any month in history.
- February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous January.
- February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Bradford when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Bradford when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 493 companies were registered in Bradford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 31.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Bradford UK 2011 493 116,391 2010 376 105,137 % change 31.1% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (493) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous March.
March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any month in history.
February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous February.
January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 149 159 185 New companies in 2010 102 102 172 % change 46.1% 55.9% 7.6% Record Year 2011 (149) 2011 (159) 2011 (185)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 298 companies were dissolved in Bradford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 11.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Bradford UK 2011 298 90,986 2010 267 82,677 % change 11.6% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (358) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Bradford when compared to any previous February.
January 2011 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 2011 96 94 108 Closed companies in 2010 84 79 104 % change 14.3% 19.0% 4% Record Year 2011 (96) 2011 (94) 2009 (257)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Bradford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 195 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Bradford UK 2011 195 25,405 2010 109 22,460 Record Year 2008 (206) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 53 65 77 Net growth in 2010 18 23 68 Record Year 2009 (55) 2009 (69) 2008 (121)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Bradford formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Bradford 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% % change 26.0% 37.1% 2.6% Record Year 1963 (0.8%) 1960 (1.0%) 1967 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 40.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bradford was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
21.0% of all director appointments in Bradford in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BRADFORD 1.21% CONSULTING 5.04% MANAGEMENT 1.17% MANAGEMENT 4.97% LEISURE 1.05% CONSULTANCY 3.16% S 1.01% PROPERTY 2.38% YORKSHIRE 0.89% TRADING 2.10% ASSOCIATES 0.81% DESIGN 1.93% J 0.77% ASSOCIATES 1.92% (YORKSHIRE) 0.77% BUSINESS 1.87% M 0.73% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% CARE 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ENTERPRISES 0.69% MEDIA 1.69% INN 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.61% PUB 0.69% LONDON 1.60% BUSINESS 0.69% CARE 1.45% CENTRE 0.65% J 1.45% PUBS 0.65% GLOBAL 1.44% COMMUNITY 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.43% (BRADFORD) 0.61% IT 1.41% L 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.36% TRADING 0.61% BUILDING 1.34% CONSULTANCY 0.61% M 1.30% DIRECT 0.61% ELECTRICAL 1.28% MEDICAL 0.61% S 1.24% DESIGN 0.57% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% B 0.57% SYSTEMS 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 1,046 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 182 60,968 5540 - Bars 78 2,075 9999 - Dormant Company 75 19,765 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 67 30,253 56302 - Public houses and bars 36 1,825 7499 - Non-trading company 35 11,316 7414 - Business & management consultancy 34 12,916 9305 - Other service activities 30 8,740 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 29 10,246 86900 - Other human health activities 28 4,092 99999 - Dormant Company 27 18,336 7260 - Other computer related activities 26 7,789 74990 - Non-trading company 25 8,695 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 24 10,085 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 21 16,150 8514 - Other human health activities 19 2,423 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 6,996 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 3,895 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 7,788
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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