Bradford, West Yorkshire
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2011 was a record first half year for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous Q2.
- June 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous June.
- May 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous May.
- April 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Bradford when compared to any previous April.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The first half of 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2011 was a record first half year for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2011 a total of 948 companies were formed in Bradford. This figure is 21.2% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
The highest total for a first half year in Bradford occurred in 2011 when a total of 948 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bradford UK 2011 948 228,735 2010 782 203,749 % change 21.2% 12.3% Record Year 2011 (948) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Q2 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 455 companies were registered in Bradford during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is an increase of 12.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Bradford UK 2011 455 112,344 2010 406 98,612 % change 12.1% 13.9% Record Year 2011 (455) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
June 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous June.
May 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous May.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 127 164 164 New companies in 2010 136 134 136 % change -6.6% 22.4% 20.6% Record Year 2009 (162) 2011 (164) 2011 (164)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 603 companies were dissolved in Bradford. This figure is 3.3% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Bradford occurred in 2009 when a total of 936 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bradford UK 2011 603 162,310 2010 584 177,631 % change 3.3% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (936) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 305 companies were dissolved in Bradford during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 3.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Bradford UK 2011 305 71,324 2010 317 94,954 % change -3.8% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (578) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 47 163 95 Closed companies in 2010 75 131 111 % change -37.3% 24.4% -14% Record Year 2009 (190) 2009 (218) 2009 (170)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Bradford increased by 345 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bradford UK 2011 345 66,425 2010 198 26,118 Record Year 2008 (398) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Bradford during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 150 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Bradford UK 2011 150 41,020 2010 89 3,658 Record Year 2008 (192) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
April 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Bradford when compared to any previous April.
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 80 1 69 Net growth in 2010 61 3 25 Record Year 2011 (80) 2006 (77) 2008 (89)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Bradford formed 0.4% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.4%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bradford 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.8%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Bradford formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Bradford 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.5% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (1.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change -9.6% -3.6% 6.8% Record Year 1973 (1.0%) 1970 (1.0%) 1969 (1.3%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 40.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 39.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Bradford was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
20.5% of all director appointments in Bradford in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Bradford was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
20.0% of all director appointments in Bradford in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BRADFORD 1.19% CONSULTING 5.09% MANAGEMENT 1.03% MANAGEMENT 4.86% YORKSHIRE 0.91% CONSULTANCY 3.17% CONSULTANCY 0.87% PROPERTY 2.43% LEISURE 0.83% TRADING 2.05% J 0.75% DESIGN 1.94% CARE 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.92% S 0.75% BUSINESS 1.87% (YORKSHIRE) 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% TRADING 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PUB 0.64% MEDIA 1.73% BUSINESS 0.64% ENGINEERING 1.67% ENTERPRISES 0.64% LONDON 1.60% ASSOCIATES 0.64% GLOBAL 1.46% (BRADFORD) 0.60% J 1.44% PROPERTY 0.60% CARE 1.44% CAR 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.42% CENTRE 0.60% IT 1.39% IT 0.60% BUILDING 1.32% PROPERTIES 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.31% CONSULTING 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.30% ARMS 0.56% M 1.27% INN 0.52% S 1.23% DIRECT 0.52% ENTERPRISES 1.20% SYSTEMS 0.48% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 1,047 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 203 60,758 5540 - Bars 85 2,141 9999 - Dormant Company 81 20,111 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 76 30,647 56302 - Public houses and bars 39 1,900 7414 - Business & management consultancy 36 13,053 9305 - Other service activities 33 9,063 99999 - Dormant Company 32 18,918 7499 - Non-trading company 31 10,955 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 30 10,322 86900 - Other human health activities 30 4,154 74990 - Non-trading company 28 8,481 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 27 10,545 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 25 16,419 7260 - Other computer related activities 23 7,849 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 19 3,790 8514 - Other human health activities 19 2,515 49410 - Freight transport by road 18 2,142 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 7,835
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07650529 WHITE BULL HOTEL LIMITED 27 May 2011 07637240 CHINOIS ORCHIDEE LIMITED 17 May 2011 07633716 ELEGANT EXPORT LTD 13 May 2011 07632054 JOHN PETERS FURNITURE LIMITED 12 May 2011 07629679 WESTGATE VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 May 2011 07624131 STANLEY HOTEL LIMITED 06 May 2011 07618619 THE GEORGE (IDLE) LIMITED 03 May 2011 07646505 SECURACOM LIMITED 25 May 2011 07631313 ELEVATION CONSULTING LTD 12 May 2011 07648291 QUEST MEDIA 24 LIMITED 26 May 2011 07645169 SPRING INT 24 May 2011 07628571 POLYMENT METALS AND STEEL TRADING CO UK LIMITED 10 May 2011 07626381 TW FURNISHING LTD 09 May 2011 07619604 KIRSTIE SMITH LIMITED 03 May 2011 07637211 ALAMZ (UK) TRADING LIMITED 17 May 2011 07626720 SMART CLEANING BRADFORD LIMITED 09 May 2011 07646537 BBENTERTAINMENT1 LTD 25 May 2011 07642941 PRIMENERGY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 23 May 2011 07624015 I MONEY CONSUMER SOLUTIONS LTD 06 May 2011 07623474 INVESTMENT VENTURES LTD 05 May 2011 OC364265 CHARLIES MOTO LLP 04 May 2011 07629487 PARMAR IT LIMITED 11 May 2011 07621100 ADAM GLAZING LTD 04 May 2011 07651542 DILUCULUM LTD 31 May 2011 07646180 LCM EDUCATION LIMITED 24 May 2011
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