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Bradford, West Yorkshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Bradford when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2011 was a record quarter for net growth in Bradford when compared to any quarter in history.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Bradford when compared to any previous August.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 488 companies were registered in Bradford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 3.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BradfordUK
    2011488114,512
    2010472101,492
    % change3.4%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (488) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous August.

    July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011149181158
    New companies in 2010138161173
    % change8.0%12.4%-8.7%
    Record Year2011 (149)2011 (181)2010 (173)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 264 companies were dissolved in Bradford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 15.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BradfordUK
    201126472,230
    201031187,705
    % change-15.1%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (369) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20117391100
    Closed companies in 201096102113
    % change-24.0%-10.8%-12%
    Record Year2010 (96)2008 (127)2009 (210)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Bradford when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2011 was a record quarter for net growth in Bradford when compared to any quarter in history.

    Net company growth for Bradford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 224 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BradfordUK
    201122442,282
    201016113,787
    Record Year 2011 (224) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Bradford when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011769058
    Net growth in 2010425960
    Record Year2008 (106)2011 (90)2008 (93)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Bradford formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Bradford
    20110.4%
    20100.5%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.5%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.5%0.5%
    % change-1.2%-5.4%-17.5%
    Record Year1962 (1.0%)1967 (1.1%)1968 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 39.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Bradford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    20.7% of all director appointments in Bradford in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BRADFORD1.30%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT1.22%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.87%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTANCY0.83%PROPERTY2.41%
    PUB0.79%TRADING2.06%
    TRADING0.79%DESIGN1.94%
    YORKSHIRE0.75%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    CAR0.75%BUSINESS1.82%
    LEISURE0.71%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    J0.71%ENGINEERING1.74%
    S0.71%MEDIA1.72%
    B0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.63%LONDON1.63%
    CARE0.59%J1.47%
    CENTRE0.59%GLOBAL1.46%
    HOTEL0.59%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    PROPERTIES0.55%CARE1.42%
    (BRADFORD)0.55%IT1.38%
    ENTERPRISES0.55%BUILDING1.30%
    PROPERTY0.55%PROPERTIES1.28%
    ARMS0.51%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    DIRECT0.51%M1.25%
    SYSTEMS0.47%ENERGY1.22%
    CONSULTING0.47%TRAINING1.21%
    K0.43%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,112204,493
    7487 - Other business activities22465,177
    5540 - Bars1092,379
    9999 - Dormant Company7522,587
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7329,245
    9305 - Other service activities4210,525
    56302 - Public houses and bars391,873
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3614,755
    7499 - Non-trading company3311,543
    86900 - Other human health activities294,019
    99999 - Dormant Company2818,281
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2810,018
    74990 - Non-trading company278,064
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2610,137
    8514 - Other human health activities252,943
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2415,760
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract212,493
    7260 - Other computer related activities208,686
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate193,614
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply198,345

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07690300 MM RESTAURANTS LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07692110 GASLIGHT GAMES LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07692390 GYPSY MOTH (SELBY) LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07698205 BAY HORSE (OSBALDESTON) LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07700475 SHADOW TINTING LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07700501 THE SAW (GOMERSAL) LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07703085 BLACKSEED OIL LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07716182 EMILIOS COLNE LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07703717 SARAH INTERIORS LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07705266 LEVEL3RECYCLING LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07701007 MARKETING MADE SIMPLE LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07707496 TECHNOKIT LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07713022 BLADE DIGITAL LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07718066 RAYDAN ELECTRICAL LTD. 26 Jul 2011
    07700162 GLENN COOPER LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07700386 BIRYANI BLAST LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07701131 SIBLEY PROPERTIES LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07712665 CG LEISURE LTD 20 Jul 2011
    07694403 HASSAN PHARMACARE LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07719706 COMPLETE NETWORK CONNECTIONS LTD 27 Jul 2011
    07689712 KHAN TRADER LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07690450 BRADFORD CITY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07700244 AMSZ LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07719315 OASIS LIMOUSINES (BRADFORD) LTD 27 Jul 2011
    07692901 ANGEL ACCIDENT SERVICES (UK) LTD 05 Jul 2011