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
New Company Registrations
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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) Bradford UK 2011 488 114,512 2010 472 101,492 % change 3.4% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (488) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2011 149 181 158 New companies in 2010 138 161 173 % change 8.0% 12.4% -8.7% Record Year 2011 (149) 2011 (181) 2010 (173)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Bradford UK 2011 264 72,230 2010 311 87,705 % change -15.1% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (369) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 73 91 100 Closed companies in 2010 96 102 113 % change -24.0% -10.8% -12% Record Year 2010 (96) 2008 (127) 2009 (210)
Net Company Growth
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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) Bradford UK 2011 224 42,282 2010 161 13,787 Record Year 2011 (224) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2011 76 90 58 Net growth in 2010 42 59 60 Record Year 2008 (106) 2011 (90) 2008 (93)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.4% 2010 0.5% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% % change -1.2% -5.4% -17.5% Record Year 1962 (1.0%) 1967 (1.1%) 1968 (1.0%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BRADFORD 1.30% CONSULTING 5.11% MANAGEMENT 1.22% MANAGEMENT 4.75% (YORKSHIRE) 0.87% CONSULTANCY 3.19% CONSULTANCY 0.83% PROPERTY 2.41% PUB 0.79% TRADING 2.06% TRADING 0.79% DESIGN 1.94% YORKSHIRE 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.85% CAR 0.75% BUSINESS 1.82% LEISURE 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.76% J 0.71% ENGINEERING 1.74% S 0.71% MEDIA 1.72% B 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.63% LONDON 1.63% CARE 0.59% J 1.47% CENTRE 0.59% GLOBAL 1.46% HOTEL 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.43% PROPERTIES 0.55% CARE 1.42% (BRADFORD) 0.55% IT 1.38% ENTERPRISES 0.55% BUILDING 1.30% PROPERTY 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.28% ARMS 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.27% DIRECT 0.51% M 1.25% SYSTEMS 0.47% ENERGY 1.22% CONSULTING 0.47% TRAINING 1.21% K 0.43% S 1.21%
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 1,112 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 224 65,177 5540 - Bars 109 2,379 9999 - Dormant Company 75 22,587 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 73 29,245 9305 - Other service activities 42 10,525 56302 - Public houses and bars 39 1,873 7414 - Business & management consultancy 36 14,755 7499 - Non-trading company 33 11,543 86900 - Other human health activities 29 4,019 99999 - Dormant Company 28 18,281 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 28 10,018 74990 - Non-trading company 27 8,064 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 26 10,137 8514 - Other human health activities 25 2,943 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 24 15,760 7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract 21 2,493 7260 - Other computer related activities 20 8,686 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 19 3,614 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 19 8,345
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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