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Bradford, West Yorkshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bradford when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Bradford when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bradford when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Bradford when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bradford when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bradford when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 569 companies were registered in Bradford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 15.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)BradfordUK
    2012569131,491
    2011493116,391
    % change15.4%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (569) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous March.

    March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any month in history.

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous February.

    February 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any month in history.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012160193216
    New companies in 2011149159185
    % change7.4%21.4%16.8%
    Record Year2012 (160)2012 (193)2012 (216)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 264 companies were dissolved in Bradford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)BradfordUK
    201226467,576
    201129890,987
    % change-11.4%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (358) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012958881
    Closed companies in 20119694108
    % change-1.0%-6.4%-25%
    Record Year2011 (96)2011 (94)2009 (257)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bradford when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Bradford when compared to any quarter in history.

    Net company growth for Bradford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 305 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)BradfordUK
    201230563,915
    201119525,404
    Record Year 2012 (305) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bradford when compared to any previous March.

    March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Bradford when compared to any month in history.

    February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bradford when compared to any previous February.

    January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bradford when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201265105135
    Net growth in 2011536577
    Record Year2012 (65)2012 (105)2012 (135)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Bradford formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Bradford
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.4%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change-7.9%3.8%9.2%
    Record Year1963 (0.8%)1960 (1.0%)1967 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 39.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Bradford was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    20.4% of all director appointments in Bradford in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.03%CONSULTING5.07%
    YORKSHIRE1.03%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    BRADFORD1.00%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    TRADING0.92%PROPERTY2.37%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.89%TRADING2.07%
    PROPERTIES0.78%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANCY0.70%ENGINEERING1.86%
    IT0.66%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    M0.66%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    S0.66%BUSINESS1.73%
    CARE0.63%MEDIA1.72%
    (BRADFORD)0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    MARKETING0.55%LONDON1.66%
    CENTRE0.52%J1.54%
    ENTERPRISES0.52%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    ASSOCIATES0.52%GLOBAL1.50%
    PUB0.52%IT1.40%
    CONSULTING0.52%CARE1.34%
    CAR0.52%PROPERTIES1.31%
    LEISURE0.52%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    PROPERTY0.48%M1.27%
    INVESTMENTS0.48%BUILDING1.24%
    BUSINESS0.48%ENERGY1.20%
    DESIGN0.44%S1.20%
    ENERGY0.44%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,214216,665
    7487 - Other business activities18952,735
    5540 - Bars1001,978
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9335,233
    56302 - Public houses and bars812,795
    9999 - Dormant Company7018,617
    99999 - Dormant Company4925,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4113,637
    74990 - Non-trading company379,729
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3619,704
    86900 - Other human health activities365,066
    9305 - Other service activities358,818
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3114,303
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2612,113
    8514 - Other human health activities242,480
    7499 - Non-trading company239,102
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles201,387
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate194,427
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract192,097
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified199,892

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07932255 SHAIKH LAW LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07941952 DELLA ROCCA WINE & FOOD LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07944081 T.T.K ENTERPRISE LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07944887 THE JOINERS ARMS (LINCOLN) LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07948411 MY-BOOKKEEPERS & TAX-SHOP LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07954300 PCJ VENTURES LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    OC372416 OFF THE WALL DESIGN (UK) LLP 13 Feb 2012
    07934381 SAKOON LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07940097 CUCINA HOUSE LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07953627 LH PLASTICS RECYCLING LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07959833 MIO CASA (UK) LTD 22 Feb 2012
    07965596 B-TECH RACING LTD 27 Feb 2012
    07967106 786 PEKING CHEF LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07948508 RSF ENTERPRISES LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07955668 E & M NETWORKS LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07967001 CABBA LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07969732 IMET HEALTHCARE LTD 29 Feb 2012
    07944824 CISCO CLEANING SERVICES LTD. 10 Feb 2012
    07945133 PRO ACTIVE INFLATABLES LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07962607 810 LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07963911 QS SOLUTIONS (BFD) LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07935743 D S MANAGEMENT LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07943059 LIONWAVE CONSULTANTS LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07957733 SHARAFAT HEALTH CARE LTD 21 Feb 2012
    OC372119 SMITH AND THOMPSON LLP 06 Feb 2012