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
New Company Registrations
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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) Bradford UK 2012 569 131,491 2011 493 116,391 % change 15.4% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (569) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 160 193 216 New companies in 2011 149 159 185 % change 7.4% 21.4% 16.8% Record Year 2012 (160) 2012 (193) 2012 (216)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Bradford UK 2012 264 67,576 2011 298 90,987 % change -11.4% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (358) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 95 88 81 Closed companies in 2011 96 94 108 % change -1.0% -6.4% -25% Record Year 2011 (96) 2011 (94) 2009 (257)
Net Company Growth
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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) Bradford UK 2012 305 63,915 2011 195 25,404 Record Year 2012 (305) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2012 65 105 135 Net growth in 2011 53 65 77 Record Year 2012 (65) 2012 (105) 2012 (135)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change -7.9% 3.8% 9.2% Record Year 1963 (0.8%) 1960 (1.0%) 1967 (1.0%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.03% CONSULTING 5.07% YORKSHIRE 1.03% MANAGEMENT 4.74% BRADFORD 1.00% CONSULTANCY 3.30% TRADING 0.92% PROPERTY 2.37% (YORKSHIRE) 0.89% TRADING 2.07% PROPERTIES 0.78% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTANCY 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.86% IT 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.84% M 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.79% S 0.66% BUSINESS 1.73% CARE 0.63% MEDIA 1.72% (BRADFORD) 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% MARKETING 0.55% LONDON 1.66% CENTRE 0.52% J 1.54% ENTERPRISES 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ASSOCIATES 0.52% GLOBAL 1.50% PUB 0.52% IT 1.40% CONSULTING 0.52% CARE 1.34% CAR 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.31% LEISURE 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.27% PROPERTY 0.48% M 1.27% INVESTMENTS 0.48% BUILDING 1.24% BUSINESS 0.48% ENERGY 1.20% DESIGN 0.44% S 1.20% ENERGY 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 1,214 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 189 52,735 5540 - Bars 100 1,978 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 93 35,233 56302 - Public houses and bars 81 2,795 9999 - Dormant Company 70 18,617 99999 - Dormant Company 49 25,084 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 41 13,637 74990 - Non-trading company 37 9,729 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 36 19,704 86900 - Other human health activities 36 5,066 9305 - Other service activities 35 8,818 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 31 14,303 7414 - Business & management consultancy 26 12,113 8514 - Other human health activities 24 2,480 7499 - Non-trading company 23 9,102 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 20 1,387 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 19 4,427 7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract 19 2,097 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 9,892
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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