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Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Bradford when compared to any previous July.

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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 511 companies were registered in Bradford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 4.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BradfordUK
    2012511118,868
    2011488114,512
    % change4.7%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (511) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012192170149
    New companies in 2011149181158
    % change28.9%-6.1%-5.7%
    Record Year2012 (192)2011 (181)2010 (173)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 339 companies were dissolved in Bradford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 28.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BradfordUK
    201233974,772
    201126472,230
    % change28.4%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (369) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Bradford when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201212611697
    Closed companies in 20117391100
    % change72.6%27.5%-3%
    Record Year2012 (126)2008 (127)2009 (210)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Bradford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 172 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BradfordUK
    201217244,096
    201122442,282
    Record Year 2011 (224) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012665452
    Net growth in 2011769058
    Record Year2008 (106)2011 (90)2008 (93)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Bradford
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.5%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.5%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.5%0.4%
    % change15.7%-5.3%-6.7%
    Record Year1962 (1.0%)1967 (1.1%)1968 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 37.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 9.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    18.2% of all director appointments in Bradford in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    YORKSHIRE1.31%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.09%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    BRADFORD0.95%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    TRADING0.91%PROPERTY2.35%
    M0.91%TRADING2.08%
    PUB0.87%DESIGN1.87%
    DESIGN0.80%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTING0.80%ENGINEERING1.83%
    IT0.76%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.76%BUSINESS1.72%
    J0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PROPERTIES0.69%MEDIA1.67%
    CONSULTANCY0.65%LONDON1.67%
    PROPERTY0.62%J1.55%
    INVESTMENTS0.62%GLOBAL1.53%
    PUBS0.58%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    S0.58%IT1.43%
    (BRADFORD)0.58%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CARE0.58%CARE1.32%
    CLEANING0.55%M1.27%
    ASSOCIATES0.55%BUILDING1.22%
    CONSULTANTS0.55%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    MARKETING0.51%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CENTRE0.51%S1.17%
    MOTORS0.47%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,644331,455
    7487 - Other business activities13535,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8533,677
    56302 - Public houses and bars832,823
    5540 - Bars581,331
    99999 - Dormant Company5625,035
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4513,716
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3919,425
    9999 - Dormant Company3612,598
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3514,774
    86900 - Other human health activities324,998
    74990 - Non-trading company319,203
    9305 - Other service activities286,142
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles231,429
    62090 - Other information technology service activities207,869
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands203,094
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate194,294
    8514 - Other human health activities181,744
    7499 - Non-trading company186,164
    7414 - Business & management consultancy188,437

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08128267 D G J PUBS LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08130928 BECKFOOT SCHOOL (TRADING) LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08135827 GURAV SERVICES LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08135838 ALAB (NORTH EAST) LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08139786 SUPER CHILLED LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08146457 BOND ADVISORY LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08151982 G A (WAKEFIELD) LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08152191 MICHAEL BUILDERS LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08148557 JZM DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08161114 CLARIDGE PERSONNEL SERVICES LTD 30 Jul 2012
    08127137 CALLERZ LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08128372 LIONS BOXING ORGANISATION (LBO) LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08132304 CHROME CARS (UK) LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08126588 ANNE ERP SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08126961 RM SIMPSON (AG) LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08137836 SCHOSWEEN 8 LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08140049 BULKER TIPPER HIRE LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08145126 RELF INSULATION SERVICES LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08145315 HELICON WOOD LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08152923 BD4 CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08163419 C.H. WOOD HOLDINGS LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08132120 MONARCH TRADING (UK) LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08134222 CLAIM 550 LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08138352 WATCH HOUSE (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08146039 SOUTHWAY FLOORING LIMITED 17 Jul 2012

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