Bradford, West Yorkshire

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
    08200849 JDM MOBILE TYRES LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08203155 SANDARS MALTINGS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08207102 STAR INN (BEESTON) LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08217205 DRIVER HIRE EXETER LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08222910 TIANO 162 LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08222944 SOPRANO'S RESTAURANT LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08223761 THE CODNOR WEST PUB COMPANY LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08223766 THE RIDING'S & CONDOR PUB COMPANY LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08223952 THE STATION & DIAMOND PUB COMPANY LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08231901 MOVEPOD LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08203967 BLADES SPORTS LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08218992 LEWIS ALLAN LEONARD GRIFFITHS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08207939 CC VENTILATION LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08211344 AM DISTRIBUTIONS (YORKSHIRE) LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08199403 PRICE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08211086 INSTANT MONEY TRANSFER LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08214269 ELITE GLOBAL TRADING GROUP LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08224276 JUMP 4 FUN LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08229614 ACORN GENERAL TRADING LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08232536 JJ'S PLUMBING AND HEATING SERVICES LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08200797 BEAUTY TECHNIQUES LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08202163 ZENITH ACCOUNTING SERVICES LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08219368 SA FOODS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08227989 TECH SOLUTIONS & SERVICES LTD 25 Sep 2012
    OC378149 EVISION MANAGEMENT LLP 04 Sep 2012