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
New Company Registrations
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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) Bradford UK 2012 511 118,868 2011 488 114,512 % change 4.7% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (511) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 192 170 149 New companies in 2011 149 181 158 % change 28.9% -6.1% -5.7% Record Year 2012 (192) 2011 (181) 2010 (173)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Bradford UK 2012 339 74,772 2011 264 72,230 % change 28.4% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (369) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2012 126 116 97 Closed companies in 2011 73 91 100 % change 72.6% 27.5% -3% Record Year 2012 (126) 2008 (127) 2009 (210)
Net Company Growth
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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) Bradford UK 2012 172 44,096 2011 224 42,282 Record Year 2011 (224) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 66 54 52 Net growth in 2011 76 90 58 Record Year 2008 (106) 2011 (90) 2008 (93)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.5% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% % change 15.7% -5.3% -6.7% Record Year 1962 (1.0%) 1967 (1.1%) 1968 (1.0%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage YORKSHIRE 1.31% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.09% MANAGEMENT 4.75% BRADFORD 0.95% CONSULTANCY 3.28% TRADING 0.91% PROPERTY 2.35% M 0.91% TRADING 2.08% PUB 0.87% DESIGN 1.87% DESIGN 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSULTING 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.83% IT 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.76% (YORKSHIRE) 0.76% BUSINESS 1.72% J 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PROPERTIES 0.69% MEDIA 1.67% CONSULTANCY 0.65% LONDON 1.67% PROPERTY 0.62% J 1.55% INVESTMENTS 0.62% GLOBAL 1.53% PUBS 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.46% S 0.58% IT 1.43% (BRADFORD) 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.34% CARE 0.58% CARE 1.32% CLEANING 0.55% M 1.27% ASSOCIATES 0.55% BUILDING 1.22% CONSULTANTS 0.55% ENTERPRISES 1.20% MARKETING 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CENTRE 0.51% S 1.17% MOTORS 0.47% SECURITY 1.16%
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 1,644 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 135 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 85 33,677 56302 - Public houses and bars 83 2,823 5540 - Bars 58 1,331 99999 - Dormant Company 56 25,035 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 45 13,716 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 39 19,425 9999 - Dormant Company 36 12,598 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 35 14,774 86900 - Other human health activities 32 4,998 74990 - Non-trading company 31 9,203 9305 - Other service activities 28 6,142 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 23 1,429 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 7,869 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 20 3,094 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 19 4,294 8514 - Other human health activities 18 1,744 7499 - Non-trading company 18 6,164 7414 - Business & management consultancy 18 8,437
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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