Bradford, West Yorkshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous January.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Bradford when compared to any previous January.
- February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Bradford when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 534 companies were registered in Bradford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 6.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Bradford UK 2013 534 134,802 2012 569 131,491 % change -6.2% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (569) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 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 2013 189 162 183 New companies in 2012 160 193 216 % change 18.1% -16.1% -15.3% Record Year 2013 (189) 2012 (193) 2012 (216)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 266 companies were dissolved in Bradford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 0.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Bradford UK 2013 266 77,914 2012 264 67,576 % change 0.8% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (358) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Bradford when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 163 37 66 Closed companies in 2012 95 88 81 % change 71.6% -58.0% -19% Record Year 2013 (163) 2011 (94) 2009 (257)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Bradford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 268 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Bradford UK 2013 268 56,888 2012 305 63,915 Record Year 2012 (305) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Bradford when compared to any previous February.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 26 125 117 Net growth in 2012 65 105 135 Record Year 2012 (65) 2013 (125) 2012 (135)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Bradford formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Bradford 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% % change 5.9% -16.7% -12.4% Record Year 1955 (1.0%) 2009 (0.5%) 1982 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% 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 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bradford was in 2005 when 29.7% of all directors were female.
13.2% of all director appointments in Bradford in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.32% CONSULTING 5.18% BRADFORD 1.21% MANAGEMENT 4.78% YORKSHIRE 0.99% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PUB 0.88% PROPERTY 2.44% BUSINESS 0.85% TRADING 2.06% J 0.81% DESIGN 1.79% DESIGN 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.78% M 0.77% BUSINESS 1.77% CAR 0.70% ASSOCIATES 1.75% TRADING 0.70% LONDON 1.72% S 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.71% PROPERTY 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% (YORKSHIRE) 0.66% MEDIA 1.63% CONSULTING 0.66% GLOBAL 1.57% CONSULTANCY 0.66% J 1.56% GLOBAL 0.59% CARE 1.46% SECURITY 0.59% IT 1.43% INVESTMENTS 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.41% TRAINING 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.36% CLEANING 0.55% M 1.25% IT 0.55% BUILDING 1.21% INN 0.55% ENTERPRISES 1.19% SALES 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.18% CO 0.52% TRAINING 1.17% BEAUTY 0.52% SECURITY 1.15%
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 1,383 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 156 54,531 56302 - Public houses and bars 153 4,952 99999 - Dormant Company 137 43,384 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 97 23,532 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 60 24,894 86900 - Other human health activities 56 8,465 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 54 32,624 62090 - Other information technology service activities 45 12,664 74990 - Non-trading company 45 14,129 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 35 7,507 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 34 2,653 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 34 5,629 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 31 4,684 62012 - Business and domestic software development 31 8,099 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 30 5,186 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 29 7,199 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 29 16,448 7487 - Other business activities 28 7,556 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 27 6,591
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08384544 JBC TRAINING LIMITED 01 Feb 2013 08386623 RKN SOLICITORS LIMITED 04 Feb 2013 08389931 HIGHDALE LIMITED 05 Feb 2013 08390296 RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR LIFE LIMITED 05 Feb 2013 08392908 MC2 EYEWEAR LIMITED 07 Feb 2013 08395727 SHALE GAS UK LIMITED 08 Feb 2013 08406096 BESPOKE STAIRLIFTS LIMITED 18 Feb 2013 08411677 JVL HOMEWARES (UK) LIMITED 20 Feb 2013 08414197 BUSINESS ENERGY MARKET LIMITED 21 Feb 2013 08415449 LING BOB LIMITED 22 Feb 2013 08420953 MCKAY AND BETHEL LIMITED 26 Feb 2013 08423213 SMART PROSPECTS LTD 28 Feb 2013 08385655 HARTS OF HALIFAX LIMITED 01 Feb 2013 08401034 SAF&PS LTD 13 Feb 2013 08393488 S SELKA LIMITED 07 Feb 2013 08396585 COLOMBE COMMUNICATION LIMITED 11 Feb 2013 08410114 MAC COSMETICS LIMITED 19 Feb 2013 08423189 APPLIED HEALTH RESEARCH LTD 28 Feb 2013 08390977 INTELLIVAPES LTD 06 Feb 2013 08407073 ENVIROSTOCK LIMITED 18 Feb 2013 08408532 DOVESDALE CLUB LIMITED 19 Feb 2013 08423503 OXFORDS FOODS 4 U LTD 28 Feb 2013 08412808 ACTION IT LIMITED 21 Feb 2013 OC382128 MELBORN PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LLP 01 Feb 2013 08390033 JUNIOR CLEANING CO. LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
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