Bradford, West Yorkshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous February.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous January.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Bradford when compared to any previous February.
- January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Bradford when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 631 companies were registered in Bradford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 18.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Bradford UK 2014 631 150,722 2013 534 134,802 % change 18.2% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (631) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous February.
January 2014 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 2014 221 213 197 New companies in 2013 189 162 183 % change 16.9% 31.5% 7.7% Record Year 2014 (221) 2014 (213) 2012 (216)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 359 companies were dissolved in Bradford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 35.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Bradford UK 2014 359 82,370 2013 266 77,914 % change 35.0% 5.7% Record Year 2014 (359) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Bradford when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 104 128 127 Closed companies in 2013 163 37 66 % change -36.2% 245.9% 92% Record Year 2013 (163) 2014 (128) 2009 (257)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Bradford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 272 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Bradford UK 2014 272 68,352 2013 268 56,888 Record Year 2012 (305) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 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 2014 117 85 70 Net growth in 2013 26 125 117 Record Year 2014 (117) 2013 (125) 2012 (135)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Bradford formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Bradford 2014 0.4% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change 9.4% 21.4% -10.2% Record Year 1955 (1.0%) 2009 (0.5%) 1982 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 40.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bradford was in 2005 when 29.7% of all directors were female.
22.4% of all director appointments in Bradford in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BUSINESS 1.12% CONSULTING 5.22% YORKSHIRE 1.12% MANAGEMENT 4.67% MANAGEMENT 1.08% CONSULTANCY 3.49% BRADFORD 1.05% PROPERTY 2.64% CONSULTANCY 1.02% TRADING 2.05% PROPERTIES 0.96% LONDON 1.88% S 0.86% ENGINEERING 1.86% (YORKSHIRE) 0.86% CARE 1.79% CONSULTANTS 0.83% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% TRADING 0.77% DESIGN 1.75% PROPERTY 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.73% PUB 0.70% BUSINESS 1.71% CARE 0.67% PROPERTIES 1.60% CONSULTING 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.60% (BRADFORD) 0.61% GLOBAL 1.58% CENTRE 0.57% J 1.48% MEDIA 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.48% GLOBAL 0.51% MEDIA 1.48% IT 0.45% IT 1.33% MARKETING 0.45% TRANSPORT 1.30% ENTERPRISES 0.45% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% D 0.45% BUILDING 1.24% R 0.45% M 1.21% INVESTMENTS 0.41% CAPITAL 1.20% TRADERS 0.41% ELECTRICAL 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 1,506 280,210 56302 - Public houses and bars 161 5,732 99999 - Dormant Company 152 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 150 56,411 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 101 26,700 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 68 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 62 27,750 86900 - Other human health activities 50 10,273 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 45 7,300 62090 - Other information technology service activities 43 12,813 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 43 18,491 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 41 3,177 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 40 9,284 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 40 9,358 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 37 3,708 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 33 5,988 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 30 5,130 62012 - Business and domestic software development 30 9,509 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 27 5,876 74990 - Non-trading company 27 14,135
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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