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Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any quarter in history.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous September.
  • September 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any month in history.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any month in history.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Bradford when compared to any previous July.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Bradford when compared to any previous August.

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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 670 companies were registered in Bradford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 20.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BradfordUK
    2014670143,414
    2013554132,684
    % change20.9%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (670) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous September.

    September 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any month in history.

    August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous August.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous July.

    July 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014229210231
    New companies in 2013186172196
    % change23.1%22.1%17.9%
    Record Year2014 (229)2014 (210)2014 (231)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 444 companies were dissolved in Bradford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 25.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BradfordUK
    2014444101,670
    201335486,170
    % change25.4%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (444) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Bradford when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014166111167
    Closed companies in 201311087157
    % change50.9%27.6%6%
    Record Year2014 (166)2008 (127)2009 (210)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Bradford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 226 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BradfordUK
    201422641,744
    201320046,514
    Record Year 2014 (226) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    August 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Bradford when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014639964
    Net growth in 2013768539
    Record Year2008 (106)2014 (99)2008 (93)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Bradford formed 0.5% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Bradford
    20140.5%
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2014 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.5%0.5%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change11.9%16.4%8.1%
    Record Year1982 (0.5%)2010 (0.5%)2010 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 39.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Bradford was in 2011 when 24.2% of all directors were female.

    22.6% of all director appointments in Bradford in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BRADFORD1.28%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTANCY1.19%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    YORKSHIRE1.16%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    MANAGEMENT1.13%PROPERTY2.62%
    (BRADFORD)0.86%ENGINEERING2.07%
    BUSINESS0.86%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    PROPERTIES0.80%TRADING2.00%
    PROPERTY0.77%LONDON1.95%
    CONSULTANTS0.77%CARE1.94%
    TRADING0.77%TRANSPORT1.76%
    S0.77%DESIGN1.70%
    CARE0.66%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    CAR0.63%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CONSULTING0.57%BUSINESS1.62%
    HOME0.57%J1.53%
    PUB0.57%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    GLOBAL0.57%GLOBAL1.51%
    M0.54%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.54%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    HEALTHCARE0.54%MEDIA1.38%
    MEDIA0.54%CO.,1.36%
    FOOD0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    IT0.51%BUILDING1.30%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.51%IT1.30%
    CENTRE0.51%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,480278,481
    56302 - Public houses and bars1596,056
    99999 - Dormant Company15548,286
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified15057,264
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified10928,224
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8040,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6429,313
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet549,914
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands547,917
    86900 - Other human health activities4911,807
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4318,890
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles383,397
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate3810,361
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating373,969
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3712,795
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets366,327
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified328,501
    56290 - Other food services314,392
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment296,630
    49410 - Freight transport by road289,960

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09197402 EASY HEALTHY LIVING LIMITED 01 Sep 2014
    09199778 THE WILD MAN SPROUGHTON LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09201298 BLACKAMOOR HEAD (PRESTON) LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09202804 M.I.CATERING LTD 04 Sep 2014
    09209091 YORKSHIRE CAR SALES LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09216147 MYLAHORE BRADFORD LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09218784 DREAMWELL BEDS LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09218876 METRO C21 STORES LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09223532 AMANDA'S BAGS LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09224715 EASTERN CURRY DELIGHT LTD 18 Sep 2014
    09232323 LOW FARM ENERGY LTD 23 Sep 2014
    09234202 SN YORKSHIRE LOCUM LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09236826 2 IN 1 RESTAURANT LTD 26 Sep 2014
    09237810 BRADFORD HOCKEY CLUB LIMITED 26 Sep 2014
    09201486 HORSEABOUT LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09201983 SRIDHANI LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09211185 2TASTY LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09211481 MOBILE SMART REPAIRS LIMITED 10 Sep 2014
    09218229 AM CLEANERS LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09226541 BRONTE TRADING LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09198960 GREYSOME LTD 02 Sep 2014
    09199128 SEE PANG LTD 02 Sep 2014
    09213421 VILLAGE MACHINERY LTD 11 Sep 2014
    09213620 TOTA TOLA SOFT DRINKS LIMITED 11 Sep 2014
    09231361 TRONIX TRADING LTD 23 Sep 2014

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