Bradford, West Yorkshire
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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Bradford UK 2014 670 143,414 2013 554 132,684 % change 20.9% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (670) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2014 229 210 231 New companies in 2013 186 172 196 % change 23.1% 22.1% 17.9% Record Year 2014 (229) 2014 (210) 2014 (231)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Bradford UK 2014 444 101,670 2013 354 86,170 % change 25.4% 18.0% Record Year 2014 (444) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2014 166 111 167 Closed companies in 2013 110 87 157 % change 50.9% 27.6% 6% Record Year 2014 (166) 2008 (127) 2009 (210)
Net Company Growth
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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) Bradford UK 2014 226 41,744 2013 200 46,514 Record Year 2014 (226) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2014 63 99 64 Net growth in 2013 76 85 39 Record Year 2008 (106) 2014 (99) 2008 (93)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.5% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 2014 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change 11.9% 16.4% 8.1% Record Year 1982 (0.5%) 2010 (0.5%) 2010 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BRADFORD 1.28% CONSULTING 5.17% CONSULTANCY 1.19% MANAGEMENT 4.63% YORKSHIRE 1.16% CONSULTANCY 3.55% MANAGEMENT 1.13% PROPERTY 2.62% (BRADFORD) 0.86% ENGINEERING 2.07% BUSINESS 0.86% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% PROPERTIES 0.80% TRADING 2.00% PROPERTY 0.77% LONDON 1.95% CONSULTANTS 0.77% CARE 1.94% TRADING 0.77% TRANSPORT 1.76% S 0.77% DESIGN 1.70% CARE 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.70% CAR 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.63% CONSULTING 0.57% BUSINESS 1.62% HOME 0.57% J 1.53% PUB 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.53% GLOBAL 0.57% GLOBAL 1.51% M 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.50% DEVELOPMENTS 0.54% ASSOCIATES 1.48% HEALTHCARE 0.54% MEDIA 1.38% MEDIA 0.54% CO., 1.36% FOOD 0.51% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% IT 0.51% BUILDING 1.30% (YORKSHIRE) 0.51% IT 1.30% CENTRE 0.51% M 1.23%
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 1,480 278,481 56302 - Public houses and bars 159 6,056 99999 - Dormant Company 155 48,286 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 150 57,264 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 109 28,224 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 80 40,717 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 64 29,313 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 54 9,914 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 54 7,917 86900 - Other human health activities 49 11,807 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 43 18,890 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 38 3,397 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 38 10,361 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 37 3,969 62090 - Other information technology service activities 37 12,795 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 36 6,327 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 32 8,501 56290 - Other food services 31 4,392 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 29 6,630 49410 - Freight transport by road 28 9,960
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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