Bradford, West Yorkshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous Q1.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Bradford when compared to any previous February.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 654 companies were registered in Bradford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 3.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BradfordUK
    2015654161,156
    2014631150,722
    % change3.6%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (654) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous March.

    March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any month in history.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous February.

    February 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Bradford when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015182231241
    New companies in 2014221213197
    % change-17.6%8.5%22.3%
    Record Year2014 (221)2015 (231)2015 (241)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 376 companies were dissolved in Bradford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 4.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BradfordUK
    201537689,523
    201435982,370
    % change4.7%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (376) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Bradford when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201578147151
    Closed companies in 2014104128127
    % change-25.0%14.8%19%
    Record Year2013 (163)2015 (147)2009 (257)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Bradford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 278 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BradfordUK
    201527871,633
    201427268,352
    Record Year 2012 (305) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20151048490
    Net growth in 20141178570
    Record Year2014 (117)2013 (125)2012 (135)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Bradford formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Bradford
    20150.4%
    20140.4%
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20140.5%0.4%0.4%
    % change-19.2%-0.1%11.5%
    Record Year1955 (1.0%)2009 (0.5%)1982 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 38.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Bradford was in 2010 when 25.3% of all directors were female.

    23.8% of all director appointments in Bradford in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.33%CONSULTING5.23%
    YORKSHIRE1.33%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    BRADFORD1.30%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    MANAGEMENT1.20%PROPERTY2.72%
    (BRADFORD)0.99%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    M0.96%CARE2.13%
    CONSULTANTS0.89%ENGINEERING2.12%
    PROPERTY0.86%LONDON1.91%
    CAR0.83%TRADING1.88%
    TRADING0.77%TRANSPORT1.82%
    CARE0.71%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    S0.68%DESIGN1.65%
    GLOBAL0.65%PROPERTIES1.63%
    HEALTHCARE0.62%CO.,1.58%
    PROPERTIES0.62%J1.55%
    BUSINESS0.62%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    SECURITY0.59%BUSINESS1.49%
    MARKETING0.56%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CO0.56%GLOBAL1.46%
    CONSULTING0.56%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    HIRE0.56%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    FINANCIAL0.56%BUILDING1.31%
    ELECTRICAL0.52%IT1.30%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.52%MEDIA1.28%
    HOME0.52%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,574288,953
    56302 - Public houses and bars1646,355
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified16158,522
    99999 - Dormant Company15249,474
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified13029,218
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9143,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7830,825
    86900 - Other human health activities6613,990
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands628,607
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet6210,200
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate4811,600
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4519,098
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles353,579
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating354,256
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3412,862
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified323,559
    49410 - Freight transport by road3112,485
    86210 - General medical practice activities314,793
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores303,835
    56290 - Other food services304,729

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09464535 UNCLE JACKS LTD 02 Mar 2015
    09465017 HARRIS NEWSAGENTS LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09472274 SHEPHERD'S INN ROSSENDALE LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09475476 THE GEORGE UPPERMILL LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09493168 BRADFORD BARGAINS LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09495187 BALTI HOUSE AND MOCKTAILS BAR LTD 17 Mar 2015
    09502438 ASH SHIFA PROPERTIES LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09504410 FUNERAL PLAN MARKETING LTD 23 Mar 2015
    09519130 BEAUMONTS 4X4 LTD 31 Mar 2015
    09481364 SAFE HAVEN PROJECT LTD. 10 Mar 2015
    09481443 HAMDY LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09489524 CHAPEL PROPS LTD. 13 Mar 2015
    09491042 CAKE THAT LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09491232 SPEEDY SINGH'S LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09495117 BD2 RETAIL LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09495591 ALLY & SONS LTD 18 Mar 2015
    09506676 BUSINESS CLASS DOORS LTD 24 Mar 2015
    09480926 COLNE ROAD MOT CENTRE LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09491587 S&K BARGAINS LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09506214 EXCLUSIVE ESTATE AGENTS LTD 24 Mar 2015
    09514496 LEATHER OUTWEAR LTD 27 Mar 2015
    09468284 NOONA LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09507182 DSD SEAMLESS GUTTERS LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09481250 DAN ANT LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09484718 POUND SAVER SHOP LTD 12 Mar 2015