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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Bradford UK 2015 654 161,156 2014 631 150,722 % change 3.6% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (654) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2015 182 231 241 New companies in 2014 221 213 197 % change -17.6% 8.5% 22.3% Record Year 2014 (221) 2015 (231) 2015 (241)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Bradford UK 2015 376 89,523 2014 359 82,370 % change 4.7% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (376) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2015 78 147 151 Closed companies in 2014 104 128 127 % change -25.0% 14.8% 19% Record Year 2013 (163) 2015 (147) 2009 (257)
Net Company Growth
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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) Bradford UK 2015 278 71,633 2014 272 68,352 Record Year 2012 (305) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 104 84 90 Net growth in 2014 117 85 70 Record Year 2014 (117) 2013 (125) 2012 (135)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.4% 2014 0.4% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2014 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% % change -19.2% -0.1% 11.5% Record Year 1955 (1.0%) 2009 (0.5%) 1982 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.33% CONSULTING 5.23% YORKSHIRE 1.33% MANAGEMENT 4.56% BRADFORD 1.30% CONSULTANCY 3.62% MANAGEMENT 1.20% PROPERTY 2.72% (BRADFORD) 0.99% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% M 0.96% CARE 2.13% CONSULTANTS 0.89% ENGINEERING 2.12% PROPERTY 0.86% LONDON 1.91% CAR 0.83% TRADING 1.88% TRADING 0.77% TRANSPORT 1.82% CARE 0.71% ELECTRICAL 1.76% S 0.68% DESIGN 1.65% GLOBAL 0.65% PROPERTIES 1.63% HEALTHCARE 0.62% CO., 1.58% PROPERTIES 0.62% J 1.55% BUSINESS 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.54% SECURITY 0.59% BUSINESS 1.49% MARKETING 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CO 0.56% GLOBAL 1.46% CONSULTING 0.56% ASSOCIATES 1.44% HIRE 0.56% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% FINANCIAL 0.56% BUILDING 1.31% ELECTRICAL 0.52% IT 1.30% DEVELOPMENTS 0.52% MEDIA 1.28% HOME 0.52% M 1.27%
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 1,574 288,953 56302 - Public houses and bars 164 6,355 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 161 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 152 49,474 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 130 29,218 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 91 43,081 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 78 30,825 86900 - Other human health activities 66 13,990 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 62 8,607 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 62 10,200 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 48 11,600 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 45 19,098 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 35 3,579 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 35 4,256 62090 - Other information technology service activities 34 12,862 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 32 3,559 49410 - Freight transport by road 31 12,485 86210 - General medical practice activities 31 4,793 47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores 30 3,835 56290 - Other food services 30 4,729
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09421725 UNIFIED RENEWABLES LIMITED 04 Feb 2015 09422942 MCSY LTD 04 Feb 2015 09424960 FASHIONBANQUE (EUROPE) LTD. 05 Feb 2015 09427445 MVG PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 06 Feb 2015 09432003 RAPID TYRE DISTRIBUTORS LTD 10 Feb 2015 09444802 STEPNEY PUB COMPANY LIMITED 17 Feb 2015 09447256 E-MAR LIMITED 19 Feb 2015 09460812 YORKSHIRE PAINTS LTD 26 Feb 2015 09416184 NIAZ AND SONS LTD 02 Feb 2015 09448393 REGENCY PRIVATE COLLEGE LTD 19 Feb 2015 09450270 SB REFRIGERATION SERVICES LTD 20 Feb 2015 09456141 AGAPE INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE 24 Feb 2015 09415809 NEON MOTOR COMPANY LTD 02 Feb 2015 09428993 ASHCROFT PHARMA LIMITED 09 Feb 2015 09428968 PERFECT CARE SERVICES LTD 09 Feb 2015 09433351 YARM TRADITIONAL SWEETS LTD 11 Feb 2015 09437755 M.P COURIER LIMITED 13 Feb 2015 09452672 SHARKEYS LAW LIMITED 23 Feb 2015 09457899 T A RODNEY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 25 Feb 2015 09415749 VG PAINTERS LIMITED 02 Feb 2015 09419388 PLATFORMS LTD 03 Feb 2015 09439457 STEP UP (BRADFORD) LTD 13 Feb 2015 09443299 IMI (BRADFORD) LIMITED 17 Feb 2015 09448908 HAZE E JUICE EUROPE LTD 19 Feb 2015 09416575 AMAZY DAYS FLOWERS LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
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