Research by a Bradford financial advisory body has claimed that the Alternative Investment Market has enjoyed another year of record growth.

Grant Thornton researchers say that in 2005, the AIM raised more revenue than the past five years combined.

The AIM, which includes several Bradford based companies among its 511 members, raised £6.3 billion from its new listings and increased its total of companies by 45 per cent.

The AIM is a market designed for small fast growing businesses.