Activity, size and location

UK businesses broken down by location, industry, legal status and employment, and UK enterprise levels measured by turnover.

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The number of Value Added Tax (VAT) and/or Pay As You Earn (PAYE) businesses in the UK as of March 2023 was 2.727 million, a decrease of 1.5% from March 2022.
The number of Value Added Tax (VAT) and/or Pay As You Earn (PAYE) businesses in the UK as of March 2023 was 2.727 million, a decrease of 1.5% from March 2022.
The numbers of businesses within all categories of legal status fell except for local authorities and non-profit organisations.

The number of businesses added to the Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) (business creations) in the UK in Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2024 was 6.9% higher than in Quarter 2 2023.
There was an increase in creations in 14 out of 16 main industrial groups in Quarter 2 2024 compared with Quarter 2 2023, with the most significant increase coming from the business administration and support services industry.
The number of businesses removed from the IDBR (business closures) in the UK in Quarter 2 2024 was 10.2% lower than in Quarter 2 2023.

Business demography, quarterly, UK

Business births and deaths from the Inter-Departmental Business Register with high-level breakdowns by industry and region. Quarterly official statistics in development.
UK business: activity, size and location

Numbers of enterprises and local units produced from a snapshot of the Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) taken on 10 March 2023.
Business demography, UK

Annual data on births, deaths and survival of businesses in the UK, by geographical area and Standard Industrial Classification 2007: SIC 2007 groups.

Business demography, quarterly, UK: April to June 2024

Business creations or births and closures or deaths from the Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) with high-level breakdowns by industry and region. These are official statistics in development.
UK business; activity, size and location: 2023

UK businesses broken down by legal status, industry, region, employment and turnover size bands.
Business demography, UK: 2022

Annual change in the number of UK businesses broken down by sector of the economy.