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  • Business demography QMI

    Methodology | Released on 22 November 2023

    Quality and methodology information for UK business demography, detailing the strengths and limitations of the data, methods used, and data uses and users.

    Keywords: business births, business deaths, activities, survivals, employer, region

  • Multiple business registrations at a single postcode, UK: 2022

    Methodology | Released on 22 November 2023

    Business demography explainer covering additional information on the impact of multiple registrations at a single postcode.

    Keywords: multiple, business, registrations, postcode

  • UK business; activity, size and location QMI

    Methodology | Released on 27 September 2023

    Provides data strengths and limitations, comparisons with related data, data quality characteristics, data users and uses, methods, and accessibility

    Keywords: UK businesses broken down by legal status, industry, region, employment and turnover size bands

  • Investigating the accuracy of Standard Industrial Classification using BRES

    Methodology | Released on 4 May 2023

    Examining differences between Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) on the Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) and in the results of the Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES) in 2021.

    Keywords: economy, responders, reporting unit, mismatch

  • Multiple business registrations at a single postcode, UK: 2021

    Methodology | Released on 17 November 2022

    Business demography explainer covering additional information on the impact of multiple registrations at a single postcode.

    Keywords: multiple registrations, business births, business deaths, business survivals

  • Inter-Departmental Business Register data matching user guide

    Methodology | Released on 2 August 2022

    Guide to the data matching services provided by the Inter-Departmental Business Register team at the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

    Keywords: IDBR, data match, IRR, Companies House, name match

  • Multiple business registrations at a single postcode: 2020

    Methodology | Released on 18 November 2021

    Business demography explainer covering additional information on the impact of multiple registrations at a single postcode.

    Keywords: business demography, business births, business deaths, business survivals

  • Multiple business registrations at a single postcode: 2019

    Methodology | Released on 17 November 2020

    Business demography explainer covering additional information on the impact of multiple registrations at a single postcode.

    Keywords: business demography, multiple registrations, business births, business survivals

  • Multiple business registrations at a single postcode: 2018

    Methodology | Released on 19 November 2019

    Business demography explainer covering additional information on the impact of multiple registrations at a single postcode.

    Keywords: business demography, multiple registrations, business births, business survivals

  • Multiple registrations at a single postcode: 2017

    Methodology | Released on 25 January 2019

    Paper covering additional information on the impact of multiple registrations on a single postcode.

    Keywords: business births, deaths, survival rates