Financing of small and medium enterprises in the UK - statistics & facts

Number of SMEs in the UK 2010-2023, by size

Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2023, by size (in 1,000s)

Average profit of SMEs in the UK 2022, by sector

Median profit made by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom in 2022, by sector (in 1,000 GBP)

Percentage of SMEs that grew in the last year UK 2022, by sector

Percentage of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that achieved growth in the last 12 months in the United Kingdom in 2022

Business performance of SMEs in the UK 2012-2022

Business performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2012 to 4th quarter 2022

Total finance obtained by SMEs in the UK, 2019-2022

Amount of finance obtained by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022

Main obstacles to running a business among SMEs in the UK 2022

Main obstacles in the next 12 months for running a business among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom in 2022

External finance types sought by small and medium enterprises in the UK 2019-2022

Types of external finance applied for business according to small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2022

Access to finance as a major obstacle to SMEs in the UK, by sector 2014-2019

Share of small and medium enterprises (SME) expecting access to external finance to be a major obstacle to running the business in the next 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2nd quarter 2014 to 2nd quarter 2019, by sector*

Share of small and medium enterprises seeking external financing in the UK, 2019-2022

Attempts of small and medium businesses in the United Kingdom to access external finance from 2019 to 2022

Grounds for applying for financing of SMEs in the UK 2022

Reasons for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to apply for external financing in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2022

Total turnover of factoring and commercial finance in Europe 2021, by country

Total turnover value of factoring and commercial finance in Europe in 2021, by country (in million euros)

Market share of factoring and commercial finance turnover in Europe 2021, by country

Market share of factoring and commercial finance total turnover in Europe in 2021, by country (in million euros)

Total turnover of factoring and commercial finance in the UK 2011-2021

Total turnover value of factoring and commercial finance in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2021 (in billion euros)

Bank overdraft application outcomes for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019

Outcome of bank overdraft applications for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2019

Commercial mortgage application outcomes for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019

Outcome of commercial mortgage applications for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2019

Credit card application outcomes for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019

Outcome of credit card applications for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2019

Factoring or invoice discounting application outcomes for SMEs in the UK 2019

Outcome of factoring or invoice discounting applications for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2019

Outcome of application for government grants for SMEs in the UK 2019

Share of respondent's that applied for government or local authority grants or schemes for their small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by outcome

Outcome of applications for bank loans for SMEs in the UK 2019

Share of respondent's that applied for loans from banks or building societies for their small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by outcome

SMEs that sought loans from family or friends in the UK 2019, by outcome

Share of small and medium enterprise (SME) employers who asked family or friends for loans in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by outcome

Outcome of application for loans from a business partner in the UK 2019

Share of respondent's that applied for loans from business partner, director or owner for their business in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by outcome

Equity finance application outcomes for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019

Outcome of equity finance applications for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019

Loan application outcomes for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019

Outcome of loan applications for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2019

P2P loan application outcomes for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019

Outcome of peer-to-peer (P2P) applications for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2019

Share of SMEs loans in total business loans in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2018

Share of small and medium enterprises business loans in total business loans in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018

New business loans for small and medium enterprises: growth rate in the UK 2012-2018

Year-on-year growth rate of small and medium enterprises new business loans in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018

Number of new loan approvals to SMEs UK Q4 2018, by sector

Number of new loan approvals to small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) in the 4th quarter 2018, by sector

Gross lending to SMEs in the UK Q4 2018, by sector

Value of new loan approvals to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) in the 4th quarter 2018, by sector (in million GBP)

Small and medium enterprises: overdrafts in the UK 2016-2019

Amounts of outstanding overdrafts for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) from May 2016 to November 2019* (in million GBP)

SMEs reporting rejection of credit applications in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2018

Small and medium enterprises loan rejection rates in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018

Small and medium enterprises: repayments on MFI lending in the UK 2016-2019

Repayments of loans by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) from May 2016 to November 2019* (in million GBP)