Longitudinal Small Business Survey 2016: businesses with no employees - data
Updated 5 July 2017
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A1a. Changes to the business in the last 12 months | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: Panellists only) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 1653 | 713 | 940 | 1460 | 102 | 50 | 41 | 389 | 270 | 714 | 280 | 102 | 71 | 216 | 178 | 60 | 32 | 142 | 58 | 425 | 89 | 75 | 58 | 62 | 85 |
Weighted Bases | 5226 | 3707 | 1519 | 4791 | 157 | 223 | 54 | 1214 | 665 | 1814 | 1533 | 147 | 186 | 881 | 304 | 323 | 38 | 348 | 146 | 928 | 392 | 479 | 456 | 247 | 351 |
You opened or closed a new branch, site or office | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | *% | 7% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 8% | 1% | *% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 5% | 1% | 4% |
You moved your head office | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | *% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 10% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 2% |
You changed your legal status | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 5% | *% | *% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | *% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 2% |
You gained or lost directors in day to day control of the business, that are not working owners or partners | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 8% | 1% | 7% | 1% | 3% | *% | 0% | 1% | 2% |
You became registered for VAT for the first time | 1% | *% | 2% | *% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 1% | *% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | *% | *% | 0% | *% | 0% |
You changed the principal activity of your business | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
The ownership structure of the business changed | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 8% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
None of these | 91% | 92% | 88% | 91% | 96% | 88% | 91% | 94% | 94% | 89% | 90% | 95% | 93% | 94% | 92% | 96% | 83% | 87% | 88% | 90% | 88% | 87% | 91% | 93% | 90% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 2 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
A0. Whether a charity | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All With No Employers) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2324 | 1077 | 1247 | 1859 | 269 | 61 | 135 | 605 | 486 | 905 | 328 | 144 | 123 | 338 | 306 | 106 | 74 | 180 | 109 | 477 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 88 | 102 |
Weighted Bases | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
Yes | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 0% | *% | *% | *% | 7% | *% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 12% | 5% | 8% |
No | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 99% | 97% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 93% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 96% | 100% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 96% | 88% | 95% | 92% |
Don't know | *% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 3 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
A1. Number of sites | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All With No Employers) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2324 | 1077 | 1247 | 1859 | 269 | 61 | 135 | 605 | 486 | 905 | 328 | 144 | 123 | 338 | 306 | 106 | 74 | 180 | 109 | 477 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 88 | 102 |
Weighted Bases | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
1 | 94% | 95% | 91% | 93% | 96% | 97% | 98% | 95% | 96% | 94% | 90% | 92% | 98% | 95% | 97% | 97% | 92% | 90% | 95% | 94% | 94% | 93% | 77% | 94% | 98% |
2 | 4% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 13% | 2% | *% |
3 | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | *% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 1% | *% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 2% | *% | *% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
04-Oct | 1% | *% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | *% | *% | 2% | 0% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 2% | 7% | 0% | 0% |
11+ | *% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
Don't know/ Uncertain | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | *% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | *% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | *% | *% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 0% |
Base for stats | 6932 | 5050 | 1882 | 6118 | 384 | 279 | 151 | 1854 | 1055 | 2303 | 1720 | 192 | 306 | 1356 | 518 | 459 | 78 | 440 | 225 | 1063 | 575 | 485 | 456 | 357 | 422 |
Mean | 1.14 | 1.06 | 1.33 | 1.14 | 1.04 | 1.22 | 1.01 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.09 | 1.34 | 1.08 | 1.01 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.26 | 1.1 | 1.06 | 1.11 | 1.04 | 1.15 | 1.59 | 1.05 | 1.54 |
Standard error | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.29 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.24 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 0.03 | 0.86 |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 4 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
A2. Number of employees | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All With No Employers) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2324 | 1077 | 1247 | 1859 | 269 | 61 | 135 | 605 | 486 | 905 | 328 | 144 | 123 | 338 | 306 | 106 | 74 | 180 | 109 | 477 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 88 | 102 |
Weighted Bases | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
Zero unregistered | 73% | 100% | 0% | 73% | 70% | 75% | 65% | 74% | 70% | 60% | 91% | 20% | 73% | 82% | 58% | 82% | 69% | 52% | 53% | 57% | 74% | 95% | 89% | 87% | 92% |
Zero registered | 27% | 0% | 100% | 27% | 30% | 25% | 35% | 26% | 30% | 40% | 9% | 80% | 27% | 18% | 42% | 18% | 31% | 48% | 47% | 43% | 26% | 5% | 11% | 13% | 8% |
Base for stats | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
Mean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standard error | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 5 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
A2a. Number of working owners/partners | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All With No Employers) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2324 | 1077 | 1247 | 1859 | 269 | 61 | 135 | 605 | 486 | 905 | 328 | 144 | 123 | 338 | 306 | 106 | 74 | 180 | 109 | 477 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 88 | 102 |
Weighted Bases | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
1 | 78% | 88% | 52% | 78% | 81% | 72% | 80% | 80% | 78% | 74% | 81% | 31% | 83% | 86% | 73% | 89% | 51% | 73% | 57% | 79% | 72% | 88% | 83% | 71% | 82% |
2 | 15% | 9% | 32% | 15% | 14% | 22% | 13% | 15% | 16% | 19% | 10% | 44% | 13% | 12% | 21% | 6% | 41% | 21% | 26% | 18% | 18% | 8% | 8% | 16% | 7% |
03-May | 3% | 1% | 9% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 4% | *% | 21% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 8% | 2% | 6% | *% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
06-Oct | *% | 0% | 2% | 1% | *% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | *% | 1% | 1% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 0% |
11+ | *% | *% | 1% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | *% | 1% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 2% |
Don't know | *% | 0% | *% | *% | *% | 1% | 0% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 1% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Refused | *% | 0% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not applicable | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 7% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 7% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 13% | 9% |
Base for stats | 6995 | 5112 | 1883 | 6181 | 384 | 279 | 152 | 1868 | 1062 | 2320 | 1746 | 192 | 307 | 1368 | 517 | 467 | 78 | 442 | 223 | 1068 | 587 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
Mean | 1.26 | 1.09 | 1.71 | 1.26 | 1.24 | 1.31 | 1.18 | 1.25 | 1.22 | 1.32 | 1.22 | 1.98 | 1.19 | 1.16 | 1.31 | 1.08 | 1.51 | 1.33 | 1.39 | 1.28 | 1.35 | 1.05 | 1.47 | 1.11 | 1.22 |
Standard error | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.04 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 0.18 |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 8 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
A3/A4. Sector (SIC2007 Grouped) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All With No Employers) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2324 | 1077 | 1247 | 1859 | 269 | 61 | 135 | 605 | 486 | 905 | 328 | 144 | 123 | 338 | 306 | 106 | 74 | 180 | 109 | 477 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 88 | 102 |
Weighted Bases | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
ABCDEF - Production and Construction | 27% | 27% | 25% | 26% | 26% | 36% | 45% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
GHI - Transport/ Retail and Food service/ Accommodation | 15% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 16% | 15% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
JKLMN - Business services | 33% | 27% | 49% | 34% | 32% | 28% | 18% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
PQRS - Other services | 25% | 31% | 8% | 25% | 28% | 21% | 22% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 9 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
A3/A4. Sector (SIC2007 1 digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All With No Employers) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2324 | 1077 | 1247 | 1859 | 269 | 61 | 135 | 605 | 486 | 905 | 328 | 144 | 123 | 338 | 306 | 106 | 74 | 180 | 109 | 477 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 88 | 102 |
Weighted Bases | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
ABDE - Primary | 3% | 1% | 8% | 2% | 6% | 11% | 6% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
C - Manufacturing | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 2% | 18% | 16% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
F - Construction | 20% | 22% | 13% | 20% | 14% | 24% | 21% | 73% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
G - Wholesale/ Retail | 7% | 6% | 11% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 0% | 49% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
H - Transport/ Storage | 7% | 7% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 8% | 4% | 0% | 44% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
I - Accommodation/ Food | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
J - Information/ Communication | 6% | 4% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 19% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
KL - Financial/ Real Estate | 3% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
M - Professional/ Scientific | 15% | 12% | 24% | 16% | 17% | 13% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 46% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
N - Administrative/ Support | 8% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
P - Education | 7% | 9% | 1% | 7% | 9% | 3% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 28% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Q - Health/ Social Work | 7% | 8% | 3% | 7% | 3% | 9% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 27% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% |
R - Arts/ Entertainment | 5% | 6% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 0% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 21% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
S - Other service | 6% | 8% | 2% | 6% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 24% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
A5. Legal status | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All With No Employers) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2324 | 1077 | 1247 | 1859 | 269 | 61 | 135 | 605 | 486 | 905 | 328 | 144 | 123 | 338 | 306 | 106 | 74 | 180 | 109 | 477 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 88 | 102 |
Weighted Bases | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
Sole proprietorship/trader | 58% | 72% | 20% | 57% | 68% | 58% | 69% | 68% | 70% | 36% | 70% | 31% | 68% | 73% | 62% | 81% | 47% | 33% | 22% | 36% | 44% | 78% | 64% | 70% | 68% |
Private limited company, limited by shares (LTD.) | 31% | 21% | 60% | 32% | 20% | 24% | 22% | 22% | 19% | 56% | 15% | 12% | 27% | 23% | 27% | 10% | 17% | 60% | 64% | 58% | 47% | 15% | 16% | 13% | 16% |
Public Ltd Company (PLC) | 1% | *% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | *% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | *% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 2% | *% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% |
Partnership | 5% | 3% | 12% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 49% | 3% | 3% | 8% | 4% | 25% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 7% | 2% | 7% | 3% | 4% |
Limited liability partnership | 1% | *% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | *% | 3% | 1% | *% | 2% | 0% | *% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% |
Private company limited by guarantee | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | *% | 1% | 0% | *% | *% | 1% | 2% | 2% | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% |
Community Interest Company (CIC, limited by guarantee or shares) | *% | *% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | *% | 1% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
A Co-operative | *% | 0% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Private Unlimited Company | *% | 0% | 1% | *% | *% | 1% | 0% | *% | *% | *% | *% | 1% | 0% | 0% | *% | 1% | *% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% |
A trust | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 7% | 1% | 3% |
An unincorporated association | *% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
Company - unspecified type | *% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Other | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | *% | 0% | 1% | *% | 1% | *% | 2% | 1% | 0% | *% | *% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 1% | *% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 5% | 2% |
Don't know | 1% | 1% | *% | 1% | *% | 3% | 1% | *% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 2% | 4% | 0% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 2% |
Refused | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 11 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
A9. Region | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All With No Employers) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2324 | 1077 | 1247 | 1859 | 269 | 61 | 135 | 605 | 486 | 905 | 328 | 144 | 123 | 338 | 306 | 106 | 74 | 180 | 109 | 477 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 88 | 102 |
Weighted Bases | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
England | 88% | 89% | 87% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 86% | 89% | 90% | 88% | 67% | 83% | 89% | 89% | 89% | 90% | 92% | 89% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 91% | 91% | 81% |
Scotland | 6% | 5% | 6% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 13% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 2% | 7% | 10% |
Wales | 4% | 4% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 15% | 1% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 0% | 6% |
Northern Ireland | 2% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 12 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
A10. Whether have separate business premises | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All With No Employers) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2324 | 1077 | 1247 | 1859 | 269 | 61 | 135 | 605 | 486 | 905 | 328 | 144 | 123 | 338 | 306 | 106 | 74 | 180 | 109 | 477 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 88 | 102 |
Weighted Bases | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
Separate premises | 40% | 38% | 46% | 40% | 35% | 40% | 52% | 27% | 47% | 42% | 46% | 26% | 61% | 19% | 70% | 23% | 40% | 36% | 57% | 42% | 41% | 15% | 57% | 45% | 71% |
Work from home premises | 60% | 62% | 54% | 60% | 65% | 60% | 48% | 73% | 53% | 58% | 54% | 74% | 39% | 81% | 30% | 77% | 60% | 64% | 43% | 58% | 59% | 85% | 43% | 55% | 29% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 13 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
A12. Is your business a family owned business, that is one which is majority owned by members of the same family? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All With No Employers) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2324 | 1077 | 1247 | 1859 | 269 | 61 | 135 | 605 | 486 | 905 | 328 | 144 | 123 | 338 | 306 | 106 | 74 | 180 | 109 | 477 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 88 | 102 |
Weighted Bases | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
Yes | 93% | 96% | 84% | 92% | 96% | 98% | 94% | 96% | 94% | 92% | 88% | 94% | 96% | 96% | 92% | 96% | 95% | 92% | 84% | 96% | 89% | 94% | 88% | 83% | 87% |
No | 7% | 4% | 15% | 8% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 12% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 8% | 4% | 4% | 8% | 15% | 4% | 11% | 6% | 12% | 17% | 13% |
Refused | *% | 0% | 1% | *% | 1% | 1% | 1% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 1% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 1% | *% | 1% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 14 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
A13. For how many generations has the business been in the control of the same family? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All family owned business) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 1073 | 267 | 806 | 898 | 104 | 29 | 42 | 256 | 194 | 552 | 71 | 95 | 50 | 111 | 131 | 24 | 39 | 121 | 60 | 307 | 64 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 24 |
Weighted Bases | 2451 | 1222 | 1229 | 2196 | 106 | 110 | 39 | 534 | 264 | 1305 | 349 | 123 | 87 | 323 | 158 | 68 | 38 | 258 | 141 | 638 | 267 | 80 | 129 | 55 | 85 |
1 | 89% | 93% | 85% | 90% | 85% | 71% | 81% | 76% | 84% | 94% | 93% | 26% | 86% | 92% | 84% | 88% | 74% | 100% | 88% | 96% | 86% | 98% | 94% | 91% | 89% |
2 | 6% | 4% | 8% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 3% | 5% | 27% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 15% | 0% | 10% | 1% | 6% | 2% | 6% | 0% | 11% |
3 | 2% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 1% | 7% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 30% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 0% |
4 | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 12% | 3% | 3% | *% | 1% | 0% | 10% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
5+ | 1% | *% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 6% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Don't know | 1% | 1% | *% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | *% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Refused | *% | 1% | *% | *% | 1% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 15 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
A16. Can I just confirm that there are no other managers involved in running the business except yourself? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All sole proprietors) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 1041 | 773 | 268 | 782 | 148 | 28 | 83 | 308 | 248 | 269 | 216 | 40 | 63 | 205 | 143 | 76 | 29 | 40 | 32 | 142 | 55 | 55 | 41 | 58 | 62 |
Weighted Bases | 4070 | 3696 | 373 | 3536 | 264 | 165 | 105 | 1268 | 740 | 839 | 1223 | 59 | 209 | 1000 | 323 | 380 | 37 | 148 | 50 | 385 | 257 | 383 | 295 | 256 | 289 |
There are NO others involved | 99% | 99% | 95% | 99% | 99% | 95% | 100% | 99% | 97% | 98% | 99% | 98% | 100% | 99% | 97% | 97% | 92% | 98% | 99% | 98% | 99% | 100% | 97% | 98% | 100% |
There are others involved | 1% | 1% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 5% | *% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2% | *% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 8% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 20 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
A21. Is more than 50% of the business owned by women? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All With No Employers) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2324 | 1077 | 1247 | 1859 | 269 | 61 | 135 | 605 | 486 | 905 | 328 | 144 | 123 | 338 | 306 | 106 | 74 | 180 | 109 | 477 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 88 | 102 |
Weighted Bases | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
Yes | 22% | 25% | 14% | 21% | 27% | 24% | 24% | 8% | 23% | 19% | 39% | 10% | 22% | 5% | 30% | 13% | 40% | 11% | 9% | 22% | 23% | 33% | 51% | 20% | 50% |
No | 74% | 72% | 79% | 74% | 71% | 71% | 72% | 91% | 74% | 78% | 51% | 89% | 76% | 94% | 67% | 86% | 58% | 84% | 84% | 75% | 75% | 63% | 35% | 71% | 38% |
Don't know | 4% | 3% | 8% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 14% | 9% | 12% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 21 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
A22. Ethnic group of sole owner | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All with one owner) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 1617 | 956 | 661 | 1281 | 193 | 36 | 107 | 400 | 323 | 630 | 264 | 54 | 89 | 257 | 196 | 89 | 38 | 120 | 67 | 353 | 90 | 67 | 52 | 66 | 79 |
Weighted Bases | 5569 | 4563 | 1006 | 4924 | 315 | 203 | 127 | 1517 | 866 | 1707 | 1479 | 74 | 261 | 1183 | 398 | 419 | 49 | 321 | 128 | 834 | 425 | 442 | 393 | 285 | 359 |
White British (including white English, Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish) | 90% | 90% | 91% | 90% | 94% | 100% | 76% | 93% | 92% | 87% | 90% | 98% | 90% | 93% | 91% | 93% | 91% | 77% | 94% | 91% | 85% | 88% | 95% | 83% | 94% |
White Irish | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | *% | 0% | 21% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 1% | *% | 1% | *% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 2% |
Any other white background | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 4% | 7% | 0% | 3% | 4% | 0% | 3% | 5% | 2% |
Mixed White and Black Caribbean | *% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% |
Mixed White and Black African | *% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | *% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Mixed White and Asian | *% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Indian | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 2% |
Pakistani | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Bangladeshi | *% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Any other Asian background | *% | *% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Black Caribbean | 1% | 1% | *% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | *% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 0% |
Black African | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Any other Black background | *% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Chinese | *% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% |
Arab | *% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Any other ethnic group | *% | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Don't know | *% | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Refused | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 5% | 2% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 22 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Whether a women-led business | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All With No Employers) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2324 | 1077 | 1247 | 1859 | 269 | 61 | 135 | 605 | 486 | 905 | 328 | 144 | 123 | 338 | 306 | 106 | 74 | 180 | 109 | 477 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 88 | 102 |
Weighted Bases | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
Yes | 22% | 25% | 14% | 22% | 25% | 24% | 21% | 8% | 21% | 18% | 43% | 8% | 20% | 5% | 30% | 11% | 33% | 10% | 10% | 21% | 21% | 31% | 60% | 22% | 55% |
No | 76% | 74% | 83% | 77% | 73% | 76% | 77% | 92% | 77% | 81% | 54% | 91% | 80% | 95% | 69% | 88% | 61% | 88% | 85% | 79% | 78% | 67% | 38% | 70% | 42% |
Don't know | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 2% | *% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 1% | *% | *% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 8% | 2% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 23 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Whether a MEG-led business | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All With No Employers) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2324 | 1077 | 1247 | 1859 | 269 | 61 | 135 | 605 | 486 | 905 | 328 | 144 | 123 | 338 | 306 | 106 | 74 | 180 | 109 | 477 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 88 | 102 |
Weighted Bases | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
Yes | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 0% | 8% | 7% | 4% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 1% |
No | 95% | 95% | 94% | 94% | 98% | 100% | 98% | 97% | 94% | 93% | 94% | 99% | 100% | 96% | 94% | 94% | 97% | 92% | 89% | 95% | 92% | 93% | 98% | 89% | 93% |
Don't know | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | *% | 1% | *% | 1% | 1% | 4% | *% | *% | *% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 4% | *% | *% | 2% | 0% | 8% | 6% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 24 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
B1. How many employees did the business have on the payroll 12 months ago across all UK sites (still excluding owners and partners)? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All top-ups trading for one year) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 657 | 354 | 303 | 391 | 163 | 11 | 92 | 212 | 211 | 189 | 45 | 42 | 50 | 120 | 125 | 45 | 41 | 37 | 51 | 52 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 17 |
Weighted Bases | 1740 | 1371 | 368 | 1366 | 223 | 58 | 93 | 646 | 389 | 504 | 199 | 47 | 119 | 480 | 207 | 141 | 41 | 89 | 79 | 142 | 195 | 10 | 8 | 110 | 71 |
0 | 93% | 93% | 91% | 94% | 92% | 80% | 85% | 94% | 93% | 90% | 93% | 99% | 96% | 94% | 92% | 96% | 87% | 100% | 88% | 83% | 91% | 100% | 100% | 91% | 94% |
01-Apr | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 20% | 13% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 2% | 13% | *% | 10% | 17% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 6% |
05-Sep | *% | 0% | 1% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oct-19 | *% | 0% | 1% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Don't know/ Uncertain | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Refused | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Base for stats | 6970 | 5078 | 1891 | 6164 | 378 | 282 | 146 | 1859 | 1057 | 2321 | 1732 | 194 | 304 | 1361 | 512 | 467 | 79 | 437 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 489 | 464 | 357 | 422 |
Mean | 0.37 | 0.22 | 0.76 | 0.39 | 0.12 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.67 | 0.33 | 0.18 | 0.28 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.34 | 0.26 | 0.78 | 0.4 | 1.43 | 0.37 | 0.1 | 0.08 | 0.76 |
Standard error | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 0.2 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.37 | 0.14 | 0.59 | 0.6 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.46 |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 25 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
B2. Whether have more employees than 12 months ago | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All panelists trading for one year) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 1656 | 713 | 943 | 1463 | 102 | 50 | 41 | 390 | 271 | 715 | 280 | 102 | 71 | 217 | 178 | 61 | 32 | 142 | 58 | 425 | 90 | 75 | 58 | 62 | 85 |
Weighted Bases | 5233 | 3707 | 1526 | 4798 | 157 | 223 | 54 | 1216 | 668 | 1816 | 1533 | 147 | 186 | 883 | 304 | 326 | 38 | 348 | 146 | 928 | 394 | 479 | 456 | 247 | 351 |
Has fewer employees now | 9% | 6% | 18% | 9% | 9% | 18% | 18% | 9% | 6% | 14% | 6% | 12% | 14% | 7% | 11% | 1% | 13% | 13% | 8% | 14% | 16% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 14% |
Same number | 91% | 94% | 82% | 91% | 91% | 82% | 82% | 91% | 94% | 86% | 94% | 88% | 86% | 93% | 89% | 99% | 87% | 87% | 92% | 86% | 84% | 96% | 97% | 96% | 86% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 26 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
B5. How many employees do you expect the business to have on the payroll in the UK in twelve month's time (excluding owners and partners)? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All With No Employers) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2324 | 1077 | 1247 | 1859 | 269 | 61 | 135 | 605 | 486 | 905 | 328 | 144 | 123 | 338 | 306 | 106 | 74 | 180 | 109 | 477 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 88 | 102 |
Weighted Bases | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
0 | 89% | 89% | 86% | 89% | 89% | 88% | 73% | 89% | 87% | 87% | 91% | 92% | 88% | 89% | 84% | 91% | 87% | 84% | 88% | 86% | 88% | 94% | 92% | 89% | 90% |
01-Apr | 10% | 9% | 11% | 9% | 10% | 12% | 20% | 9% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 15% | 7% | 12% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% |
05-Sep | *% | *% | 1% | *% | *% | 0% | 2% | *% | 0% | 1% | *% | 1% | 1% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | *% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% |
Oct-19 | *% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
20 - 49 | *% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Don't know/ Uncertain | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | *% | 0% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 2% | *% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
Refused | *% | 0% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Base for stats | 6907 | 5050 | 1857 | 6097 | 384 | 282 | 145 | 1841 | 1047 | 2279 | 1741 | 194 | 298 | 1348 | 509 | 459 | 78 | 420 | 225 | 1059 | 574 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 417 |
Mean | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.26 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.4 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.26 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.2 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.37 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.16 |
Standard error | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.1 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.06 |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 27 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
B5. Whether will have more employees in 12 months time | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All With No Employers) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2324 | 1077 | 1247 | 1859 | 269 | 61 | 135 | 605 | 486 | 905 | 328 | 144 | 123 | 338 | 306 | 106 | 74 | 180 | 109 | 477 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 88 | 102 |
Weighted Bases | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
More than currently | 10% | 10% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 12% | 22% | 9% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 15% | 7% | 12% | 14% | 12% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 8% | 11% | 9% |
About the same | 89% | 90% | 87% | 90% | 89% | 88% | 78% | 90% | 88% | 87% | 92% | 92% | 91% | 90% | 85% | 91% | 88% | 85% | 88% | 86% | 91% | 94% | 92% | 89% | 91% |
Fewer than currently | *% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Don't know | *% | *% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | *% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 28 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
C1. Whether export services | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All With No Employers) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2324 | 1077 | 1247 | 1859 | 269 | 61 | 135 | 605 | 486 | 905 | 328 | 144 | 123 | 338 | 306 | 106 | 74 | 180 | 109 | 477 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 88 | 102 |
Weighted Bases | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
Yes | 7% | 4% | 14% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 7% | 1% | 2% | 16% | 4% | 2% | 5% | *% | 3% | *% | 7% | 22% | 5% | 16% | 15% | 3% | 3% | 10% | 1% |
No | 93% | 95% | 86% | 93% | 95% | 96% | 93% | 99% | 98% | 84% | 96% | 98% | 95% | 100% | 97% | 100% | 93% | 77% | 95% | 84% | 84% | 97% | 97% | 90% | 99% |
Don't know | *% | *% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 29 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
C1ab. Percentage of turnover for service exports | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All with service exports) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 213 | 52 | 161 | 184 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 158 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 5 | 86 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
Weighted Bases | 486 | 229 | 257 | 447 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 22 | 370 | 69 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 16 | * | 6 | 95 | 10 | 176 | 89 | 15 | 16 | 36 | 2 |
Up to 5% of turnover | 28% | 30% | 27% | 28% | 53% | 23% | 15% | 23% | 31% | 24% | 54% | 56% | 8% | 44% | 38% | 0% | 14% | 29% | 20% | 28% | 10% | 64% | 100% | 32% | 0% |
Up to 10% | 11% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 0% | 10% | 13% | 16% | 10% | 11% | 14% | 28% | 17% | 0% | 8% | 0% | 14% | 6% | 20% | 10% | 16% | 9% | 0% | 20% | 44% |
Up to 25% | 13% | 16% | 11% | 13% | 0% | 44% | 33% | 19% | 7% | 13% | 13% | 0% | 14% | 56% | 7% | 100% | 0% | 14% | 20% | 18% | 3% | 9% | 0% | 21% | 0% |
Up to 50% | 14% | 12% | 16% | 14% | 0% | 23% | 33% | 32% | 20% | 13% | 12% | 0% | 49% | 0% | 14% | 0% | 36% | 12% | 0% | 20% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 20% | 56% |
Up to 75% | 8% | 9% | 6% | 7% | 23% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 20% | 8% | 19% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Up to 90% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 4% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 14% | 0% | 16% | 0% | 0% | 7% | 0% | 0% | 20% | 0% | 6% | 27% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
More than 90% | 12% | 11% | 13% | 13% | 15% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 25% | 14% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 22% | 0% | 36% | 13% | 20% | 10% | 22% | 18% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Don't know | 2% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 12% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 6% | 0% |
Base for stats | 473 | 229 | 244 | 437 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 363 | 67 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 16 | * | 6 | 92 | 10 | 174 | 87 | 15 | 16 | 34 | 2 |
Mean | 37.98 | 36.56 | 39.31 | 38.63 | 38.88 | 22.51 | 24.8 | 24.7 | 39.39 | 43.1 | 13.86 | 16.36 | 31.12 | 13.94 | 36.59 | 20 | 48.3 | 43.98 | 39 | 33.91 | 61.16 | 20.08 | 3 | 15.6 | 21.12 |
Standard error | 2.52 | 4.94 | 2.95 | 2.72 | 12.74 | 7.8 | 6.88 | 6.36 | 9.2 | 2.96 | 4.55 | 15.81 | 7.87 | 10.09 | 10.63 | 0 | 22.32 | 5.75 | 17.24 | 3.53 | 8.26 | 14.95 | 1.46 | 4.07 | 9.41 |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 30 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
C2. Whether export goods | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All With No Employers) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2324 | 1077 | 1247 | 1859 | 269 | 61 | 135 | 605 | 486 | 905 | 328 | 144 | 123 | 338 | 306 | 106 | 74 | 180 | 109 | 477 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 88 | 102 |
Weighted Bases | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
Yes | 4% | 3% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 14% | 3% | 9% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 16% | *% | 18% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 10% | 2% |
No | 96% | 97% | 93% | 96% | 96% | 98% | 86% | 97% | 91% | 96% | 97% | 95% | 84% | 100% | 82% | 99% | 96% | 90% | 99% | 97% | 97% | 100% | 98% | 90% | 98% |
Don't know | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 31 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
C2ab. Percentage of turnover for goods exports | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All with goods exports) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 149 | 45 | 104 | 114 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 32 | 67 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
Weighted Bases | 297 | 159 | 138 | 258 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 60 | 100 | 86 | 51 | 9 | 49 | 2 | 92 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 7 |
Up to 5% of turnover | 48% | 50% | 47% | 48% | 56% | 44% | 50% | 46% | 53% | 34% | 66% | 14% | 50% | 100% | 56% | 0% | 73% | 38% | 100% | 38% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 67% | 19% |
Up to 10% | 14% | 15% | 12% | 15% | 0% | 28% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 21% | 10% | 14% | 5% | 0% | 11% | 50% | 0% | 16% | 0% | 16% | 59% | 0% | 0% | 14% | 0% |
Up to 25% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 4% | 28% | 13% | 3% | 14% | 10% | 20% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 14% | 0% | 27% | 13% | 0% | 11% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 14% | 81% |
Up to 50% | 13% | 16% | 11% | 13% | 29% | 0% | 13% | 30% | 5% | 17% | 4% | 28% | 32% | 0% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 16% | 0% | 18% | 21% | 0% | 0% | 6% | 0% |
Up to 75% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Up to 90% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 0% | 8% | 4% | 1% | 11% | 0% | 15% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 16% | 0% | 0% | 21% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
More than 90% | 4% | 1% | 8% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 12% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 0% | 29% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 50% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Don't know | 3% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 13% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Base for stats | 281 | 144 | 137 | 245 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 59 | 98 | 78 | 46 | 9 | 47 | 4 | 87 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 7 |
Mean | 19.75 | 16.03 | 23.69 | 19.02 | 22.09 | 10.16 | 30.89 | 26.22 | 16.29 | 26.15 | 7.9 | 55.58 | 22.62 | 1 | 14.89 | 35.67 | 5.53 | 31.52 | 0 | 21.22 | 25.36 | 0 | 0 | 8.76 | 13.11 |
Standard error | 2.28 | 3.35 | 3.15 | 2.55 | 7.13 | 4.25 | 9.1 | 5.06 | 3.34 | 5.21 | 3.25 | 14.74 | 4.85 | 0.83 | 3.16 | 26.92 | 5.08 | 8.83 | 0 | 7.15 | 14.38 | 0 | 0 | 4.22 | 3.01 |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 32 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
C1/C2 Whether export goods or services | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All With No Employers) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2324 | 1077 | 1247 | 1859 | 269 | 61 | 135 | 605 | 486 | 905 | 328 | 144 | 123 | 338 | 306 | 106 | 74 | 180 | 109 | 477 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 88 | 102 |
Weighted Bases | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
Yes | 10% | 7% | 19% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 15% | 4% | 10% | 18% | 6% | 6% | 17% | *% | 19% | 1% | 7% | 28% | 5% | 18% | 17% | 3% | 5% | 15% | 2% |
No | 90% | 93% | 81% | 90% | 91% | 95% | 85% | 96% | 90% | 81% | 94% | 93% | 83% | 100% | 81% | 99% | 93% | 71% | 95% | 82% | 82% | 97% | 95% | 85% | 98% |
Don't know | *% | *% | *% | *% | 1% | 0% | 0% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 33 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
C2c. Who export to | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All exporters) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 325 | 87 | 238 | 267 | 27 | 7 | 24 | 39 | 77 | 181 | 28 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 70 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 5 | 97 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 3 |
Weighted Bases | 709 | 355 | 354 | 641 | 31 | 13 | 23 | 69 | 111 | 430 | 99 | 12 | 51 | 6 | 99 | 6 | 6 | 123 | 10 | 195 | 101 | 15 | 23 | 53 | 8 |
The European Union | 72% | 73% | 71% | 71% | 71% | 72% | 85% | 70% | 86% | 64% | 90% | 73% | 78% | 0% | 85% | 94% | 100% | 59% | 40% | 67% | 65% | 100% | 100% | 81% | 100% |
Non-European Union countries | 67% | 69% | 65% | 68% | 69% | 92% | 12% | 65% | 69% | 71% | 49% | 47% | 68% | 69% | 68% | 94% | 64% | 75% | 60% | 66% | 75% | 82% | 33% | 44% | 70% |
Don't know | 3% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 0% | 1% | 7% | 1% | 4% | 0% | 10% | 4% | 31% | 1% | 6% | 0% | 4% | 20% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Refused | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 12% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 0% |
EU only | 29% | 29% | 28% | 28% | 25% | 8% | 75% | 26% | 29% | 25% | 48% | 32% | 28% | 0% | 30% | 0% | 36% | 20% | 20% | 30% | 22% | 18% | 67% | 51% | 30% |
Non-EU only | 24% | 26% | 23% | 25% | 24% | 28% | 2% | 21% | 13% | 32% | 7% | 6% | 19% | 69% | 14% | 0% | 0% | 35% | 40% | 28% | 32% | 0% | 0% | 14% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 34 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
C2de. Percentage of exports to the EU | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All that export to the EU) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 235 | 64 | 171 | 192 | 17 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 64 | 120 | 25 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 2 | 67 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 3 |
Weighted Bases | 508 | 257 | 250 | 456 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 48 | 95 | 274 | 90 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 84 | 5 | 6 | 73 | 4 | 132 | 66 | 15 | 23 | 43 | 8 |
Up to 5% of turnover | 46% | 52% | 41% | 46% | 66% | 25% | 37% | 57% | 62% | 34% | 61% | 28% | 63% | 0% | 67% | 0% | 50% | 47% | 0% | 34% | 23% | 64% | 100% | 49% | 0% |
Up to 10% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 2% | 50% | 19% | 11% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 10% | 0% | 8% | 50% | 0% | 13% | 0% | 10% | 22% | 9% | 0% | 11% | 84% |
Up to 25% | 12% | 13% | 11% | 12% | 9% | 25% | 17% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 10% | 14% | 7% | 0% | 10% | 0% | 50% | 13% | 0% | 20% | 4% | 9% | 0% | 18% | 0% |
Up to 50% | 12% | 9% | 14% | 12% | 13% | 0% | 17% | 18% | 2% | 14% | 11% | 14% | 19% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 16% | 0% | 11% | 19% | 9% | 0% | 17% | 16% |
Up to 75% | 4% | 1% | 7% | 5% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 6% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 10% | 0% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Up to 90% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 0% | 7% | 3% | 1% | 7% | 0% | 15% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 7% | 0% | 6% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
More than 90% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 11% | 0% | 14% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 50% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 9% | 22% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Don't know | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 0% |
Base for stats | 481 | 243 | 239 | 432 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 46 | 91 | 266 | 79 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 80 | 5 | 6 | 72 | 4 | 126 | 63 | 15 | 16 | 41 | 8 |
Mean | 23.07 | 19.77 | 26.42 | 23.74 | 16.26 | 11.76 | 20.82 | 16.01 | 13.75 | 31.33 | 10.17 | 36.15 | 11.19 | 0 | 11.67 | 52.5 | 7.23 | 22.45 | 67.5 | 31.34 | 38.95 | 12.79 | 2.5 | 11.61 | 12.96 |
Standard error | 2 | 3.72 | 2.39 | 2.26 | 6.27 | 3.94 | 5.21 | 4.41 | 3.08 | 3.14 | 2.74 | 14.46 | 2.86 | 0 | 2.79 | 33.41 | 3.87 | 5.04 | 6.08 | 4.04 | 10.24 | 8.98 | 1.83 | 3.25 | 4.13 |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 35 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
C3/C3A. Whether intend to export again in future | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All that do not sell outside of UK) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 1995 | 989 | 1006 | 1591 | 239 | 54 | 111 | 565 | 408 | 722 | 300 | 133 | 97 | 335 | 236 | 102 | 70 | 125 | 104 | 380 | 113 | 73 | 56 | 72 | 99 |
Weighted Bases | 6291 | 4755 | 1537 | 5544 | 351 | 268 | 128 | 1802 | 952 | 1891 | 1647 | 182 | 257 | 1363 | 418 | 460 | 74 | 319 | 215 | 875 | 483 | 478 | 441 | 313 | 415 |
Next 12 months | 3% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 7% | 2% | 1% | 7% | *% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 14% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 0% |
Further in the future | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 0% | *% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | *% | 7% | *% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 6% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 4% | 2% |
No | 95% | 95% | 93% | 94% | 94% | 100% | 97% | 97% | 97% | 90% | 96% | 99% | 86% | 99% | 94% | 98% | 100% | 80% | 96% | 90% | 93% | 97% | 95% | 95% | 98% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 36 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
C4. How many years has your business been selling goods and services or licensing its products overseas? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All with exports) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 83 | 34 | 49 | 52 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 38 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Weighted Bases | 184 | 126 | 58 | 155 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 48 | 100 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
Less than one year | 2% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 18% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
1 year | 8% | 9% | 4% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 8% | 11% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 24% | 25% | 23% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
2 years | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 20% | 0% | 10% | 19% | 5% | 2% | 23% | 0% | 22% | 0% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 0% |
3 years | 7% | 10% | 1% | 7% | 10% | 0% | 15% | 34% | 3% | 2% | 23% | 0% | 40% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 0% |
4 years | 8% | 9% | 6% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 10% | 0% | 12% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 14% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 17% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
5 years | 9% | 10% | 9% | 11% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 23% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 0% | 13% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 0% |
6 - 10 years | 22% | 22% | 21% | 21% | 7% | 0% | 43% | 31% | 19% | 21% | 23% | 36% | 31% | 0% | 15% | 100% | 0% | 24% | 25% | 0% | 26% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 0% |
11 - 20 years | 20% | 21% | 18% | 22% | 11% | 0% | 9% | 0% | 25% | 25% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 22% | 0% | 79% | 28% | 0% | 0% | 35% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
More than 20 years | 16% | 11% | 29% | 16% | 31% | 0% | 5% | 3% | 18% | 19% | 6% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 20% | 0% | 21% | 15% | 25% | 57% | 10% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Don't know | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 64% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 37 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
C4A. Do you plan to increase your levels of exports over the next few years? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All with exports) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 325 | 87 | 238 | 267 | 27 | 7 | 24 | 39 | 77 | 181 | 28 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 70 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 5 | 97 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 3 |
Weighted Bases | 709 | 355 | 354 | 641 | 31 | 13 | 23 | 69 | 111 | 430 | 99 | 12 | 51 | 6 | 99 | 6 | 6 | 123 | 10 | 195 | 101 | 15 | 23 | 53 | 8 |
Yes | 46% | 42% | 51% | 46% | 47% | 18% | 74% | 56% | 55% | 43% | 47% | 42% | 65% | 0% | 57% | 53% | 14% | 51% | 40% | 40% | 39% | 18% | 33% | 64% | 30% |
No | 49% | 51% | 47% | 49% | 53% | 63% | 26% | 41% | 41% | 54% | 44% | 48% | 32% | 100% | 38% | 47% | 86% | 45% | 60% | 55% | 61% | 27% | 67% | 36% | 70% |
Don't know | 4% | 7% | 2% | 5% | 0% | 18% | 0% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 8% | 10% | 3% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 6% | 0% | 55% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 38 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
C5. During the time you have been selling or licensing products overseas, have you had overseas sales every year or have there been some years where you haven't made any sales at all to overseas customers? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All selling exports for more than 2 years) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 72 | 29 | 43 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Weighted Bases | 165 | 113 | 52 | 140 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 42 | 88 | 21 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
Overseas sales every year (since started doing business overseas) | 67% | 62% | 76% | 68% | 61% | 0% | 64% | 87% | 79% | 67% | 30% | 100% | 86% | 0% | 75% | 100% | 100% | 52% | 100% | 57% | 69% | 100% | 0% | 25% | 0% |
Some years with no overseas sales | 31% | 38% | 17% | 30% | 35% | 0% | 36% | 13% | 18% | 31% | 70% | 0% | 14% | 0% | 21% | 0% | 0% | 35% | 0% | 43% | 31% | 0% | 0% | 75% | 0% |
Don't know | 2% | 0% | 7% | 2% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 13% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 39 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
C5a. Why have there have been some years with no overseas sales? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All with some years with no exports) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 101 | 34 | 67 | 83 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 55 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Weighted Bases | 245 | 145 | 101 | 221 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 38 | 135 | 51 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 10 | 54 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 1 |
Only have occasional "one-off" orders from overseas | 41% | 42% | 40% | 44% | 14% | 50% | 4% | 6% | 37% | 50% | 34% | 0% | 9% | 0% | 48% | 0% | 0% | 77% | 21% | 41% | 40% | 14% | 0% | 50% | 100% |
Prefer to concentrate on UK markets | 18% | 12% | 26% | 17% | 22% | 50% | 17% | 35% | 11% | 15% | 25% | 0% | 36% | 100% | 15% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 0% | 21% | 16% | 0% | 74% | 17% | 0% |
Exporting is not profitable | 5% | 6% | 4% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 9% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 34% | 0% | 12% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Exporting is too risky | 3% | 6% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 16% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Don't have the time to pursue exporting | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Lack knowledge of how best to export | *% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Other | 23% | 23% | 22% | 21% | 29% | 0% | 52% | 21% | 30% | 22% | 19% | 33% | 21% | 0% | 7% | 100% | 100% | 5% | 57% | 35% | 11% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 0% |
Don't know | 5% | 7% | 2% | 4% | 36% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Don't recall they were exporting goods or services before | 6% | 4% | 8% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 27% | 12% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 67% | 0% | 0% | 12% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 21% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 26% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 40 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
C6. Does your business have any goods or services that are suitable for exporting? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All not exporting with no plans to do so) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 1815 | 926 | 889 | 1443 | 220 | 52 | 100 | 539 | 380 | 612 | 284 | 128 | 79 | 332 | 212 | 99 | 69 | 95 | 96 | 323 | 98 | 70 | 52 | 66 | 96 |
Weighted Bases | 5834 | 4474 | 1360 | 5123 | 329 | 263 | 119 | 1746 | 891 | 1629 | 1568 | 177 | 215 | 1354 | 375 | 444 | 71 | 234 | 197 | 762 | 437 | 460 | 414 | 286 | 407 |
Yes | 16% | 14% | 25% | 16% | 23% | 23% | 8% | 11% | 12% | 30% | 10% | 27% | 30% | 6% | 23% | 5% | 1% | 44% | 11% | 35% | 20% | 13% | 2% | 23% | 7% |
No | 83% | 86% | 75% | 84% | 77% | 77% | 92% | 89% | 87% | 70% | 90% | 73% | 69% | 94% | 75% | 95% | 99% | 56% | 89% | 64% | 80% | 87% | 98% | 76% | 93% |
Don't know | *% | *% | 1% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 1% | *% | *% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | *% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 41 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
E1. Which of the following describe your organisation's main premises? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All In GB with business premises) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 938 | 403 | 535 | 815 | 96 | 27 | 0 | 184 | 238 | 363 | 153 | 38 | 66 | 80 | 189 | 24 | 25 | 63 | 58 | 186 | 56 | 16 | 33 | 39 | 65 |
Weighted Bases | 2711 | 1866 | 844 | 2463 | 135 | 113 | 0 | 476 | 485 | 968 | 782 | 48 | 174 | 253 | 352 | 104 | 29 | 156 | 126 | 444 | 241 | 73 | 261 | 158 | 290 |
Rented from a private or commercial landlord | 42% | 45% | 35% | 42% | 43% | 34% | 0% | 35% | 45% | 38% | 49% | 8% | 44% | 33% | 52% | 31% | 17% | 32% | 42% | 38% | 41% | 41% | 47% | 45% | 56% |
Owned by you or your business | 41% | 35% | 54% | 39% | 48% | 63% | 0% | 46% | 38% | 47% | 32% | 80% | 33% | 49% | 32% | 51% | 71% | 54% | 42% | 50% | 38% | 25% | 44% | 29% | 25% |
Leased | 11% | 13% | 7% | 12% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 11% | 11% | 8% | 14% | 9% | 17% | 6% | 12% | 8% | 12% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 20% | 11% | 9% | 20% | 17% |
Other | 5% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 8% | 5% | 6% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 4% | 8% | 0% | 8% | 3% | 8% | 1% | 11% | 0% | 6% | *% |
Don't know | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 3% | *% | 0% | 11% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
Refused | *% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 42 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
E2. How do you pay your energy bill? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All In GB with business premises) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 938 | 403 | 535 | 815 | 96 | 27 | 0 | 184 | 238 | 363 | 153 | 38 | 66 | 80 | 189 | 24 | 25 | 63 | 58 | 186 | 56 | 16 | 33 | 39 | 65 |
Weighted Bases | 2711 | 1866 | 844 | 2463 | 135 | 113 | 0 | 476 | 485 | 968 | 782 | 48 | 174 | 253 | 352 | 104 | 29 | 156 | 126 | 444 | 241 | 73 | 261 | 158 | 290 |
Directly to energy company (ies) | 65% | 66% | 63% | 64% | 75% | 76% | 0% | 60% | 74% | 61% | 66% | 85% | 50% | 63% | 78% | 64% | 69% | 72% | 52% | 59% | 64% | 50% | 62% | 60% | 78% |
Payment for individual bills is passed to your landlord or management agent | 10% | 10% | 8% | 10% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 18% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 1% | 25% | 16% | 6% | 10% | 10% | 2% | 10% | 5% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 15% | 5% |
Payment is included in the rent or standing charge | 18% | 18% | 18% | 19% | 19% | 11% | 0% | 11% | 13% | 25% | 19% | 3% | 20% | 6% | 12% | 14% | 21% | 23% | 24% | 27% | 22% | 33% | 20% | 20% | 13% |
Other | 2% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 4% | 3% | 2% | *% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 0% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% |
Not applicable | 4% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 0% | 7% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 9% | 1% | 7% | 0% | 1% | 5% | 5% | 2% | 6% | 9% | 1% | 2% |
Don't know | 1% | *% | 1% | 1% | *% | 0% | 0% | *% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | *% |
Refused | *% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 43 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
E3. Who decides which heating system is uded to heat your premises? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All In GB with business premises, only asked of half the sample) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 478 | 203 | 275 | 431 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 87 | 120 | 193 | 78 | 16 | 34 | 37 | 93 | 15 | 12 | 36 | 27 | 100 | 30 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 34 |
Weighted Bases | 1397 | 964 | 432 | 1297 | 49 | 50 | 0 | 240 | 252 | 527 | 378 | 23 | 95 | 122 | 172 | 65 | 15 | 83 | 61 | 238 | 146 | 43 | 123 | 68 | 144 |
You or people within your own business | 68% | 69% | 66% | 67% | 84% | 83% | 0% | 75% | 72% | 62% | 69% | 100% | 76% | 70% | 70% | 73% | 95% | 71% | 54% | 62% | 61% | 39% | 80% | 53% | 77% |
The landlord | 23% | 21% | 26% | 24% | 7% | 17% | 0% | 12% | 16% | 30% | 24% | 0% | 12% | 14% | 20% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 27% | 33% | 32% | 41% | 20% | 32% | 19% |
The building manager | 3% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 0% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 8% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 19% | 0% | 7% | 0% |
Other | 3% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 0% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Don't know | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 7% | 0% |
Refused | 1% | 2% | *% | 1% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 11% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 44 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
E4. When was the last time, if ever, your building was refurbished or improved for heating or energy saving measures? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All In GB with business premises, only asked of half the sample) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 437 | 191 | 246 | 366 | 58 | 13 | 0 | 88 | 117 | 161 | 71 | 19 | 31 | 38 | 96 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 28 | 81 | 26 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 30 |
Weighted Bases | 1225 | 856 | 368 | 1091 | 78 | 56 | 0 | 205 | 230 | 422 | 368 | 23 | 74 | 108 | 184 | 32 | 14 | 71 | 59 | 190 | 102 | 25 | 114 | 88 | 140 |
In the past year | 13% | 13% | 12% | 13% | 14% | 19% | 0% | 14% | 15% | 10% | 14% | 14% | 16% | 12% | 14% | 23% | 12% | 17% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 38% | 7% | 19% | 12% |
Up to 2 years ago | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 2% | 16% | 0% | 5% | 9% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 7% | 2% | 8% | 11% | 15% | 13% | 15% | 6% | 21% | 0% | 7% | 6% | 4% |
Up to 3 years ago | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 20% | 0% | 7% | 4% | 8% | 5% | 0% | 2% | 12% | 4% | 0% | 22% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 4% |
Up to 5 years ago | 12% | 13% | 12% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 0% | 9% | 11% | 15% | 12% | 11% | 18% | 3% | 13% | 0% | 15% | 21% | 4% | 18% | 11% | 0% | 14% | 6% | 18% |
Up to 10 years ago | 9% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 12% | 3% | 0% | 11% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 9% | 4% | 17% | 3% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 9% | 9% | 4% | 0% | 27% | 14% | 4% |
More than 10 years ago | 8% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 0% | 12% | 7% | 6% | 9% | 0% | 7% | 11% | 4% |
Never been refurbished/improved for heating/energy saving measures | 32% | 32% | 32% | 33% | 39% | 10% | 0% | 42% | 37% | 30% | 26% | 44% | 47% | 38% | 34% | 58% | 20% | 8% | 28% | 37% | 36% | 50% | 7% | 36% | 32% |
Don't know | 11% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 0% | 4% | 11% | 10% | 17% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 14% | 0% | 0% | 21% | 21% | 7% | 2% | 6% | 24% | 3% | 23% |
Refused | *% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Base for stats | 1081 | 761 | 321 | 970 | 65 | 45 | 0 | 197 | 203 | 378 | 303 | 21 | 73 | 103 | 159 | 32 | 12 | 56 | 47 | 176 | 99 | 24 | 86 | 86 | 108 |
Mean | 2.99 | 2.9 | 3.21 | 3.05 | 2.83 | 1.95 | 0 | 2.81 | 2.66 | 3.03 | 3.29 | 2.28 | 2.07 | 3.45 | 2.96 | 1.51 | 1.85 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.85 | 2.79 | 0.35 | 5.23 | 3.37 | 2.34 |
Standard error | 0.22 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.25 | 0.63 | 0.51 | 0 | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.37 | 0.56 | 0.94 | 0.68 | 0.81 | 0.52 | 1.46 | 0.51 | 1.08 | 0.98 | 0.47 | 0.88 | 0.27 | 1.26 | 1.14 | 0.75 |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 45 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
E6. Has your business ever undertaken an energy audit in the last 12 months? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All In GB with business premises) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 909 | 390 | 519 | 791 | 92 | 26 | 0 | 175 | 235 | 350 | 149 | 35 | 65 | 75 | 187 | 23 | 25 | 62 | 55 | 179 | 54 | 15 | 32 | 38 | 64 |
Weighted Bases | 2600 | 1803 | 797 | 2366 | 128 | 106 | 0 | 445 | 475 | 934 | 746 | 45 | 169 | 230 | 349 | 97 | 29 | 154 | 120 | 423 | 237 | 69 | 236 | 156 | 285 |
Yes | 8% | 7% | 10% | 8% | 11% | 11% | 0% | 7% | 10% | 10% | 5% | 12% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 19% | 17% | 4% | 17% | 9% | 11% | 2% | 3% | 11% | 4% |
No | 86% | 86% | 86% | 87% | 83% | 80% | 0% | 91% | 84% | 86% | 85% | 80% | 92% | 93% | 87% | 74% | 83% | 91% | 76% | 86% | 88% | 72% | 88% | 81% | 87% |
Don't know | 6% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 0% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 10% | 8% | 3% | 0% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 7% | 5% | 1% | 26% | 8% | 8% | 9% |
Refused | *% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 46 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
E7. In the last five years, has your business received energy efficiency advice from Government or other experts such as your energy supplier or the Carbon Trust? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All In GB with business premises) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 909 | 390 | 519 | 791 | 92 | 26 | 0 | 175 | 235 | 350 | 149 | 35 | 65 | 75 | 187 | 23 | 25 | 62 | 55 | 179 | 54 | 15 | 32 | 38 | 64 |
Weighted Bases | 2600 | 1803 | 797 | 2366 | 128 | 106 | 0 | 445 | 475 | 934 | 746 | 45 | 169 | 230 | 349 | 97 | 29 | 154 | 120 | 423 | 237 | 69 | 236 | 156 | 285 |
Yes | 10% | 9% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 0% | 6% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 16% | 24% | 18% | 14% | 11% | 5% | 4% | 10% | 6% | 13% |
No | 87% | 87% | 86% | 87% | 87% | 85% | 0% | 92% | 86% | 86% | 85% | 90% | 92% | 93% | 90% | 73% | 76% | 81% | 77% | 85% | 94% | 72% | 85% | 89% | 86% |
Don't know | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 3% | 4% | 0% | 1% | 9% | 3% | 1% | 24% | 5% | 5% | *% |
Refused | *% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 47 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
E8. Do your main premises have any smart or advanced meters for gas or electricity? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All In GB with business premises) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 909 | 390 | 519 | 791 | 92 | 26 | 0 | 175 | 235 | 350 | 149 | 35 | 65 | 75 | 187 | 23 | 25 | 62 | 55 | 179 | 54 | 15 | 32 | 38 | 64 |
Weighted Bases | 2600 | 1803 | 797 | 2366 | 128 | 106 | 0 | 445 | 475 | 934 | 746 | 45 | 169 | 230 | 349 | 97 | 29 | 154 | 120 | 423 | 237 | 69 | 236 | 156 | 285 |
Yes - both gas and electricity | 6% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 4% | 2% | 9% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 6% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 16% | 3% | 3% | 5% |
Yes - gas only | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | *% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 7% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Yes - electricity only | 14% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 12% | 1% | 0% | 10% | 22% | 7% | 18% | 26% | 9% | 7% | 22% | 21% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 6% | 9% | 0% | 20% | 14% | 23% |
No - do not have smart/advanced meters | 71% | 72% | 69% | 70% | 77% | 97% | 0% | 82% | 66% | 72% | 67% | 67% | 84% | 83% | 67% | 61% | 75% | 66% | 55% | 75% | 79% | 57% | 68% | 68% | 67% |
Don't know | 9% | 8% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 8% | 11% | 10% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 7% | 11% | 0% | 5% | 27% | 11% | 6% | 26% | 9% | 14% | 5% |
Refused | *% | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 48 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
E9. Does your organisation actively monitor its energy consumption, using energy data available from smart or advanced meters, to help manage its energy use? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All with Smart/Advanced meters) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 192 | 77 | 115 | 171 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 63 | 62 | 34 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 52 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
Weighted Bases | 521 | 355 | 165 | 498 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 116 | 164 | 172 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 89 | 20 | 7 | 44 | 22 | 63 | 35 | 11 | 55 | 27 | 79 |
Yes | 35% | 32% | 42% | 36% | 17% | 0% | 0% | 26% | 50% | 35% | 30% | 9% | 43% | 24% | 55% | 26% | 56% | 30% | 55% | 47% | 7% | 12% | 29% | 63% | 22% |
No | 63% | 65% | 58% | 62% | 83% | 100% | 0% | 74% | 50% | 62% | 67% | 91% | 57% | 76% | 45% | 74% | 44% | 59% | 45% | 53% | 93% | 88% | 71% | 37% | 71% |
Don't know | 2% | 3% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 11% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 49 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
F5. Whether have a business plan | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All With No Employers) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2324 | 1077 | 1247 | 1859 | 269 | 61 | 135 | 605 | 486 | 905 | 328 | 144 | 123 | 338 | 306 | 106 | 74 | 180 | 109 | 477 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 88 | 102 |
Weighted Bases | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
Yes - kept up to date | 17% | 15% | 24% | 17% | 16% | 20% | 16% | 13% | 16% | 20% | 20% | 19% | 14% | 12% | 13% | 18% | 26% | 17% | 30% | 16% | 24% | 24% | 20% | 23% | 14% |
Yes - but not kept up to date | 12% | 13% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 27% | 15% | 8% | 10% | 14% | 15% | 9% | 10% | 8% | 11% | 8% | 12% | 15% | 8% | 15% | 14% | 17% | 16% | 17% | 11% |
No | 70% | 72% | 64% | 71% | 72% | 53% | 69% | 79% | 73% | 66% | 65% | 72% | 76% | 80% | 76% | 72% | 61% | 67% | 61% | 69% | 62% | 59% | 63% | 61% | 75% |
Don't know | *% | 0% | 1% | *% | *% | 0% | *% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 1% | 1% | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Refused | *% | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 50 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
F6. Which of the following is your business liable to pay. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All with 0-19 employees | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2324 | 1077 | 1247 | 1859 | 269 | 61 | 135 | 605 | 486 | 905 | 328 | 144 | 123 | 338 | 306 | 106 | 74 | 180 | 109 | 477 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 88 | 102 |
Weighted Bases | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
VAT | 26% | 0% | 97% | 26% | 28% | 24% | 32% | 25% | 29% | 39% | 9% | 80% | 26% | 17% | 40% | 18% | 24% | 47% | 43% | 43% | 24% | 5% | 11% | 12% | 7% |
Income tax self-assessment | 57% | 69% | 24% | 57% | 64% | 57% | 52% | 68% | 65% | 36% | 67% | 58% | 65% | 70% | 58% | 76% | 53% | 28% | 18% | 38% | 47% | 74% | 67% | 64% | 62% |
Corporation Tax | 26% | 18% | 46% | 27% | 14% | 23% | 9% | 17% | 13% | 50% | 12% | 7% | 21% | 17% | 18% | 6% | 12% | 52% | 43% | 57% | 37% | 14% | 8% | 15% | 13% |
None of the above | 10% | 12% | 3% | 9% | 9% | 15% | 16% | 6% | 10% | 8% | 15% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 10% | 22% | 12% | 20% | 2% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 18% | 21% |
Don't know | *% | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 3% |
Refused | *% | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 51 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
F7. Do you pay for the services of external agents, accountants or advisers for. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All with 0-19 employees that pay self-assessment income tax, corporation tax or VAT) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2142 | 945 | 1197 | 1722 | 249 | 55 | 116 | 573 | 442 | 850 | 277 | 141 | 116 | 316 | 287 | 97 | 58 | 165 | 92 | 467 | 126 | 71 | 50 | 74 | 82 |
Weighted Bases | 6307 | 4474 | 1833 | 5589 | 351 | 239 | 128 | 1757 | 948 | 2140 | 1462 | 184 | 293 | 1280 | 469 | 420 | 59 | 387 | 181 | 1039 | 533 | 439 | 399 | 301 | 323 |
Record keeping or bookkeeping for VAT | 13% | 0% | 46% | 13% | 16% | 10% | 19% | 13% | 17% | 20% | 3% | 35% | 12% | 9% | 25% | 9% | 15% | 29% | 25% | 18% | 14% | 2% | *% | 6% | 4% |
Record keeping or bookkeeping for income tax self assessment | 16% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 16% | 13% | 19% | 20% | 17% | 11% | 18% | 40% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 18% | 26% | 7% | 6% | 11% | 15% | 20% | 14% | 25% | 13% |
Record keeping or bookkeeping for Corporation Tax | 14% | 5% | 36% | 14% | 10% | 8% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 27% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 7% | 15% | 3% | 3% | 34% | 26% | 28% | 22% | 5% | 2% | 7% | 6% |
To submit HMRC returns for VAT | 14% | 0% | 49% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 22% | 14% | 18% | 20% | 5% | 44% | 13% | 10% | 26% | 9% | 15% | 27% | 23% | 20% | 14% | 2% | 7% | 9% | 4% |
To submit HMRC returns for income tax self-assessment | 36% | 43% | 20% | 37% | 30% | 40% | 32% | 42% | 42% | 20% | 50% | 52% | 31% | 43% | 35% | 51% | 38% | 14% | 10% | 22% | 25% | 49% | 55% | 44% | 50% |
To submit HMRC returns for Corporation Tax | 15% | 5% | 40% | 16% | 11% | 14% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 31% | 5% | 6% | 13% | 7% | 16% | 4% | 3% | 40% | 29% | 33% | 21% | 6% | 2% | 9% | 6% |
To receive tax advice including tax planning | 69% | 72% | 60% | 69% | 70% | 64% | 66% | 70% | 65% | 68% | 71% | 72% | 69% | 70% | 67% | 64% | 64% | 63% | 68% | 66% | 73% | 65% | 68% | 78% | 77% |
Do not use external agents/accountants/advisers | 14% | 15% | 12% | 14% | 19% | 12% | 19% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 13% | 9% | 17% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 23% | 12% | 16% | 17% | 16% | 20% | 10% | 11% | 9% |
Don't know | *% | 0% | 1% | *% | *% | 1% | 0% | *% | *% | *% | *% | 2% | 0% | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 1% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Refused | *% | 0% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 52 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
F8. In which of these ways does your business keep records for VAT purposes? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All that pay VAT) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 1197 | 0 | 1197 | 969 | 125 | 34 | 69 | 322 | 271 | 536 | 68 | 127 | 65 | 130 | 201 | 37 | 33 | 124 | 52 | 296 | 64 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 26 |
Weighted Bases | 1833 | 0 | 1833 | 1607 | 109 | 68 | 49 | 462 | 312 | 908 | 151 | 155 | 81 | 226 | 209 | 83 | 19 | 210 | 97 | 457 | 144 | 23 | 52 | 45 | 32 |
Record keeping software? | 41% | 0% | 41% | 43% | 39% | 19% | 22% | 38% | 42% | 42% | 41% | 30% | 48% | 40% | 43% | 38% | 35% | 51% | 59% | 39% | 31% | 40% | 48% | 35% | 39% |
Spreadsheets e.g. excel? | 49% | 0% | 49% | 49% | 51% | 51% | 38% | 40% | 44% | 57% | 36% | 33% | 47% | 42% | 42% | 48% | 38% | 56% | 52% | 60% | 49% | 53% | 0% | 50% | 63% |
Or do you use paper-based records only? | 22% | 0% | 22% | 21% | 24% | 29% | 46% | 34% | 28% | 13% | 30% | 44% | 25% | 30% | 26% | 30% | 36% | 6% | 12% | 10% | 33% | 18% | 52% | 20% | 14% |
Other | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Don't know | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | *% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 4% |
Refused | *% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | *% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 53 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
F9. Is the software that you use for keeping VAT | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All that use record keeping software for VAT) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 490 | 0 | 490 | 411 | 52 | 7 | 20 | 124 | 115 | 226 | 25 | 41 | 32 | 51 | 88 | 15 | 12 | 62 | 30 | 115 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
Weighted Bases | 753 | 0 | 753 | 686 | 43 | 13 | 11 | 176 | 129 | 386 | 62 | 46 | 39 | 91 | 91 | 32 | 7 | 107 | 57 | 177 | 44 | 9 | 25 | 16 | 12 |
A free record keeping and accounting software package? | 13% | 0% | 13% | 12% | 24% | 36% | 31% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 4% | 20% | 20% | 19% | 13% | 19% | 17% | 7% | 16% | 12% | 11% | 0% | 0% | 14% | 0% |
A paid-for off-the-shelf (or ready-made) record keeping and accounting software package? | 69% | 0% | 69% | 70% | 68% | 56% | 48% | 58% | 73% | 77% | 44% | 62% | 56% | 57% | 72% | 75% | 71% | 69% | 73% | 85% | 72% | 85% | 0% | 57% | 82% |
A paid-for bespoke record keeping and accounting software package? | 15% | 0% | 15% | 16% | 9% | 0% | 31% | 16% | 10% | 12% | 47% | 21% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 16% | 5% | 11% | 26% | 8% | 11% | 0% | 100% | 29% | 0% |
Other | 3% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 6% | *% | 2% | 2% | 10% | 7% | 4% | *% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 15% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Don't know | 6% | 0% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 5% | 4% | 0% | 10% | 6% | 12% | 8% | 12% | 11% | 4% | 2% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 18% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 54 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
F11. Do you keep records for self assessment/corporation tax in the same way as you keep records for VAT? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All that pay VAT and self-assessment income tax or corporation tax) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 852 | 0 | 852 | 747 | 57 | 27 | 21 | 200 | 155 | 448 | 49 | 77 | 39 | 84 | 119 | 20 | 16 | 99 | 27 | 278 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 21 |
Weighted Bases | 1334 | 0 | 1334 | 1204 | 61 | 54 | 15 | 301 | 194 | 764 | 75 | 98 | 53 | 150 | 135 | 48 | 11 | 175 | 53 | 430 | 106 | 16 | 3 | 31 | 25 |
Yes | 85% | 0% | 85% | 85% | 90% | 85% | 98% | 85% | 89% | 85% | 80% | 89% | 87% | 81% | 87% | 95% | 90% | 89% | 71% | 86% | 81% | 85% | 61% | 78% | 80% |
No | 12% | 0% | 12% | 12% | 9% | 9% | 2% | 12% | 9% | 13% | 13% | 9% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 5% | 3% | 8% | 28% | 12% | 14% | 8% | 39% | 7% | 20% |
Don't know | 3% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 6% | 0% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 7% | 2% | 0% | 6% | 2% | 0% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 0% | 15% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 55 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
F12. In which of these ways does your business keep records for SA purposes? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All that pay self-assessment income tax) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 1047 | 744 | 303 | 825 | 138 | 30 | 54 | 336 | 234 | 270 | 207 | 81 | 56 | 199 | 130 | 70 | 34 | 33 | 27 | 150 | 60 | 52 | 43 | 53 | 59 |
Weighted Bases | 3990 | 3537 | 453 | 3504 | 248 | 160 | 79 | 1278 | 696 | 843 | 1172 | 114 | 200 | 964 | 299 | 355 | 42 | 123 | 40 | 402 | 278 | 365 | 311 | 234 | 263 |
Record keeping software | 19% | 19% | 26% | 19% | 23% | 19% | 26% | 21% | 14% | 26% | 16% | 23% | 19% | 22% | 18% | 9% | 27% | 42% | 26% | 26% | 19% | 16% | 19% | 12% | 15% |
Spreadsheets e.g. excel | 39% | 38% | 45% | 40% | 38% | 28% | 42% | 36% | 33% | 43% | 44% | 28% | 38% | 36% | 33% | 32% | 44% | 37% | 55% | 48% | 38% | 53% | 48% | 39% | 29% |
Or do you use paper-based records only | 47% | 48% | 33% | 46% | 46% | 56% | 40% | 46% | 55% | 39% | 47% | 51% | 49% | 45% | 54% | 57% | 44% | 33% | 32% | 35% | 49% | 41% | 41% | 53% | 60% |
Other | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 1% | *% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 2% | *% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
Don't know | 2% | 1% | 4% | 2% | *% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 56 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
F12. In which of these ways does your business keep records for CT purposes? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All that pay corporation tax) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 750 | 201 | 549 | 675 | 43 | 18 | 14 | 115 | 92 | 492 | 51 | 10 | 34 | 71 | 75 | 10 | 7 | 107 | 40 | 299 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 18 |
Weighted Bases | 1818 | 937 | 880 | 1682 | 56 | 66 | 14 | 318 | 134 | 1153 | 213 | 14 | 65 | 239 | 96 | 30 | 9 | 229 | 97 | 610 | 217 | 67 | 39 | 53 | 53 |
Record keeping software | 40% | 38% | 42% | 40% | 29% | 44% | 75% | 39% | 46% | 40% | 35% | 72% | 51% | 33% | 52% | 31% | 36% | 50% | 33% | 36% | 43% | 45% | 0% | 50% | 33% |
Spreadsheets e.g. excel | 55% | 59% | 51% | 55% | 59% | 51% | 47% | 54% | 44% | 57% | 50% | 28% | 55% | 55% | 39% | 56% | 56% | 48% | 55% | 64% | 49% | 70% | 80% | 41% | 14% |
Or do you use paper-based records only | 15% | 15% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 4% | 6% | 20% | 19% | 12% | 22% | 5% | 14% | 22% | 17% | 27% | 8% | 5% | 24% | 9% | 22% | 0% | 20% | 9% | 63% |
Other | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 0% | 2% | *% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Don't know | 3% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 23% | 0% | 2% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 6% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 8% | 0% |
Refused | *% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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Table 57 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
F13. Is the software that you use for keeping SA | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All that use record keeping software for self-assessment income tax) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 226 | 144 | 82 | 177 | 33 | 5 | 11 | 76 | 45 | 72 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 43 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Weighted Bases | 776 | 660 | 116 | 667 | 58 | 31 | 20 | 274 | 98 | 220 | 184 | 26 | 38 | 210 | 54 | 32 | 11 | 52 | 10 | 105 | 53 | 59 | 59 | 28 | 39 |
A free record keeping and accounting software package? | 24% | 26% | 10% | 23% | 33% | 25% | 27% | 13% | 17% | 13% | 54% | 7% | 4% | 16% | 26% | 0% | 25% | 9% | 0% | 17% | 14% | 83% | 47% | 64% | 14% |
A paid-for off-the-shelf (or ready-made) record keeping and accounting software package? | 61% | 59% | 73% | 62% | 60% | 51% | 52% | 75% | 56% | 65% | 39% | 78% | 72% | 75% | 45% | 69% | 75% | 63% | 78% | 75% | 46% | 39% | 40% | 10% | 61% |
A paid-for bespoke record keeping and accounting software package? | 17% | 18% | 13% | 17% | 15% | 23% | 15% | 15% | 21% | 19% | 16% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 19% | 31% | 0% | 28% | 2% | 12% | 27% | 0% | 13% | 26% | 39% |
Other | 1% | *% | 3% | *% | 0% | 0% | 13% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 7% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Don't know | 3% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 8% | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 14% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 20% | 5% | 14% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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Table 58 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
F13. Is the software that you use for keeping CT | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All that use record keeping software for corporation tax) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 308 | 75 | 233 | 280 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 45 | 191 | 23 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 14 | 110 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
Weighted Bases | 714 | 346 | 367 | 658 | 16 | 29 | 11 | 123 | 62 | 454 | 75 | 10 | 33 | 80 | 50 | 9 | 3 | 114 | 32 | 222 | 86 | 30 | 0 | 27 | 18 |
A free record keeping and accounting software package? | 14% | 17% | 11% | 13% | 17% | 16% | 24% | 6% | 7% | 16% | 18% | 24% | 8% | 3% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 6% | 24% | 15% | 28% | 27% | 0% | 19% | 0% |
A paid-for off-the-shelf (or ready-made) record keeping and accounting software package? | 72% | 69% | 76% | 73% | 75% | 75% | 51% | 73% | 79% | 73% | 65% | 51% | 76% | 75% | 76% | 100% | 61% | 73% | 69% | 77% | 61% | 41% | 0% | 73% | 94% |
A paid-for bespoke record keeping and accounting software package? | 9% | 6% | 12% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 11% | 14% | 9% | 3% | 25% | 4% | 12% | 5% | 57% | 39% | 16% | 20% | 6% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 0% |
Other | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 13% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 7% | 5% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Don't know | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 0% | 9% | 10% | 3% | 12% | 0% | 8% | 10% | 12% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 2% | 8% | 27% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
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Table 59 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
F15. Do you personally submit your self-assessment return online? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All that use self-assessment but do not use agents) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 1047 | 744 | 303 | 825 | 138 | 30 | 54 | 336 | 234 | 270 | 207 | 81 | 56 | 199 | 130 | 70 | 34 | 33 | 27 | 150 | 60 | 52 | 43 | 53 | 59 |
Weighted Bases | 3990 | 3537 | 453 | 3504 | 248 | 160 | 79 | 1278 | 696 | 843 | 1172 | 114 | 200 | 964 | 299 | 355 | 42 | 123 | 40 | 402 | 278 | 365 | 311 | 234 | 263 |
Yes | 42% | 45% | 15% | 41% | 56% | 38% | 48% | 42% | 42% | 47% | 38% | 10% | 54% | 44% | 45% | 39% | 45% | 56% | 55% | 42% | 50% | 40% | 29% | 44% | 39% |
No | 58% | 55% | 84% | 59% | 44% | 60% | 52% | 58% | 58% | 53% | 62% | 88% | 46% | 56% | 55% | 61% | 55% | 44% | 45% | 58% | 49% | 60% | 71% | 56% | 61% |
Don't know | *% | 0% | 1% | *% | 0% | 1% | 0% | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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G2. Which of the following would you say are major obstacles to the success of your business in general? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All With No Employers) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2324 | 1077 | 1247 | 1859 | 269 | 61 | 135 | 605 | 486 | 905 | 328 | 144 | 123 | 338 | 306 | 106 | 74 | 180 | 109 | 477 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 88 | 102 |
Weighted Bases | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
Competition in the market | 43% | 42% | 45% | 43% | 46% | 43% | 44% | 39% | 49% | 39% | 48% | 41% | 31% | 40% | 55% | 44% | 42% | 48% | 24% | 37% | 44% | 52% | 52% | 43% | 43% |
Regulations/red tape | 29% | 26% | 35% | 28% | 29% | 22% | 46% | 36% | 29% | 30% | 19% | 57% | 26% | 36% | 24% | 34% | 23% | 26% | 44% | 32% | 24% | 22% | 21% | 14% | 16% |
Late payment | 24% | 24% | 24% | 23% | 25% | 29% | 34% | 30% | 18% | 27% | 16% | 21% | 24% | 33% | 20% | 17% | 11% | 31% | 16% | 29% | 23% | 19% | 14% | 19% | 12% |
Taxation, VAT, PAYE, National Insurance, business rates | 21% | 19% | 25% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 34% | 24% | 25% | 20% | 15% | 22% | 29% | 24% | 31% | 19% | 18% | 19% | 17% | 20% | 21% | 14% | 19% | 12% | 16% |
UK exit from the EU | 15% | 12% | 21% | 14% | 21% | 15% | 22% | 12% | 13% | 20% | 12% | 12% | 20% | 10% | 18% | 8% | 14% | 20% | 22% | 21% | 19% | 15% | 8% | 19% | 7% |
Obtaining finance | 13% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 15% | 6% | 35% | 17% | 15% | 11% | 12% | 14% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 14% | 18% | 14% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 12% | 14% | 7% |
Availability/cost of suitable premises | 12% | 13% | 9% | 12% | 11% | 1% | 17% | 11% | 14% | 8% | 16% | 11% | 20% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 1% | 7% | 7% | 10% | 6% | 15% | 13% | 26% | 12% |
Staff recruitment and skills | 11% | 10% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 19% | 23% | 14% | 10% | 11% | 9% | 12% | 18% | 14% | 11% | 11% | 6% | 13% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 7% | 2% | 13% | 15% |
National Living Wage | 6% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 22% | 19% | 7% | 9% | 3% | 8% | 10% | 12% | 6% | 11% | 8% | 3% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 14% |
Workplace pensions | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 6% | 8% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 8% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 7% |
Any other major issues or obstacles | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 15% | 12% | 6% | 10% | 1% | 3% | 13% | 2% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 15% | 5% | 4% |
None of these | 23% | 25% | 18% | 24% | 23% | 14% | 15% | 24% | 21% | 23% | 24% | 15% | 22% | 25% | 18% | 24% | 33% | 17% | 32% | 25% | 21% | 27% | 13% | 25% | 34% |
Refused | *% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 63 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
G3. Which of these are the obstacles that affect your business concerning recruitment and skills? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All for whom recruitment/skills is a major obstacle) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 292 | 107 | 185 | 229 | 28 | 7 | 28 | 95 | 54 | 108 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 55 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 7 | 52 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 16 |
Weighted Bases | 788 | 515 | 273 | 660 | 40 | 54 | 34 | 267 | 111 | 257 | 153 | 24 | 54 | 189 | 57 | 49 | 5 | 55 | 17 | 107 | 77 | 34 | 8 | 47 | 64 |
Recruiting staff | 67% | 65% | 71% | 68% | 51% | 65% | 75% | 64% | 70% | 66% | 73% | 71% | 64% | 63% | 74% | 67% | 51% | 62% | 48% | 71% | 66% | 71% | 100% | 53% | 85% |
Shortage of skills within the external labour market | 62% | 59% | 68% | 63% | 50% | 48% | 84% | 77% | 50% | 62% | 47% | 82% | 54% | 83% | 77% | 19% | 35% | 58% | 100% | 62% | 56% | 34% | 100% | 38% | 54% |
Shortage of skills within the existing workplace | 53% | 54% | 52% | 52% | 50% | 70% | 60% | 58% | 46% | 50% | 56% | 50% | 53% | 60% | 68% | 25% | 3% | 49% | 44% | 60% | 38% | 51% | 100% | 42% | 64% |
Shortage of managerial skills/expertise | 27% | 28% | 23% | 23% | 27% | 57% | 51% | 26% | 33% | 23% | 28% | 8% | 43% | 24% | 45% | 23% | 3% | 25% | 24% | 31% | 12% | 34% | 100% | 11% | 28% |
Anything else | 10% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 4% | 12% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 4% | 23% | 46% | 4% | 12% | 6% | 0% | 17% | 0% | 5% | 17% |
Don't know | 5% | 6% | 2% | 5% | 15% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 5% | 4% | 12% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 6% | 3% | 7% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 9% | 25% | 0% | 11% | 9% |
Refused | *% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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Table 64 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
G4. Are workplace pensions an obstacle for your business for any of these reasons? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All for whom workplace pensions is a major obstacle | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 143 | 65 | 78 | 110 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 62 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Weighted Bases | 418 | 308 | 111 | 353 | 31 | 25 | 9 | 147 | 38 | 158 | 75 | 9 | 22 | 115 | 27 | 11 | * | 37 | 12 | 71 | 39 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 28 |
You/your business is having or will have difficulty paying pension contributions | 61% | 63% | 55% | 58% | 87% | 58% | 92% | 59% | 75% | 49% | 84% | 67% | 26% | 64% | 74% | 77% | 100% | 36% | 49% | 51% | 57% | 44% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
You/your business finds it difficult to implement automatic enrolment in workplace pensions | 54% | 51% | 61% | 54% | 47% | 62% | 71% | 50% | 33% | 65% | 50% | 60% | 30% | 53% | 40% | 12% | 100% | 41% | 98% | 76% | 57% | 55% | 50% | 53% | 45% |
Or are there other reasons why workplace pensions are a major obstacle | 20% | 22% | 14% | 24% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 34% | 9% | 19% | 2% | 20% | 45% | 33% | 12% | 0% | 0% | 36% | 0% | 20% | 6% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Don't know | 6% | 5% | 9% | 6% | 5% | 9% | 0% | 2% | 10% | 6% | 13% | 0% | 10% | 0% | 4% | 23% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 18% | 45% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 65 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
G5. Which regulations do you consider to be major obstacles to the success of your business? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All for whom regulations/red tape is a major obstacle) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 749 | 300 | 449 | 577 | 91 | 18 | 63 | 257 | 150 | 281 | 61 | 88 | 38 | 131 | 85 | 43 | 22 | 48 | 49 | 148 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 19 |
Weighted Bases | 2004 | 1348 | 656 | 1760 | 113 | 62 | 69 | 677 | 303 | 699 | 325 | 111 | 79 | 487 | 127 | 158 | 18 | 116 | 98 | 346 | 139 | 109 | 99 | 51 | 66 |
Tax-related | 17% | 16% | 19% | 17% | 12% | 24% | 15% | 15% | 22% | 21% | 9% | 9% | 25% | 15% | 10% | 34% | 5% | 15% | 12% | 22% | 28% | 12% | 11% | 0% | 10% |
Sector specific regulations | 17% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 21% | 8% | 16% | 14% | 24% | 16% | 17% | 33% | 5% | 11% | 26% | 22% | 29% | 13% | 13% | 15% | 21% | 15% | 16% | 10% | 25% |
No specific regulations/all regulations | 12% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 9% | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 18% | 23% | 8% | 11% | 5% | 14% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 16% | 8% | 17% | 29% | 10% |
Health and safety | 12% | 12% | 10% | 11% | 16% | 25% | 11% | 15% | 9% | 5% | 21% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 12% | 4% | 24% | 3% | 9% | 4% | 9% | 15% | 24% | 19% | 27% |
Local Authority/council regulations | 7% | 8% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 20% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 10% | 30% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
Planning applications | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 0% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 5% | 0% | 9% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 10% | 9% | 2% | 15% | 0% | 10% | 8% |
Employment regulations | 6% | 5% | 10% | 6% | 2% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 9% | 9% | 6% | 0% | *% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 16% |
Financial services regulations | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 13% | 10% | 32% | 7% | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Building and construction regulations | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 1% | 5% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 15% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Environmental regulations | 4% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 9% | 0% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 20% | 6% | 2% | 7% | 1% | 11% | 0% | 8% | 1% | 7% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
Providing information/record-keeping | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 15% | 4% | 4% | *% | 3% | 0% | 9% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Other | 13% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 4% | 18% | 19% | 7% | 9% | 16% | 19% | 10% | 20% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 11% | 12% | 10% | *% | 23% | 16% | 0% | 18% |
None in particular | 17% | 18% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 22% | 16% | 15% | 14% | 17% | 24% | 8% | 13% | 16% | 13% | 15% | 20% | 20% | 8% | 19% | 16% | 41% | 16% | 13% | 18% |
Don't know | 3% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 0% | 2% | 9% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 1% | 8% | 20% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 66 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
G6. In the next 12 months, do you think that the burdens resulting from regulation will decrease, stay the same or increase? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All With No Employers) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2324 | 1077 | 1247 | 1859 | 269 | 61 | 135 | 605 | 486 | 905 | 328 | 144 | 123 | 338 | 306 | 106 | 74 | 180 | 109 | 477 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 88 | 102 |
Weighted Bases | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
Decrease a lot | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | *% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | *% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
Decrease a little | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 8% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 4% |
Stay the same | 58% | 59% | 57% | 58% | 51% | 68% | 50% | 55% | 58% | 57% | 63% | 63% | 50% | 55% | 57% | 59% | 66% | 56% | 48% | 57% | 62% | 57% | 62% | 67% | 67% |
Increase a little | 18% | 17% | 19% | 17% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 18% | 15% | 20% | 16% | 21% | 20% | 17% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 21% | 25% | 21% | 15% | 21% | 20% | 9% | 12% |
Increase a lot | 8% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 1% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 10% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 8% | 6% | 10% | 14% | 11% | 6% | 7% | 2% | 7% | 3% |
Don't know | 10% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 5% | 15% | 10% | 13% | 8% | 10% | 4% | 15% | 10% | 12% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 6% | 10% | 14% | 12% |
Refused | *% | *% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | *% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | *% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% |
Base for stats | 6313 | 4584 | 1729 | 5569 | 348 | 267 | 129 | 1675 | 921 | 2149 | 1569 | 187 | 263 | 1225 | 454 | 399 | 68 | 408 | 213 | 989 | 539 | 464 | 416 | 316 | 372 |
Mean | -0.27 | -0.25 | -0.33 | -0.26 | -0.43 | -0.18 | -0.35 | -0.26 | -0.25 | -0.35 | -0.18 | -0.2 | -0.32 | -0.26 | -0.26 | -0.27 | -0.18 | -0.38 | -0.47 | -0.42 | -0.15 | -0.24 | -0.16 | -0.19 | -0.12 |
Standard error | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.06 |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 67 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
G7. Is it the level of tax that presents a major obstacle to your business, the effort required in compliance with tax returns, or both of these? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All for whom tax is a major obstacle) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 530 | 209 | 321 | 413 | 56 | 10 | 51 | 152 | 138 | 191 | 49 | 32 | 32 | 88 | 98 | 21 | 19 | 37 | 23 | 103 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 17 |
Weighted Bases | 1445 | 969 | 476 | 1256 | 84 | 53 | 52 | 456 | 262 | 457 | 270 | 42 | 90 | 325 | 161 | 87 | 14 | 84 | 38 | 211 | 123 | 69 | 87 | 44 | 70 |
Level of tax | 12% | 11% | 14% | 12% | 12% | 18% | 12% | 9% | 13% | 17% | 11% | 14% | 6% | 9% | 15% | 9% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 17% | 25% | 20% | 9% | 0% | 10% |
Effort required in compliance | 14% | 12% | 19% | 14% | 27% | 4% | 13% | 15% | 5% | 15% | 20% | 15% | 13% | 15% | 7% | 2% | 0% | 23% | 17% | 19% | 3% | 6% | 37% | 22% | 11% |
Both of these | 43% | 40% | 47% | 42% | 34% | 53% | 54% | 43% | 41% | 45% | 40% | 34% | 53% | 41% | 42% | 40% | 36% | 60% | 67% | 41% | 33% | 40% | 36% | 62% | 30% |
None of these | 25% | 30% | 16% | 26% | 23% | 24% | 18% | 28% | 31% | 19% | 26% | 34% | 20% | 29% | 27% | 33% | 59% | 7% | 6% | 18% | 32% | 33% | 9% | 16% | 47% |
Don't know | 6% | 7% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 7% | 6% | 8% | 17% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 5% | 6% | 0% | 9% | 0% | 2% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 68 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
H1. Is the main bank or building society account you use for business purposes a business or current account? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All With No Employers) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2324 | 1077 | 1247 | 1859 | 269 | 61 | 135 | 605 | 486 | 905 | 328 | 144 | 123 | 338 | 306 | 106 | 74 | 180 | 109 | 477 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 88 | 102 |
Weighted Bases | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
Current account in the name of the business | 76% | 69% | 93% | 76% | 73% | 78% | 78% | 75% | 76% | 86% | 61% | 83% | 87% | 72% | 88% | 63% | 77% | 86% | 86% | 89% | 82% | 56% | 58% | 57% | 74% |
A personal current account | 21% | 27% | 5% | 21% | 25% | 13% | 18% | 21% | 20% | 10% | 36% | 12% | 11% | 24% | 10% | 31% | 18% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 13% | 44% | 39% | 38% | 21% |
Both equally | *% | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Other | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | *% | *% | *% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 5% | 1% | 1% | *% | 1% | *% | 2% | 0% | 0% |
No dealings with banks/building societies | *% | *% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 1% | 0% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
Don't know | *% | *% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | *% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | *% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% |
Refused | 2% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 9% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 5% | *% | 2% | *% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 2% | 4% | 3% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 69 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
H1a. Have you switched the main bank or building society account you use for business purposes in the last 12 months? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All panellists) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 1656 | 713 | 943 | 1463 | 102 | 50 | 41 | 390 | 271 | 715 | 280 | 102 | 71 | 217 | 178 | 61 | 32 | 142 | 58 | 425 | 90 | 75 | 58 | 62 | 85 |
Weighted Bases | 5233 | 3707 | 1526 | 4798 | 157 | 223 | 54 | 1216 | 668 | 1816 | 1533 | 147 | 186 | 883 | 304 | 326 | 38 | 348 | 146 | 928 | 394 | 479 | 456 | 247 | 351 |
Yes | 3% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 11% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 7% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 4% | *% |
No | 97% | 96% | 98% | 97% | 94% | 93% | 89% | 98% | 97% | 97% | 95% | 96% | 93% | 99% | 98% | 96% | 98% | 98% | 95% | 98% | 96% | 95% | 92% | 96% | 100% |
Don't know | *% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 70 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
H3. Types of finance currently being used | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All With No Employers) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2324 | 1077 | 1247 | 1859 | 269 | 61 | 135 | 605 | 486 | 905 | 328 | 144 | 123 | 338 | 306 | 106 | 74 | 180 | 109 | 477 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 88 | 102 |
Weighted Bases | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
Credit cards | 26% | 25% | 28% | 25% | 25% | 32% | 29% | 28% | 30% | 25% | 21% | 25% | 27% | 29% | 25% | 39% | 17% | 23% | 10% | 27% | 27% | 30% | 14% | 22% | 19% |
Bank overdraft facility | 23% | 22% | 24% | 23% | 25% | 27% | 17% | 28% | 29% | 17% | 22% | 44% | 27% | 26% | 31% | 30% | 12% | 14% | 17% | 20% | 16% | 19% | 22% | 21% | 25% |
Loan from family/business partner/directors/owner | 11% | 8% | 18% | 11% | 12% | 4% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 15% | 12% | 19% | 10% | 16% | 6% | 12% | 8% | 6% |
Loan from a bank, building society or other financial institution | 10% | 8% | 14% | 9% | 9% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 14% | 6% | 7% | 33% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 18% | 8% | 5% | 13% | 5% | 4% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 2% |
Leasing or hire purchase | 9% | 8% | 11% | 9% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 12% | 13% | 5% | 9% | 28% | 6% | 11% | 6% | 22% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 19% | 3% | 5% | 7% |
Commercial mortgage | 2% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 10% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 20% | *% | 5% | 1% | *% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 2% |
Government or local authority grants or schemes | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 12% | 2% | *% | 1% | 0% | 6% | 2% | *% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 7% | 3% |
Factoring/invoice discounting | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | *% | *% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
Equity Finance, e.g. where a share of the business is sold to investors or other people | 1% | *% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | *% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 1% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% |
Loan from a peer to peer platform | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | *% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 2% | *% |
Other finance | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 1% | *% | 1% | 1% | *% | 1% | 1% | *% | 0% | *% | 2% | *% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 1% |
None of these | 49% | 51% | 42% | 50% | 40% | 37% | 42% | 43% | 41% | 55% | 52% | 22% | 52% | 44% | 44% | 37% | 49% | 56% | 53% | 54% | 56% | 36% | 62% | 51% | 60% |
Don't know | *% | *% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Refused | 1% | 1% | *% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | *% | 1% | 1% | 1% | *% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | *% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 71 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
H3a. Who did you obtain your equity finance from? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All using equity finance) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 28 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Weighted Bases | 59 | 23 | 36 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
From within your business? | 46% | 22% | 62% | 47% | 64% | 0% | 0% | 66% | 0% | 37% | 100% | 64% | 100% | 48% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 60% | 0% | 27% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
From a Business Angel? | 26% | 36% | 19% | 27% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 6% | 60% | 36% | 0% | 0% | 17% | 0% | 60% | 0% | 0% | 55% | 100% | 14% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
From a member of family or a friend? | 19% | 26% | 14% | 20% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 39% | 0% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 17% | 56% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
From any other third party organisation/ another business? | 11% | 0% | 19% | 10% | 64% | 0% | 0% | 13% | 20% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 22% | 20% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
From a Venture Capitalist/VC? | 11% | 0% | 18% | 11% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 20% | 12% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 13% | 20% | 0% | 0% | 15% | 0% | 14% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
From a crowd funding platform? | 8% | 21% | 0% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 17% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 40% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Public equity (e.g issue of shares on public market) | 4% | 0% | 6% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 40% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 40% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Other form of equity | 10% | 16% | 7% | 10% | 36% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 19% | 0% | 36% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15% | 0% | 32% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Don't know | 5% | 0% | 8% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 6% | 0% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 14% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 72 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
H4. Have you tried to obtain external finance for your business in the past 12 months? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All With No Employers) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 2324 | 1077 | 1247 | 1859 | 269 | 61 | 135 | 605 | 486 | 905 | 328 | 144 | 123 | 338 | 306 | 106 | 74 | 180 | 109 | 477 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 88 | 102 |
Weighted Bases | 7007 | 5112 | 1895 | 6188 | 386 | 282 | 152 | 1872 | 1063 | 2326 | 1746 | 194 | 308 | 1369 | 518 | 467 | 79 | 442 | 225 | 1069 | 589 | 493 | 464 | 367 | 422 |
Yes - once | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 6% | 5% | 8% | 5% | 9% | 4% | 3% | 7% | 9% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
Yes - more than once | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 1% | *% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 1% |
No | 92% | 92% | 92% | 92% | 89% | 94% | 90% | 91% | 90% | 93% | 93% | 85% | 88% | 92% | 92% | 88% | 90% | 87% | 92% | 96% | 93% | 89% | 95% | 93% | 96% |
Refused | *% | 1% | *% | *% | 1% | 0% | 0% | *% | 1% | 1% | *% | 0% | 0% | *% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | *% | *% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% |
Summary: Any external finance sought in lst 12 months) | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 11% | 6% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 6% | 7% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 8% | 10% | 8% | 12% | 7% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 5% | 6% | 4% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 73 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
H4a. Did your business apply for external finance for the first time in the last 12 months, or had you sought external finance before this? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All that sought external finance in the last 12 months) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 188 | 80 | 108 | 146 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 66 | 48 | 52 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Weighted Bases | 531 | 376 | 155 | 458 | 41 | 18 | 15 | 170 | 98 | 148 | 116 | 29 | 38 | 102 | 43 | 49 | 6 | 52 | 16 | 41 | 39 | 55 | 23 | 22 | 15 |
First time in last 12 months | 42% | 45% | 37% | 42% | 37% | 46% | 49% | 30% | 41% | 65% | 33% | 15% | 31% | 33% | 29% | 57% | 0% | 67% | 72% | 43% | 81% | 32% | 67% | 0% | 35% |
Have sought external finance before this | 56% | 54% | 61% | 56% | 63% | 54% | 46% | 70% | 57% | 33% | 66% | 85% | 69% | 67% | 65% | 43% | 100% | 33% | 28% | 48% | 19% | 68% | 33% | 97% | 65% |
Don't know | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 74 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
H5. Types of finance sought in last 12 months | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All that sought external finance in the last 12 months) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 188 | 80 | 108 | 146 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 66 | 48 | 52 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Weighted Bases | 531 | 376 | 155 | 458 | 41 | 18 | 15 | 170 | 98 | 148 | 116 | 29 | 38 | 102 | 43 | 49 | 6 | 52 | 16 | 41 | 39 | 55 | 23 | 22 | 15 |
Loan from a bank, building society or other financial institution | 39% | 38% | 42% | 37% | 46% | 54% | 47% | 52% | 42% | 31% | 27% | 61% | 25% | 59% | 28% | 51% | 56% | 51% | 27% | 20% | 18% | 38% | 0% | 23% | 35% |
Bank overdraft facility | 30% | 26% | 38% | 29% | 22% | 46% | 37% | 31% | 42% | 30% | 17% | 37% | 38% | 27% | 45% | 43% | 12% | 0% | 51% | 47% | 44% | 2% | 33% | 23% | 35% |
Loan from family/business partner/directors/owner | 14% | 14% | 16% | 15% | 5% | 41% | 0% | 20% | 17% | 12% | 7% | 4% | 27% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 12% | 4% | 14% | 11% | 25% | 15% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Government or local authority grant or scheme | 14% | 15% | 10% | 13% | 26% | 0% | 25% | 10% | 2% | 17% | 24% | 5% | 42% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 13% | 0% | 11% | 38% | 0% | 33% | 67% | 35% |
Credit cards | 9% | 8% | 13% | 7% | 15% | 41% | 17% | 18% | 12% | 5% | 0% | 11% | 21% | 19% | 11% | 11% | 32% | 4% | 14% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Leasing or hire purchase | 9% | 7% | 13% | 10% | 3% | 0% | 2% | 4% | 14% | 8% | 14% | 9% | 0% | 4% | 3% | 26% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 16% | 7% | 30% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Commercial mortgage | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 12% | 4% | 1% | 7% | 0% | 0% | 21% | 5% | 0% | 24% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 0% | 0% |
Loan from a Peer to peer platform | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 13% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 18% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 0% | 0% | 10% | 0% |
Equity Finance, e.g. where a share of the business is sold to investors or other people | 3% | 1% | 6% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 20% | 0% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Factoring/invoice discounting | *% | 0% | 1% | *% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Other finance | 8% | 10% | 5% | 8% | 18% | 0% | 9% | 6% | 16% | 2% | 13% | 8% | 4% | 6% | 27% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 0% | 15% | 0% | 10% | 29% |
Don't know | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 36% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Refused | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 75 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
H5A. Who did you seek equity equity finance from? | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All that sought equity finance in the last 12 months) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Weighted Bases | 14 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
From a Venture Capitalist/VC? | 50% | 0% | 76% | 52% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 58% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 53% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
From within your business? | 29% | 0% | 43% | 27% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 36% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
From a Business Angel? | 26% | 0% | 40% | 27% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 30% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 36% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
From any other third party organisation/ another business? | 26% | 0% | 40% | 27% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 15% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 18% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
From a member of family or a friend? | 13% | 0% | 20% | 13% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 18% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Other form of equity | 34% | 100% | 0% | 35% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 39% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 47% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 76 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
H6. Outcome of application for bank overdraft facility | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All that sought overdraft facility in the last 12 months) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 65 | 22 | 43 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Weighted Bases | 157 | 98 | 59 | 135 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 53 | 41 | 44 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
All | 74% | 82% | 62% | 77% | 48% | 100% | 6% | 75% | 69% | 67% | 100% | 59% | 81% | 77% | 79% | 59% | 100% | 0% | 73% | 35% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Some | 2% | 0% | 5% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
None | 20% | 17% | 26% | 17% | 37% | 0% | 94% | 16% | 28% | 27% | 0% | 13% | 19% | 16% | 15% | 41% | 0% | 0% | 27% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Decision pending | 1% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 15% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Don't know | 3% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 28% | 0% | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 77 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
H6. Outcome of application for commercial mortgage | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
(Base: All that sought commercial mortgage in the last 12 months) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nation | Not set | Not set | Not set | Broad Sector | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sector (1 Digit) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Not set | Total | Unreg. | Reg. | England | Scotland | Wales | NI | ABCDEF Prod- uction | GHI Distri- bution | JKLMN Bus. serv | PQRS Other serv. | ABDE | C | F | G | H | I | J | KL | M | N | P | Q | R | S |
Unweighted Bases | 11 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Weighted Bases | 35 | 26 | 9 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
All | 68% | 77% | 43% | 71% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 66% | 50% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 66% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Some | 4% | 0% | 14% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
None | 23% | 23% | 22% | 24% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 28% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 28% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Don't know | 5% | 0% | 21% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
Table 78 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
H6. Outcome of application for credit cards | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |