Enterprise Directorate

Small and Medium Enterprise Statistics for the UK and Regions

IMPORTANT: This page will no longer be updated but has been retained to avoid broken links.

These statistics are now published by the Enterprise Directorate of the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform. The latest information can be accessed at http://stats.berr.gov.uk/ed/sme.

 

Data tables show the number of businesses, employment and turnover, in each category, broken down by the number of employees. Table 1 shows private sector / Government / non-profit, Table 2 shows companies / sole proprietorships / partnerships, and Tables 3-6 show breakdowns by the Standard Industrial Classification, with 6 the most detailed. Where regional data are available, they appear in Tables 7 to 23.

We also publish statistical press releases that discuss the statistics, and a methodology note describing how they are produced.

SME Statistics 1994 to 2005
  Data Tables
(Excel spreadsheet)		 UK Statistical Press Release
(Adobe PDF) 		Regional Statistical Press Release
(Adobe PDF)		 Methodology Note (Adobe PDF)
2005 Click here (1 mb) Click here (56 kb) Click here (45 kb) Click here (66 kb)
2004 Click here (649 kb) Click here (51 kb) Not available Click here (62 kb)
2003 Click here (1 mb) Click here (131 kb) Click here (42 kb) Click here (141 kb)
2002 Click here (635 kb) Click here (45 kb) Not available Click here (23 kb)
2001 Click here (940 kb) Click here (148 kb) Click here (148 kb) Not available
2000 Click here (582 kb) Click here (121 kb) Not available Not available
1999 Click here (859 kb) Click here (151 kb) Not available Click here (132 kb)
1998 Click here (856 kb) Not available Not available Not available
1997 Click here (458 kb) Not available Not available Not available
1996 Click here (403 kb) Not available Not available Not available
1995 Click here (341 kb) Not available Not available Not available
1994 Click here (43 kb) Not available Not available Not available

A WinZip file is also available here which contains the data tables from all the publications on this web site.

For further information on these statistics please contact [email protected]

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