This statistic illustrates the quarterly number of new bank loans, including overdraft approvals to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) during the fourth quarter 2018, by sector. An enterprise is categorized as an SMEs based on their staff headcount, and their turnover or balance sheet total. Small enterprises have less than 50 employees and less than ten million euros in turnover or balance sheet total, whereas medium-sized enterprises have less than 250 employees, less than 50 million euros in turnover, or less than 43 million euros in their balance sheet total.
SMEs often rely on external financing such as loans and overdrafts. The real estate, professional services and support sector had approximately 14.3 thousand loans approved in the fourth quarter of 2018. It was also the sector with highest value of loans approved. More in-depth information could be found in the Statista dossier on small and medium enterprises financing in the UK.
Number of new loan approvals to small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) in the 4th quarter 2018, by sector
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Data reflect the SME business of Barclays, Clydesdale/Yorkshire banks, The Co-operative Bank, Lloyds Banking Group, HSBC Bank,RBS Group, Santander, Bank of Ireland, Danske Bank, First Trust and Ulster Bank
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UK Finance. (March 8, 2019). Number of new loan approvals to small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) in the 4th quarter 2018, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091359/new-loan-approvals-to-small-medium-enterprises-united-kingdom-by-sector/
UK Finance. "Number of new loan approvals to small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) in the 4th quarter 2018, by sector." Chart. March 8, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091359/new-loan-approvals-to-small-medium-enterprises-united-kingdom-by-sector/
UK Finance. (2019). Number of new loan approvals to small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) in the 4th quarter 2018, by sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091359/new-loan-approvals-to-small-medium-enterprises-united-kingdom-by-sector/
UK Finance. "Number of New Loan Approvals to Small and Medium Enterprises in The United Kingdom (Uk) in The 4th Quarter 2018, by Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091359/new-loan-approvals-to-small-medium-enterprises-united-kingdom-by-sector/
UK Finance, Number of new loan approvals to small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) in the 4th quarter 2018, by sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091359/new-loan-approvals-to-small-medium-enterprises-united-kingdom-by-sector/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of new loan approvals to small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) in the 4th quarter 2018, by sector [Graph], UK Finance, March 8, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091359/new-loan-approvals-to-small-medium-enterprises-united-kingdom-by-sector/