SMEs that employed between 10 to 49 employees in the United Kingdom were the most likely to have made a profit in 2022, with 65 percent reporting that they had done so, compared with the average of 60 percent among all SMEs. SMEs with zero employees were the most likely to have made a loss, at 17 percent.
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BDRC Continental. (March 18, 2023). Business performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom in 2022, by size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291284/uk-sme-business-performance-by-size/
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BDRC Continental. (2023). Business performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom in 2022, by size. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291284/uk-sme-business-performance-by-size/
BDRC Continental. "Business Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (Smes) in The United Kingdom in 2022, by Size." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291284/uk-sme-business-performance-by-size/
BDRC Continental, Business performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom in 2022, by size Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291284/uk-sme-business-performance-by-size/ (last visited July 04, 2024)
Business performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom in 2022, by size [Graph], BDRC Continental, March 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291284/uk-sme-business-performance-by-size/