Small and medium enterprises financing in the United Kingdom

Statistics report on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) access to external financing in the United Kingdom (UK)

Small and medium enterprises financing in the United Kingdom

This report presents a range of statistics and facts about the United Kingdom (UK)'s small and medium enterprises financing: access to bank and other monetary financial institutions loans, venture capital and alternative ways of financing the business growth.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Number of SMEs in the UK 2010-2024, by size
  • Basic Statistic Average profit of SMEs in the UK 2023, by sector
  • Basic Statistic Percentage of SMEs that grew in the last year UK 2023, by sector
  • Basic Statistic Business performance of SMEs in the UK 2012-2023
  • Premium Statistic Total finance obtained by SMEs in the UK, 2019-2023
  • Basic Statistic Main obstacles to running a business among SMEs in the UK 2023

External financing for UK SMEs

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  • Premium Statistic External finance types sought by small and medium enterprises in the UK 2019-2023
  • Basic Statistic Access to finance as a major obstacle to SMEs in the UK, by sector 2014-2019
  • Premium Statistic Share of small and medium enterprises seeking external financing in the UK, 2019-2023
  • Premium Statistic Grounds for applying for financing of SMEs in the UK 2023
  • Premium Statistic Total turnover of factoring and commercial finance in Europe 2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Market share of factoring and commercial finance turnover in Europe 2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Total turnover of factoring and commercial finance in the UK 2011-2023

Outcome of external financing applications

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  • Premium Statistic Bank overdraft application outcomes for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019
  • Premium Statistic Commercial mortgage application outcomes for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019
  • Premium Statistic Credit card application outcomes for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019
  • Premium Statistic Factoring or invoice discounting application outcomes for SMEs in the UK 2019
  • Premium Statistic Outcome of application for government grants for SMEs in the UK 2019
  • Premium Statistic Outcome of applications for bank loans for SMEs in the UK 2019
  • Premium Statistic SMEs that sought loans from family or friends in the UK 2019, by outcome
  • Basic Statistic Outcome of application for loans from a business partner in the UK 2019
  • Premium Statistic Equity finance application outcomes for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019
  • Premium Statistic Loan application outcomes for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019
  • Premium Statistic P2P loan application outcomes for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019

Loans and lending to SMEs

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  • Premium Statistic Share of SMEs loans in total business loans in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2018
  • Premium Statistic New business loans for small and medium enterprises: growth rate in the UK 2012-2018
  • Premium Statistic Number of new loan approvals to SMEs UK Q4 2018, by sector
  • Premium Statistic Gross lending to SMEs in the UK Q4 2018, by sector
  • Basic Statistic Small and medium enterprises: overdrafts in the UK 2016-2019
  • Premium Statistic SMEs reporting rejection of credit applications in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2018
  • Basic Statistic Small and medium enterprises: repayments on MFI lending in the UK 2016-2019
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