UK small business research and data
Original, sourced reads on UK small business conditions, built entirely from official open data (Companies House, The Insolvency Service, ONS and DBT). Free to read and cite with attribution.
State of UK Small Business Barometer
815,280 new companies incorporated FYE 2026-03, against 787,261 dissolutions. Fusing formations, insolvencies, survival and population into one all-sector barometer.
Updated Jun 2026
UK Sector Insolvency League
Construction has the most company insolvencies of any sector (3,805, 16.4% of the total). Every SIC section ranked.
Updated Jun 2026
UK Late Payment Index
Large UK businesses took an average of 33.5 days to pay invoices in H1 2026. Aggregate trend from statutory Payment Practices Reporting, no company named.
Updated H1 2026
UK Business Density Map
London has the most businesses per person of any UK region (1,436 per 10,000 adults), 1.94x Wales's rate.
Updated start of 2025