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)

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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Small and medium enterprises financing in the United Kingdom

Pages: 39 Pages
Format: PPTX , PDF
Language: English
Released: 2026
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Includes all relevant statistics
Compiled by our industry experts

Table of contents

Overview

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Premium Statistic Number of SMEs in the UK 2010-2025, by size
Basic Statistic Average profit of SMEs in the UK 2024, by sector
Basic Statistic Percentage of SMEs that grew in the last year UK 2024, by sector
Basic Statistic Business performance of SMEs in the UK 2012-2024
Premium Statistic Finance obtained by SMEs in the UK 2024
Basic Statistic Main obstacles to running a business among SMEs in the UK 2024

External financing and UK SMEs

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Premium Statistic Share of SMEs applying for financing in the UK 2024
Premium Statistic External finance types recently sought by SMEs with employees UK 2024
Premium Statistic External finance currently used by SMEs with employees in the UK 2024, by type
Premium Statistic Share of SMEs considering applying for financing in next year UK 2024, by type
Premium Statistic Types of external finance used by SMEs in the UK 2024, by company size
Premium Statistic Grounds for applying for financing of SMEs in the UK 2024
Basic Statistic Share of SMEs that saw external finance access as a major obstacle UK 2024, by sector
Premium Statistic Share of small and medium enterprises seeking external financing in the UK 2024
Premium Statistic SMEs level of concern about repaying financing in the UK 2024

Outcome of external financing applications

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Premium Statistic Year-on-year change in lending to SMEs UK 2019-2025
Premium Statistic Number of external finance used by SMEs in the UK 2024, by company size
Premium Statistic Total turnover of factoring and commercial finance in the UK 2011-2024
Premium Statistic Value of equity investments for SMEs in the United Kingdom 2021-Q1 2025
Premium Statistic Market share of factoring and commercial finance turnover in Europe 2024, by country
Premium Statistic Total turnover of factoring and commercial finance in Europe 2024, by country
Premium Statistic SMEs use of selected external finance types in the UK H1 2024, by nation and region
Premium Statistic Use of personal funds by SMEs in the UK 2017-2024, by company size
Premium Statistic Starling Bank value of SME deposits 2018-2025

Loans and lending to SMEs

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Basic Statistic MFIs gross lending to small and medium enterprises in the UK 2023-2025
Basic Statistic Overdraft amounts of SMES in the UK 2023-2025
Premium Statistic SMEs monthly interest rates on outstanding loans stocks UK 2020-2025
Basic Statistic Loan repayments of SMEs in the UK 2023-2025
Premium Statistic Gross loan repayments from SMEs UK 2020-2024
Premium Statistic Gross lending to small and medium enterprises in the UK 2017-2024
Premium Statistic SME lending market share of challenger banks in the UK 2019-2024
Premium Statistic SME lending market share of the big five banks in the UK 2007-2024

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