Title
Active businesses
Description
This dataset shows the count of active businesses, in the UK, for 2018 to 2023.
Coverage
UK
Geography definition
Local Authority Districts and Unitary Authorities, English counties, Combined Authorities, Regions, Nations (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland), Countries (UK, GB, England and Wales)
Source
- United Kingdom: Office for National Statistics
Source Notes and Caveats
- The starting point for demography is the concept of a population of active businesses in a reference year (t). These are defined as businesses that had either turnover or employment at any time during the reference period.
- Some of this data has been aggregated and may show differences to other published figures.