Official Statistics

Small Business Survey 2024: panel report

Findings of the Small Business Survey 2024 on the performance of businesses that were interviewed in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 25 September 2025

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This Longitudinal Small Business Survey (LSBS) report provides the panel data for businesses that were interviewed in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

It provides details of business performance and the factors that affect this performance, including:

• performance in terms of employment and turnover
• ambition and expectations of future performance
• access to finance
• obstacles to business success

Published 25 September 2025