In 2021 there were approximately 5.58 million small and medium-sized enterprises operating in the United Kingdom. Micro-sized enterprises that employ up to nine people make up the majority of SMEs in the UK at roughly 5.3 thousand. Enterprises that have between 10 and 49 employees are classed as small enterprises, and numbered around 210 thousand in the UK.
Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2021, by size (in 1,000s)
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. (October 7, 2021). Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2021, by size (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 24, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/880155/number-of-smes-in-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. "Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2021, by size (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/880155/number-of-smes-in-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. (2021). Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2021, by size (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/880155/number-of-smes-in-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. "Number of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Smes) in The United Kingdom from 2010 to 2021, by Size (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/880155/number-of-smes-in-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2021, by size (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/880155/number-of-smes-in-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 24, 2022)