Share of businesses seeking external finance for cash flow in the UK 2018, by reason

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 20, 2023

This statistic illustrates the share respondents reasons for seeking external finance for their companies cash flow in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019. It can be seen that the majority or businesses surveyed (55 percent) stated that they sought external finance for working capital to fund general growth, whilst 45 percent of respondents stated that they sought external finance to cover a short term gap due to unexpected expenses.

Which of these describe the reason for seeking external finance for cash flow?

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Release date

June 2020

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

July 2019 to February 2020

Number of respondents

204*

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

* Weighted bases. Unweighted bases: n=731

This statistic using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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