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Share of businesses seeking external finance for cash flow in the UK 2018, by reason
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- Release date
- May 2019
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- August 2018 to January 2018
- Number of respondents
- 278*
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
- Supplementary notes
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* Weighted bases. Unweighted bases: n=1,016
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- Release date
- May 2019
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- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- August 2018 to January 2018
- Number of respondents
- 278*
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
- Supplementary notes
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* Weighted bases. Unweighted bases: n=1,016
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- Loans and lending to SMEs
- Gross lending by monetary financial institutions (MFIs) to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) from October 2017 to September 2019 (in million GBP)MFIs gross lending to non-financial small and medium enterprises in the UK 2017-2019
- Outcome of loan applications* or small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2018Loan application outcomes for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
- Perception of banks as the only funding source available to small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014SMEs understanding of banks as the only external finance source in the UK in 2014
- Value of new bank loans drawn by small-sized businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2015 to March 2017 (in million GBP)Value of new loans drawn by small businesses in the United Kingdom 2015-2017
- Value of new bank loans drawn by medium-sized businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2015 to September 2017 (in million GBP)Value of new loans drawn by medium-sized businesses in the United Kingdom 2015-2017
- Repayments of loans by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) from May 2016 to May 2019* (in million GBP)Small and medium enterprises: repayments on MFI lending in the UK 2016-2019
- Share of small and medium enterprises business loans in total business loans in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2017Share of SMEs loans in total business loans in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2017
- Number of loan facilities to small-sized businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2015 to September 2017Number of loan facilities for small businesses approved in the UK 2015-2017
- External financing for UK SMEs
- Ability to access external finance for small businesses with employees in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015 Access to external finance for small and medium enterprises in the UK 2015
- Attempts to access external finance of small and medium businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2018Share of small and medium enterprises seeking external financing in the UK 2018
- Types of external finance applied for business according to small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2018External finance types sought by small and medium enterprises in the UK in 2018
- Reasons for applying for external finance according to small businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2018Grouds for applying for financing of small and medium enterprises in the UK 2018
- Difficulties with obtaining external financing by small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014, by financing typeProblems with obtaining financing for SMEs in the UK in 2014, by funding type
- Problems with obtaining external financing according to small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014 Difficulties in obtaining finance for small and medium enterprises in the UK in 2014
- Reasons for not applying for external financing according to small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014Grounds for not seeking external finance by SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014
- Outcomes of external finance applications according to small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2016Finance applicaton outcomes by small and medium enterprises in the UK in 2016
- Alternative finance for SMEs
- Alternative sources of finance considered by small and medium-sized enterprises if bank loans not available in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014 Potential use of non-bank external finance by SMEs in the UK in 2014
- Amount of finance received via peer-to-peer debt crowdfunding by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015Total finance obtained via crowdfunding by SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
- Amount of finance requested from peer-to-peer financing or crowdfunding by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015Total financing value requested from crowdfunding or p2p funding by SMEs in UK 2015
- Awareness of alternative finance options among consumers and SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014Awareness of alternative finance market in the UK 2014, by consumers and SMEs
- Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) familiarity with alternative finance in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014, by finance modelSMEs familiarity with alternative finance options in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014
- Comparison between alternative and traditional finance providers according to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by factorComparison between traditional and alternative finance providers by UK SMEs 2014
- Outcome of peer-to-peer (P2P) applications for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2018P2P loan application outcomes for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
- Type of finance sought from peer-to-peer financing or crowdfunding by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015Finance types sought from P2P finance and crowdfunding by SMEs in the UK 2015
- Factoring, equipment leasing and invoice discounting
- Outcome of equity finance applications for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2018Equity finance application outcomes for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
- Outcome of factoring or invoice discounting applications for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2018Factoring or invoice discounting application outcomes for SMEs in the UK 2018
- Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that applied for leasing or hire purchase as financing in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015Leasing or hire purchase finance applications for SMEs in the UK 2015
- Providers of factoring or invoice discounting for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015Invoice discounting or factoring providers for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
- Proportion of annual sales covered by factoring or invoice discounting for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015Annual sales covered by invoice discounting or factoring for SMEs in the UK 2015
- Amount of factoring or invoice discounting facility used by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015Amount of invoice discounting or factoring used by SMEs in the UK 2015
- Distribution of equipment and assets sought to fund through leasing or hire purchase by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015Equipment funded via leasing or hire purchase for SMEs in the United Kingdom 2015
- Venture capital investments
- Business angels investments in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by stage of investee business Investments in seed, start-up or other stage of business by angel investors UK 2014
- Business angel investments in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014, by popular ways of investing Most popular ways of making angel investments in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014
- Share of business angels investments in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014, by number of supported business venturesBusiness angels investments in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014, by number of ventures
- Outcome of mezzanine finance applications for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015Mezzanine finance application outcomes for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
- Year-on-year changes in seed and early stage venture capital investments for small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2013 Seed and early capital investments change rate for SMEs in the UK 2008-2013
- Year-on-year changes in later-stage venture capital investments for small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2013Later-stage capital investments change rate for SMEs in the UK 2008-2013
- Year-on-year changes in growth capital investments for small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2013Growth capital investments change rate for SMEs in the UK 2008-2013
- Small and medium-sized enterprises: financial management
- United Kingdom: Who is responsible for obtaining finance on behalf of the business?SMEs financial management roles in the UK 2014, by company size
- Type of bank account used by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2017Type of bank account used by small and medium enterprises in the UK in 2017
- United Kingdom: does the business have its own bank account or is it in the name of the owner?SMEs bank account ownership in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014, by company size
- Outcome of credit card applications for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2018Credit card application outcomes for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
- Small and medium enterprises' (SME) expectations of the extent to which cash flow/issues with late payment will be an obstacle to running the business in the next 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2nd quarter 2019, by enterprise size*Cash flow problems as an obstacle to UK small and medium enterprises 2019
- Frequency of assessing financial needs performed by small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014SMEs fequency of evaluating financial needs in the UK 2014, by company size
- Frequency of viewing credit scores of small and medium-sized enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014SMEs fequency of checking credit scores in the UK in 2014, by company size
- Factors impacting the commercial credit rating of small and medium enterprises in a positive way in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014 Factors having a positive impact on SMEs credit score in the UK as of 2014
- Share of business investments funded by external finance in the UK 2018
- Amount of external finance obtained by SMEs in the last 12 months in the UK 2018
- Amount of external finance sought by SMEs in the last 12 months UK, 2018
- Impacts of not receiving external finance in the United Kingdom 2018
- Outcome of application for bank loans from P2P platform in the UK 2018
- Outcome of application for loans from a business partner in the UK 2018
- Number of financial and insurance employees in Abu Dhabi by enterprise size 2017
- Share of respondents that obtained equity finance for SMEs in the UK 2018, by source
- Difficulties in obtaining finance experienced by SMEs in the UK in 2014, by size
- Outcome of application for equity finance for SMEs in the UK 2018
- External finance used by SMEs in the United Kingdom in 2018, by finance type
- External finance sought by small and medium enterprises in the UK in 2014, by amount
- Grounds for applying for financing of SMEs in the UK 2018, by company size
- Outcome of application for credit cards for SMEs in the UK 2018
- External finance types sought by SMEs wanting to improve premises in the UK 2015
- External finance types sought by SMEs wanting to buy land & buildings in the UK 2015
- Financial providers approached by SMEs to receive external financing in the UK 2014
- External finance types sought by SMEs in the UK 2018
- Access to external finance for SMEs in the UK 2015, by company size
- Outcome of application for factoring or invoice discounting in the UK 2018
- MFIs gross lending to non-financial small and medium enterprises in the UK 2017-2019
- Loan application outcomes for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
- SMEs understanding of banks as the only external finance source in the UK in 2014
- Value of new loans drawn by small businesses in the United Kingdom 2015-2017
- Value of new loans drawn by medium-sized businesses in the United Kingdom 2015-2017
- Small and medium enterprises: repayments on MFI lending in the UK 2016-2019
- Share of SMEs loans in total business loans in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2017
- Number of loan facilities for small businesses approved in the UK 2015-2017
- Number of loan facilities for medium-sized businesses approved in the UK 2015-2017
- New business loans for small and medium enterprises: growth rate in the UK 2012-2017
- Outstanding business loans growth rate: small and medium enterprises in UK 2008-2014
- SMEs reporting rejection of credit applications in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2017
- Access to external finance for small and medium enterprises in the UK 2015
- Share of small and medium enterprises seeking external financing in the UK 2018
- External finance types sought by small and medium enterprises in the UK in 2018
- Grouds for applying for financing of small and medium enterprises in the UK 2018
- Problems with obtaining financing for SMEs in the UK in 2014, by funding type
- Difficulties in obtaining finance for small and medium enterprises in the UK in 2014
- Grounds for not seeking external finance by SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014
- Finance applicaton outcomes by small and medium enterprises in the UK in 2016
- Total finance obtained by SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
- Small and medium enterprises: overdrafts in the UK 2016-2019
- Overdraft frequency of use for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
- Overdraft limits for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
- Potential use of non-bank external finance by SMEs in the UK in 2014
- Total finance obtained via crowdfunding by SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
- Total financing value requested from crowdfunding or p2p funding by SMEs in UK 2015
- Awareness of alternative finance market in the UK 2014, by consumers and SMEs
- SMEs familiarity with alternative finance options in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014
- Comparison between traditional and alternative finance providers by UK SMEs 2014
- P2P loan application outcomes for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
- Finance types sought from P2P finance and crowdfunding by SMEs in the UK 2015
- Number of P2P debt crowdfunding platforms initially approached by SMEs in the UK 2015
- Peer-to-peer business quarterly lending market value in the UK 2014-2015
- Industrial sectors using P2P business loans in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2013
- Impact of reward-based crowdfunding capital on businesses in the UK 2014
- Equity finance application outcomes for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
- Factoring or invoice discounting application outcomes for SMEs in the UK 2018
- Leasing or hire purchase finance applications for SMEs in the UK 2015
- Invoice discounting or factoring providers for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
- Annual sales covered by invoice discounting or factoring for SMEs in the UK 2015
- Amount of invoice discounting or factoring used by SMEs in the UK 2015
- Equipment funded via leasing or hire purchase for SMEs in the United Kingdom 2015
- Investments in seed, start-up or other stage of business by angel investors UK 2014
- Most popular ways of making angel investments in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014
- Business angels investments in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014, by number of ventures
- Mezzanine finance application outcomes for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
- Seed and early capital investments change rate for SMEs in the UK 2008-2013
- Later-stage capital investments change rate for SMEs in the UK 2008-2013
- Growth capital investments change rate for SMEs in the UK 2008-2013
- SMEs financial management roles in the UK 2014, by company size
- Type of bank account used by small and medium enterprises in the UK in 2017
- SMEs bank account ownership in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014, by company size
- Credit card application outcomes for SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
- Cash flow problems as an obstacle to UK small and medium enterprises 2019
- SMEs fequency of evaluating financial needs in the UK 2014, by company size
- SMEs fequency of checking credit scores in the UK in 2014, by company size
- Factors having a positive impact on SMEs credit score in the UK as of 2014
- SMEs financial sources of growth in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014
- Amount of time SMEs spend on seeking external financing sources in the UK in 2014
- Share of business investments funded by external finance in the UK 2018
- Amount of external finance obtained by SMEs in the last 12 months in the UK 2018
- Amount of external finance sought by SMEs in the last 12 months UK, 2018
- Impacts of not receiving external finance in the United Kingdom 2018
- Outcome of application for bank loans from P2P platform in the UK 2018
- Outcome of application for loans from a business partner in the UK 2018
- Number of financial and insurance employees in Abu Dhabi by enterprise size 2017
- Share of respondents that obtained equity finance for SMEs in the UK 2018, by source
- Difficulties in obtaining finance experienced by SMEs in the UK in 2014, by size
- Outcome of application for equity finance for SMEs in the UK 2018
- External finance used by SMEs in the United Kingdom in 2018, by finance type
- External finance sought by small and medium enterprises in the UK in 2014, by amount
- Grounds for applying for financing of SMEs in the UK 2018, by company size
- Outcome of application for credit cards for SMEs in the UK 2018
- External finance types sought by SMEs wanting to improve premises in the UK 2015
- External finance types sought by SMEs wanting to buy land & buildings in the UK 2015
- Financial providers approached by SMEs to receive external financing in the UK 2014
- External finance types sought by SMEs in the UK 2018
- Access to external finance for SMEs in the UK 2015, by company size
- Outcome of application for factoring or invoice discounting in the UK 2018
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