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Longitudinal Small Business Survey - UK

Dataset

Summary

Citation:
Department for Business and Trade, released 18 May 2026, ONS SRS Metadata Catalogue, dataset, Longitudinal Small Business Survey - UK, https://doi.org/10.57906/e64w-ka11

Documentation

Description:
The Longitudinal Small Business Survey (LSBS) is a large-scale telephone survey of small business owners and managers, covering registered and unregistered private sector SMEs throughout the UK operating in all industries. Wave 3 (2015-2017) Wave 4 (2015-2018) Wave 5 (2015-2019) Wave 6 (2015-2020) Wave 7 (2015-2021) Wave 8 (2015-2022) Wave 9 (2015-2023) Wave 10 (2015-2024)

Coverage

Spatial

Spatial Coverage:
United Kingdom
Geographical Levels:
  • LEP
  • part postcode
  • region

Temporal

Start Date:
01 January 2015
Latest Data:
31 March 2024
Frequency:
ANNUAL
Distribution Release Date:
18 May 2026

Provenance

Source:
Longitudinal

Access and Governance

Usage

Condition of Access:
Standard access conditions for the use of data in the SRS
Condition of Use:
Standard conditions for the use of data in the SRS
Resource Creator:
Office for National Statistics

Access

Access Service:
  • Safe Rooms, SafePods
  • Assured Organisational Connectivity – office based
  • Assured Organisational Connectivity – remote access
Jurisdictions:
  • GB-EAW
  • GB-SCT
  • GB-NIR
Data Controller:
Department for Business and Trade
Access Level:
Access Level 3

Format and Standards

Languages:
en
Formats:
  • SPSS
  • STATA

Enrichment and Linkage

Related Datasets:
Small Business Survey - UK