The Report Covers Business Intelligence Companies UK and the Market is segmented by Organization Size (Small & Medium-scale, Large-scale) and End-User (BFSI, IT & Telecom, Retail & Consumer Goods, Manufacturing & Logistics, and Public Services). The market sizes and forecasts are provided in terms of value (USD million) for all the above segments.

Weighted estimates from the voluntary fortnightly Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) about financial performance, workforce, prices, trade, and business resilience. These are official statistics in development.

London Business Demography Report Aston University have carried out research into London’s business demographics to support the development of the London Enterprise Panel’s Jobs and Growth plan. This research was funded by the London Enterprise Panel and European Social Fund and is now available to users of the London Datastore. A spread sheet containing the data used to make the charts within the report is also available.

Credit score and limits Get to know company credit scores and recommended credit limits before you make a decision. Awareness about your partners’ creditworthiness, B2B customer payment experience and history, and the amounts prospects and suppliers alike can afford to owe is crucial in today’s business relations. Stay assured that you engage in smart business relationships only

Trade payment information Understand your B2B partners’ and prospects’ company payment behaviour, easily perform due diligence checks and avoid financial difficulties caused by other businesses’ inability to honour their liabilities in time. Use the Global Database Business Credit Reporting to make informed sound decisions that will bring value to your business and help it grow in the long run

Court judgments and charges Understand your potential partners’ trustworthiness and future ability to operate by checking court judgements they are involved in. Global Database’s Business Credit Reporting helps you be certain whether they run transparent businesses. Monitor their activity hassle-free while setting customized alerts to get notified as soon as a change takes place

Corporate hierarchy knowledge Screen clients and competitors and get to know their shareholder and group structure. Global Database company profiles display their corporate relationships tree to help you get a better understanding of your potential business partners’ position. Besides, you can get in touch with their higher-ups using direct emails and corporate phones available in our business directory

Up to 5 years of full financials Access up to 5 years of in-depth company financial intelligence along with key indicators and ratios readily calculated for you. No matter what you need to find out about your business partners’ or competitors’ financial situation, you will obtain this data with our global business directory

Business births and deaths from the Inter-Departmental Business Register with high-level breakdowns by industry and region. Quarterly official statistics in development.

Size and growth within UK non-financial business sectors, as measured by the Annual Business Survey, by four-digit Standard Industrial Classification 2007.

FSA Net expenditure (excluding AME) £m and Staffing FTEs.

Number of Businesses statistics on the Business Brokers industry in the UK

The Camden Business Survey 2017 gathered key business intelligence around business confidence, activity and employment, and issues of importance. Previous surveys were conducted in 2014 and 2012. The analysis is based on a sample of 400 responses from businesses, stratified by size and sector. Where significant, findings are reported by size, sector, business age and business type. Camden’s growth sectors are considered throughout: Science and Tech, Technical, Professional and Business Support Services, and Creative and Cultural Industries.

The UK IT Services Market Report is Segmented by Service Type (IT Consulting and Implementation, IT Outsourcing, Business Process Outsourcing, and More), End-User Enterprise Size (Small and Medium Enterprises, and Large Enterprises), Deployment Model (Onshore Delivery, Nearshore Delivery, and More), and End-User Vertical (BFSI, Government and Public Sector, and More). The Market Forecasts are Provided in Terms of Value (USD).

The Longitudinal Small Business Survey (LSBS) is a large-scale telephone survey of small business owners and managers commissioned by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT). This survey is the latest in a series of annual and biennial Small Business Surveys (SBS) dating back to 2003.

In 2015, the survey methodology changed to include a longitudinal tracking element. A large sample size was recruited in Year One (2015) to establish a panel of businesses to be re-surveyed in subsequent years. This will allow a detailed analysis of how combinations of factors affect business performance.

The LSBS is intended to:

• Improve the understanding of what drives and constrains business performance and growth by addressing evidence gaps relating to the lags between many business activities and associated performance outcomes;
• Provide improved data on current business performance and the factors that affect this. The larger survey size will provide more reliable findings for key sub-groups of the business population and in relation to activities such as seeking finance, which are only relevant to part of the sample.

The data available covers all respondents over the course of the six years so far. Further information and research reports are available on the GOV.UK "https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/small-business-survey-reports"> Small Business Survey Reports webpage.

Controlled (Secure) Access Version
A Controlled (Secure) Access version of the LSBS is available from the UK Data Archive, subject to stringent secure access conditions. Extra variables include postcode district, 2-, 3-, and 4-digit SIC codes; and Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) reference numbers for linking to other business surveys. Small Business Survey data files for 2010 and 2012 containing 4-digit SIC codes and IDBR reference numbers are available under SN 6856. Users are strongly advised to check whether the safeguarded version is sufficient for their needs before considering an application for the Controlled (Secure) Access version.

Latest edition information
For the ninth edition (December 2024), the data and documentation have been updated to include Year 9 of the survey, completed during 2023-2024.

Business intelligence and analytics software publishers' revenue is expected to swell at a compound annual rate of 1.7% over the five years through 2025-26 to reach £964.5 million. Strong growth has been fuelled by rising business software investment, IT and telecommunications adoption, advances in computing technology and the digitalisation of business processes. This has driven the advent of big data, providing new data sets which can interface with business analytics software. Many software products, including customer relationship management and enterprise resource planning systems, have become basic tools for managing large companies. The largest publishers have pursued acquisition activity to take control of cloud companies and data analytics businesses. These industry giants are generally selective with acquisitions, embracing the switch to software as a service and adopting the low-cost cloud model. Leading BI suites, LIKE Tableau, SAP Analytics Cloud, Qlik Sense and IBM’s Cognos Analytics, have all transformed to provide real-time KPI dashboards and robust remote management capabilities, supporting decentralised operations. Intensified merger and acquisition activity, particularly by SAP, has allowed major software publishers to rapidly enhance product ecosystems with niche digital adoption and enterprise architecture tools, further cementing their dominance and spurring innovation. As remote work became the new norm and businesses faced the necessity of managing expansive data sets efficiently, they turned to analytics software. Despite fiscal stresses, companies continued investing in software subscriptions, recognising the indispensable use of applications in a remote work environment. As such, subscriptions and sales of cloud-based software witnessed noticeable growth. Revenue is forecast to climb by 1.7% in 2025-26, with profit also expected to edge up as demand remains strong. Over the five years through 2030-31, revenue is expected to climb at a compound annual rate of 3% to reach £1.1 billion. Heightened adoption of industry-specific software among small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) is projected to fuel growth. Ongoing e-commerce expansion, which has seen the online share of retail sales climb steadily, will keep demand for BI and analytics tools rising as retailers and supply chains seek deeper insights into customer behaviour and operational efficiencies. Cloud adoption will remain central, with hybrid and distributed models expected to persist, yet competition from cloud infrastructure giants like Amazon Web Services is likely to intensify. Investment in artificial intelligence and machine learning is anticipated to accelerate, with publishers needing to embed AI-driven analytics and automation to stay competitive, bolstered by the UK’s substantial public and private AI investment. However, talent shortages and heightened corporation tax could dampen growth, particularly for smaller publishers struggling to absorb higher costs or secure skilled staff. The industry's resilience will hinge on strategic upskilling, smart automation and continued innovation, ensuring UK BI and analytics software remains at the forefront of enterprise digital transformation.

The UK Business Intelligence report provides a detailed analysis of emerging investment pockets, highlighting current and future market trends. It offers strategic insights into capital flows and market shifts, guiding investors toward growth opportunities in key industry segments and regions.

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) annual report and accounts. Brings together information on expenditure and performance of BIS. Includes data from the 2010-11 and 2011-12 reports.

As of 2024, 40 percent of SMEs in the United Kingdom reported that increasing costs were one of the main obstacles to running their business, with a further 35 percent reporting the current economic climate as a main concern.