SME Data Hub
Each quarter 1,000 UK SME owners across a range of sectors, regions and sizes, are surveyed by specialist independent researcher, Kantar, on Close Brothers’ behalf.
Use the drop-downs to select a year and quarter to look at the data we collected at that time.
Accessing the data
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Filter the data: Use the filters on the right to see the results split by gender, location, turnover, and industry.
Compare data: If the same question has been asked in other years/quarters, you can use the drop-down underneath each chart to see how results have changed over time.
Brexit
27
%
of SME business owners thought Brexit would actually happen
Summary
Published August 2019
UK SME business owners voiced their concern that what they wanted and what they were going to get from the Brexit process was going to be very different. The survey of 900 firms conducted in April 2019 showed that while four in 10 respondents wanted the UK to leave the EU, only 27% thought it would actually happen; a further 27% wanted the UK to remain in the EU while just 12% thought this would be the eventual outcome.
