Business trading status, UK
Official statistics in development
Shares of UK businesses fully trading, partially trading and permanently ceased trading, from each fortnightly wave of the ONS's Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) since June 2020, weighted to represent all businesses.
Fully trading
86.7%
18 Oct 2026 · wave 166, 5 October 2026 to 18 October 2026
Verified against source, 29 October 2026, 11:54 UTC- Fully trading
- Partially trading
- Permanently ceased trading
Source: Office for National Statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data table
160 periods, newest first
| Period | Fully trading | Partially trading | Permanently ceased trading |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2026 | 86.7% | 8.4% | 1.7% |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 85.8% | 9.0% | 2.0% |
| 20 Sep 2026 | 84.6% | 9.6% | 2.2% |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 85.1% | 10.0% | 1.8% |
| 16 Aug 2026 | 83.8% | 10.3% | 2.0% |
| 2 Aug 2026 | 85.0% | 9.5% | 1.9% |
| 19 Jul 2026 | 83.6% | 9.7% | 2.0% |
| 28 Jun 2026 | 86.7% | 8.4% | 2.3% |
| 14 Jun 2026 | 83.0% | 11.0% | 3.0% |
| 31 May 2026 | 83.5% | 11.0% | 2.3% |
| 17 May 2026 | 82.5% | 11.6% | 2.5% |
| 3 May 2026 | 83.6% | 9.8% | 2.5% |
| 19 Apr 2026 | 84.8% | 10.3% | 2.0% |
| 29 Mar 2026 | 85.0% | 9.9% | 1.8% |
| 15 Mar 2026 | 83.1% | 11.0% | 2.1% |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 83.1% | 11.2% | 1.9% |
| 15 Feb 2026 | 82.0% | 11.5% | 2.5% |
| 1 Feb 2026 | 81.9% | 11.8% | 1.9% |
| 18 Jan 2026 | 81.7% | 12.5% | 1.6% |
| 28 Dec 2025 | 83.7% | 11.0% | 1.8% |
| 14 Dec 2025 | 82.9% | 11.3% | 1.9% |
| 30 Nov 2025 | 83.5% | 12.1% | 1.6% |
| 16 Nov 2025 | 83.9% | 11.0% | 1.9% |
| 2 Nov 2025 | 83.4% | 12.1% | 1.8% |
| 19 Oct 2025 | 85.9% | 9.3% | 1.7% |
| 28 Sep 2025 | 85.6% | 10.3% | 1.6% |
| 14 Sep 2025 | 84.4% | 11.0% | 1.8% |
| 31 Aug 2025 | 83.6% | 10.5% | 3.1% |
| 17 Aug 2025 | 83.8% | 11.0% | 2.0% |
| 3 Aug 2025 | 84.6% | 10.0% | 2.3% |
| 20 Jul 2025 | 84.0% | 10.8% | 1.8% |
| 29 Jun 2025 | 84.0% | 10.4% | 2.7% |
| 15 Jun 2025 | 85.3% | 9.0% | 2.6% |
| 1 Jun 2025 | 85.9% | 9.0% | 1.9% |
| 18 May 2025 | 86.7% | 8.7% | 1.5% |
| 4 May 2025 | 86.2% | 8.4% | 2.1% |
| 20 Apr 2025 | 85.7% | 9.4% | 1.8% |
| 30 Mar 2025 | 85.7% | 8.9% | 2.0% |
| 16 Mar 2025 | 84.8% | 9.7% | 2.1% |
| 2 Mar 2025 | 83.9% | 10.6% | 1.9% |
| 16 Feb 2025 | 85.6% | 9.0% | 2.0% |
| 2 Feb 2025 | 82.2% | 11.9% | 2.2% |
| 19 Jan 2025 | 83.1% | 9.9% | 2.3% |
| 29 Dec 2024 | 83.8% | 9.7% | 1.7% |
| 15 Dec 2024 | 84.0% | 9.8% | 2.1% |
| 1 Dec 2024 | 85.0% | 10.0% | 1.7% |
| 17 Nov 2024 | 85.1% | 10.0% | 1.6% |
| 3 Nov 2024 | 86.1% | 9.1% | 1.8% |
| 20 Oct 2024 | 85.8% | 9.0% | 1.6% |
| 29 Sep 2024 | 86.2% | 8.9% | 1.9% |
| 15 Sep 2024 | 85.1% | 10.2% | 1.2% |
| 1 Sep 2024 | 86.0% | 9.2% | 1.5% |
| 18 Aug 2024 | 86.8% | 8.7% | 1.4% |
| 28 Jul 2024 | 86.6% | 8.6% | 1.5% |
| 14 Jul 2024 | 87.3% | 7.9% | 1.3% |
| 30 Jun 2024 | 86.2% | 8.0% | 2.3% |
| 16 Jun 2024 | 85.7% | 9.2% | 1.7% |
| 2 Jun 2024 | 84.9% | 9.3% | 2.5% |
| 19 May 2024 | 87.0% | 8.4% | 1.8% |
| 28 Apr 2024 | 86.3% | 8.7% | 1.8% |
| 14 Apr 2024 | 86.8% | 7.9% | 1.8% |
| 31 Mar 2024 | 85.1% | 9.0% | 2.0% |
| 17 Mar 2024 | 84.6% | 9.3% | 2.1% |
| 3 Mar 2024 | 85.5% | 9.3% | 1.6% |
| 18 Feb 2024 | 85.5% | 8.8% | 1.6% |
| 4 Feb 2024 | 85.9% | 9.5% | 1.6% |
| 21 Jan 2024 | 86.2% | 9.3% | 1.3% |
| 7 Jan 2024 | 84.7% | 9.3% | 1.8% |
| 24 Dec 2023 | 86.5% | 8.9% | 1.7% |
| 10 Dec 2023 | 86.2% | 9.2% | 1.8% |
| 26 Nov 2023 | 86.6% | 9.3% | 1.7% |
| 12 Nov 2023 | 85.9% | 9.4% | 1.9% |
| 29 Oct 2023 | 86.6% | 9.1% | 1.4% |
| 15 Oct 2023 | 84.7% | 10.0% | 1.7% |
| 1 Oct 2023 | 86.2% | 8.9% | 1.6% |
| 17 Sep 2023 | 86.1% | 9.0% | 1.9% |
| 3 Sep 2023 | 84.8% | 9.9% | 1.3% |
| 20 Aug 2023 | 84.7% | 9.1% | 1.7% |
| 6 Aug 2023 | 85.2% | 8.9% | 2.1% |
| 23 Jul 2023 | 85.0% | 8.5% | 2.1% |
| 9 Jul 2023 | 85.5% | 9.0% | 2.0% |
| 25 Jun 2023 | 85.3% | 8.9% | 1.7% |
| 11 Jun 2023 | 86.3% | 8.2% | 1.8% |
| 28 May 2023 | 87.1% | 8.3% | 1.5% |
| 14 May 2023 | 86.5% | 8.7% | 1.7% |
| 30 Apr 2023 | 85.9% | 9.2% | 1.7% |
| 16 Apr 2023 | 86.3% | 10.0% | 1.1% |
| 2 Apr 2023 | 85.9% | 9.7% | 1.4% |
| 19 Mar 2023 | 85.5% | 9.4% | 2.0% |
| 5 Mar 2023 | 86.2% | 9.0% | 1.7% |
| 19 Feb 2023 | 84.8% | 10.1% | 1.3% |
| 5 Feb 2023 | 85.1% | 10.0% | 1.5% |
| 22 Jan 2023 | 85.4% | 9.3% | 1.7% |
| 8 Jan 2023 | 83.9% | 9.3% | 1.8% |
| 27 Dec 2022 | 85.2% | 7.7% | 2.2% |
| 11 Dec 2022 | 83.5% | 10.1% | 2.3% |
| 27 Nov 2022 | 85.0% | 9.3% | 1.8% |
| 13 Nov 2022 | 85.0% | 8.8% | 1.5% |
| 30 Oct 2022 | 85.7% | 9.2% | 1.6% |
| 16 Oct 2022 | 85.1% | 9.8% | 1.4% |
| 2 Oct 2022 | 86.0% | 7.9% | 1.2% |
| 18 Sep 2022 | 84.4% | 9.5% | 2.2% |
| 4 Sep 2022 | 85.0% | 9.4% | 2.0% |
| 21 Aug 2022 | 85.3% | 8.6% | 2.2% |
| 7 Aug 2022 | 84.8% | 8.3% | 1.9% |
| 24 Jul 2022 | 86.5% | 8.0% | 2.1% |
| 10 Jul 2022 | 85.8% | 8.1% | 2.3% |
| 26 Jun 2022 | 85.5% | 7.8% | 2.7% |
| 12 Jun 2022 | 87.1% | 6.8% | 2.6% |
| 29 May 2022 | 85.5% | 8.4% | 2.6% |
| 15 May 2022 | 85.1% | 8.4% | 2.3% |
| 1 May 2022 | 85.3% | 8.7% | 2.1% |
| 17 Apr 2022 | 83.9% | 9.8% | 2.2% |
| 3 Apr 2022 | 83.4% | 9.9% | 2.5% |
| 20 Mar 2022 | 83.9% | 9.7% | 1.9% |
| 6 Mar 2022 | 83.9% | 10.3% | 1.9% |
| 20 Feb 2022 | 82.1% | 10.6% | 2.8% |
| 6 Feb 2022 | 81.9% | 10.9% | 2.0% |
| 23 Jan 2022 | 80.1% | 11.9% | 2.7% |
| 9 Jan 2022 | 76.7% | 13.9% | 1.9% |
| 26 Dec 2021 | 80.9% | 11.3% | 2.6% |
| 12 Dec 2021 | 79.6% | 11.7% | 3.0% |
| 28 Nov 2021 | 80.7% | 10.7% | 3.2% |
| 14 Nov 2021 | 82.2% | 8.7% | 3.6% |
| 31 Oct 2021 | 81.7% | 11.5% | 2.8% |
| 17 Oct 2021 | 82.7% | 9.4% | 3.0% |
| 3 Oct 2021 | – | – | 3.2% |
| 19 Sep 2021 | – | – | 2.9% |
| 5 Sep 2021 | – | – | 2.9% |
| 22 Aug 2021 | – | – | 3.4% |
| 8 Aug 2021 | – | – | 3.3% |
| 25 Jul 2021 | – | – | 2.6% |
| 11 Jul 2021 | – | – | 2.8% |
| 27 Jun 2021 | – | – | 3.6% |
| 13 Jun 2021 | – | – | 4.4% |
| 30 May 2021 | – | – | 3.8% |
| 16 May 2021 | – | – | 3.9% |
| 2 May 2021 | – | – | 3.3% |
| 18 Apr 2021 | – | – | 3.5% |
| 4 Apr 2021 | – | – | 2.7% |
| 21 Mar 2021 | – | – | 3.0% |
| 7 Mar 2021 | – | – | 2.3% |
| 21 Feb 2021 | – | – | 2.8% |
| 7 Feb 2021 | – | – | 2.6% |
| 24 Jan 2021 | – | – | 2.9% |
| 10 Jan 2021 | – | – | 2.3% |
| 27 Dec 2020 | – | – | 2.3% |
| 13 Dec 2020 | – | – | 2.7% |
| 29 Nov 2020 | – | – | 1.8% |
| 15 Nov 2020 | – | – | 2.0% |
| 1 Nov 2020 | – | – | 3.9% |
| 18 Oct 2020 | – | – | 2.6% |
| 4 Oct 2020 | – | – | 1.2% |
| 20 Sep 2020 | – | – | 2.8% |
| 6 Sep 2020 | – | – | 2.3% |
| 23 Aug 2020 | – | – | 2.2% |
| 9 Aug 2020 | – | – | 1.6% |
| 26 Jul 2020 | – | – | 2.2% |
| 12 Jul 2020 | – | – | 2.0% |
| 28 Jun 2020 | – | – | – |
Source and licence
- Publisher
- Office for National Statistics
- Check it yourself
- https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/economicoutputandproductivity/output/datasets/businessinsightsandimpactontheukeconomy
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Retrieved
- 29 October 2026, 11:46 UTC
- Raw files fetched
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Verification
Verified against source, 29 October 2026, 11:54 UTC Run at 29 October 2026, 11:54 UTC; 480 of 480 figures matched the live source.
| Result | Check | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Pass | Provenance recorded | Office for National Statistics; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-29T11:46:27Z; 3 raw file(s) |
| Pass | Raw files match recorded SHA-256 | 3 of 3 files intact |
| Pass | Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures | 480 of 480 figures and the headline reproduced |
| Pass | Figures are finite numbers | 480 figures, 0 invalid |
| Pass | Live source matches every figure | 480 of 480 figures match exactly after downloading 3 source file(s) again (3 byte-identical); the headline matches |
| Pass | ONS edition is current | the bicswave166 edition counts at 2026-10-18, 11 days before retrieval (limit 60) |
| Pass | Previous wave's file agrees | 477 of 477 figures for the 159 waves both files hold match https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/economicoutputandproductivity/output/datasets/businessinsightsandimpactontheukeconomy/bicswave165/bicswave1652final.xlsx, wave by wave; that file dates wave 161 as 3 August 2026 to 16 August 2026 |
| Pass | Source page answers | https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/economicoutputandproductivity/output/datasets/businessinsightsandimpactontheukeconomy – HTTP 200 |
Notes
- Weighted estimates for all UK businesses from a voluntary survey. Its questions and routing changed over time, notably at wave 102, and waves now run two to each reference month. Each point is dated by the last day of its wave.
- The survey did not offer fully or partially trading as answers until wave 41 (October 2021), and the ONS withholds some small shares for confidentiality, so those are gaps. Paused trading is not shown, so the three shares do not add up to 100%.