MSB Demographics
In separate studies, BIS and Aston University have investigated a number of demographic characteristics of MSBs and compared them to those of smaller and larger enterprises. BIS have used the Inter-departmental Business register (IDBR) and Aston University has used the ONS’s Business Structures Database (BSD), a longitudinal version of the IDBR. The strength of the IDBR and BSD are their near universal coverage of all firms in the UK, albeit for a limited range of firm characteristics (employment, turnover, location and industry sector).
BIS analysis from the Inter-departmental Business register (IDBR) broken down by a range of MSB and non-MSB turnover size categories (2010 or 2011), includes:
- Counts of enterprises broken down by industry, region and limited to the 'private sector'
- Employment and turnover broken down by region and industry
MSB BIS demographics data
(XLS, 297 Kb)
Aston University analysis of the ONS Business Structure Database (BSD) for private-sector enterprises broken down by a range of MSB turnover size categories (1997-2010), includes:
- Enterprise counts and turnover broken down by enterprise size, industry sectors and at 2 digit SIC
- Distribution of turnover per employee
MSB Aston demographics data
(XLS, 124 Kb)
