This publication represents the businesses registered with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for VAT and/or PAYE. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) produces Business Population Estimates. These estimates seek to offer significant coverage of all types of businesses in the UK including an estimate of the unregistered business population.
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Number of professional, scientific, and technical businesses UK 2019-2023
In 2023, professional, scientific, and technical businesses in the United Kingdom totaled **, making up **** percent of total UK businesses. In 2022, these businesses accounted for **** percent of total businesses in the UK, with a total of **. This was a decrease of * professional, scientific, and technical businesses between 2022 and 2023.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 27, 2023). Number of professional, scientific, and technical businesses in the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1318661/number-of-professional-businesses-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of professional, scientific, and technical businesses in the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 27, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/1318661/number-of-professional-businesses-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of professional, scientific, and technical businesses in the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2023 (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/1318661/number-of-professional-businesses-uk/
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Number of professional, scientific, and technical businesses in the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), September 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1318661/number-of-professional-businesses-uk/
