In 2024, ** percent of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) stated that they used one form of external finance. However, this figure was not uniform across the SMEs. ** percent of SMEs with 50 to 249 employees used 1 form of external finance, compared to ** percent of SMEs with 1 to 9 employees.
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BVA BDRC. (March 27, 2025). Number of external finance used by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2024, by company size [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1626083/smes-number-of-external-finance-used-by-company-size-united-kingdom/
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