SMEs that employed between 10 to 49 employees in the United Kingdom were the most likely to have made a profit in 2022, with 65 percent reporting that they had done so, compared with the average of 60 percent among all SMEs. SMEs with zero employees were the most likely to have made a loss, at 17 percent.
Business performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom in 2022, by size
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