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The figures this site cites, as files you can open in a spreadsheet or read into code. Each one names its source, the source's own date and the day we last checked it, so you can use the number without taking our word for it.
The files
Four datasets, each with its source and dates
Every figure below is one the site already uses. Data sources lists where each comes from; this page gives you the figures themselves. The CSV files repeat the source, its link and our check date on every row. The JSON files carry the same details once, with column definitions and notes. all.json has all four in one file.
| Dataset | Rows | Source | Source date | Checked | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of England Bank Rate, every change since 1975 | 258 | Bank of England | Maintained by the Bank of England; the latest change it lists is shown in the rows | 24 September 2026 | CSV JSON |
| Companies Act 2006 size thresholds for a single company, before and after April 2025 | 6 | Companies Act 2006 | SI 2024/1303 made 9 December 2024, in force 6 April 2025 | 24 September 2026 | CSV JSON |
| Companies and LLPs expected to change size band after the April 2025 thresholds rise | 3 | Department for Business and Trade | Laid before Parliament with the Regulations on 10 December 2024 | 24 September 2026 | CSV JSON |
| UK companies under a "not elsewhere classified" SIC code, The Data City's figures | 3 | The Data City | Published 14 December 2022, last modified 24 May 2023 (the page's own metadata) | 24 September 2026 | CSV JSON |
Version 1.0, published 24 September 2026. When we re-check a dataset against its source, its check date changes. How the site sources and dates figures is set out in methodology and changelog.
Bank Rate
Every change to Bank Rate since January 1975
The Bank of England's own table lists 258 changes from 20 January 1975 to 18 December 2025, when the rate moved to 3.75%. The highest in the series is 17.00%, set on 15 November 1979; the lowest is 0.10%, set on 19 March 2020. 33 of the changes came in 2008 or later. The file lists change dates only: the rate on any other day is the one set at the most recent change before it.
| Date changed | Bank Rate |
|---|---|
| 18 December 2025 | 3.75% |
| 7 August 2025 | 4.00% |
| 8 May 2025 | 4.25% |
| 6 February 2025 | 4.50% |
| 7 November 2024 | 4.75% |
| 1 August 2024 | 5.00% |
| 3 August 2023 | 5.25% |
| 22 June 2023 | 5.00% |
| 11 May 2023 | 4.50% |
| 23 March 2023 | 4.25% |
| 2 February 2023 | 4.00% |
| 15 December 2022 | 3.50% |
Show all 258 changes
| Date changed | Bank Rate |
|---|---|
| 18 December 2025 | 3.75% |
| 7 August 2025 | 4.00% |
| 8 May 2025 | 4.25% |
| 6 February 2025 | 4.50% |
| 7 November 2024 | 4.75% |
| 1 August 2024 | 5.00% |
| 3 August 2023 | 5.25% |
| 22 June 2023 | 5.00% |
| 11 May 2023 | 4.50% |
| 23 March 2023 | 4.25% |
| 2 February 2023 | 4.00% |
| 15 December 2022 | 3.50% |
| 3 November 2022 | 3.00% |
| 22 September 2022 | 2.25% |
| 4 August 2022 | 1.75% |
| 16 June 2022 | 1.25% |
| 5 May 2022 | 1.00% |
| 17 March 2022 | 0.75% |
| 3 February 2022 | 0.50% |
| 16 December 2021 | 0.25% |
| 19 March 2020 | 0.10% |
| 11 March 2020 | 0.25% |
| 2 August 2018 | 0.75% |
| 2 November 2017 | 0.50% |
| 4 August 2016 | 0.25% |
| 5 March 2009 | 0.50% |
| 5 February 2009 | 1.00% |
| 8 January 2009 | 1.50% |
| 4 December 2008 | 2.00% |
| 6 November 2008 | 3.00% |
| 8 October 2008 | 4.50% |
| 10 April 2008 | 5.00% |
| 7 February 2008 | 5.25% |
| 6 December 2007 | 5.50% |
| 5 July 2007 | 5.75% |
| 10 May 2007 | 5.50% |
| 11 January 2007 | 5.25% |
| 9 November 2006 | 5.00% |
| 3 August 2006 | 4.75% |
| 4 August 2005 | 4.50% |
| 5 August 2004 | 4.75% |
| 10 June 2004 | 4.50% |
| 6 May 2004 | 4.25% |
| 5 February 2004 | 4.00% |
| 6 November 2003 | 3.75% |
| 10 July 2003 | 3.50% |
| 6 February 2003 | 3.75% |
| 8 November 2001 | 4.00% |
| 4 October 2001 | 4.50% |
| 18 September 2001 | 4.75% |
| 2 August 2001 | 5.00% |
| 10 May 2001 | 5.25% |
| 5 April 2001 | 5.50% |
| 8 February 2001 | 5.75% |
| 10 February 2000 | 6.00% |
| 13 January 2000 | 5.75% |
| 4 November 1999 | 5.50% |
| 8 September 1999 | 5.25% |
| 10 June 1999 | 5.00% |
| 8 April 1999 | 5.25% |
| 4 February 1999 | 5.50% |
| 7 January 1999 | 6.00% |
| 10 December 1998 | 6.25% |
| 5 November 1998 | 6.75% |
| 8 October 1998 | 7.25% |
| 4 June 1998 | 7.50% |
| 6 November 1997 | 7.25% |
| 7 August 1997 | 7.00% |
| 10 July 1997 | 6.75% |
| 6 June 1997 | 6.50% |
| 6 May 1997 | 6.25% |
| 30 October 1996 | 5.94% |
| 6 June 1996 | 5.69% |
| 8 March 1996 | 5.94% |
| 18 January 1996 | 6.13% |
| 13 December 1995 | 6.38% |
| 2 February 1995 | 6.63% |
| 7 December 1994 | 6.13% |
| 12 September 1994 | 5.63% |
| 8 February 1994 | 5.13% |
| 23 November 1993 | 5.38% |
| 26 January 1993 | 5.88% |
| 13 November 1992 | 6.88% |
| 16 October 1992 | 7.88% |
| 22 September 1992 | 8.88% |
| 5 May 1992 | 9.88% |
| 4 September 1991 | 10.38% |
| 12 July 1991 | 10.88% |
| 24 May 1991 | 11.38% |
| 12 April 1991 | 11.88% |
| 22 March 1991 | 12.38% |
| 27 February 1991 | 12.88% |
| 13 February 1991 | 13.38% |
| 8 October 1990 | 13.88% |
| 6 October 1989 | 14.88% |
| 8 September 1989 | 13.75% |
| 4 September 1989 | 13.88% |
| 31 August 1989 | 13.84% |
| 25 May 1989 | 13.75% |
| 25 November 1988 | 12.88% |
| 25 August 1988 | 11.88% |
| 8 August 1988 | 10.88% |
| 21 July 1988 | 10.38% |
| 7 July 1988 | 9.88% |
| 24 June 1988 | 8.88% |
| 10 June 1988 | 8.38% |
| 3 June 1988 | 7.88% |
| 17 May 1988 | 7.38% |
| 8 April 1988 | 7.88% |
| 17 March 1988 | 8.38% |
| 1 February 1988 | 8.88% |
| 3 December 1987 | 8.38% |
| 4 November 1987 | 8.88% |
| 23 October 1987 | 9.38% |
| 6 August 1987 | 9.88% |
| 8 May 1987 | 8.88% |
| 28 April 1987 | 9.38% |
| 18 March 1987 | 9.88% |
| 9 March 1987 | 10.38% |
| 15 October 1986 | 10.88% |
| 23 May 1986 | 9.88% |
| 18 April 1986 | 10.38% |
| 11 April 1986 | 10.88% |
| 19 March 1986 | 11.38% |
| 15 January 1986 | 12.38% |
| 26 July 1985 | 11.38% |
| 11 July 1985 | 11.88% |
| 19 April 1985 | 12.38% |
| 28 March 1985 | 12.88% |
| 20 March 1985 | 13.38% |
| 28 January 1985 | 13.88% |
| 14 January 1985 | 11.88% |
| 23 November 1984 | 9.50% |
| 19 November 1984 | 9.75% |
| 5 November 1984 | 10.00% |
| 17 August 1984 | 10.50% |
| 16 August 1984 | 10.75% |
| 9 August 1984 | 11.00% |
| 8 August 1984 | 11.50% |
| 11 July 1984 | 12.00% |
| 6 July 1984 | 10.00% |
| 29 June 1984 | 8.88% |
| 10 May 1984 | 9.06% |
| 14 March 1984 | 8.56% |
| 7 March 1984 | 8.81% |
| 3 October 1983 | 9.06% |
| 10 August 1983 | 9.56% |
| 9 August 1983 | 9.44% |
| 14 June 1983 | 9.56% |
| 13 June 1983 | 9.81% |
| 14 April 1983 | 10.06% |
| 13 April 1983 | 10.31% |
| 15 March 1983 | 10.56% |
| 12 January 1983 | 11.00% |
| 26 November 1982 | 10.00% |
| 2 November 1982 | 9.13% |
| 1 November 1982 | 9.38% |
| 12 October 1982 | 9.63% |
| 30 September 1982 | 10.13% |
| 29 September 1982 | 10.25% |
| 28 September 1982 | 10.38% |
| 27 September 1982 | 10.50% |
| 27 August 1982 | 10.63% |
| 26 August 1982 | 10.88% |
| 25 August 1982 | 11.00% |
| 24 August 1982 | 11.13% |
| 17 August 1982 | 11.25% |
| 16 August 1982 | 11.38% |
| 4 August 1982 | 11.50% |
| 2 August 1982 | 11.56% |
| 30 July 1982 | 11.63% |
| 29 July 1982 | 11.75% |
| 28 July 1982 | 11.81% |
| 26 July 1982 | 11.94% |
| 21 July 1982 | 12.06% |
| 13 July 1982 | 12.13% |
| 12 July 1982 | 12.25% |
| 9 July 1982 | 12.50% |
| 8 June 1982 | 12.63% |
| 20 April 1982 | 13.13% |
| 19 April 1982 | 13.00% |
| 16 April 1982 | 13.13% |
| 10 March 1982 | 13.25% |
| 25 February 1982 | 13.63% |
| 22 February 1982 | 13.81% |
| 22 January 1982 | 13.88% |
| 21 January 1982 | 14.00% |
| 20 January 1982 | 14.13% |
| 19 January 1982 | 14.25% |
| 18 January 1982 | 14.31% |
| 4 December 1981 | 14.38% |
| 25 November 1981 | 14.56% |
| 9 November 1981 | 14.63% |
| 6 November 1981 | 15.06% |
| 28 October 1981 | 15.13% |
| 12 October 1981 | 15.00% |
| 15 September 1981 | 14.00% |
| 25 August 1981 | 12.69% |
| 11 March 1981 | 12.00% |
| 25 November 1980 | 14.00% |
| 3 July 1980 | 16.00% |
| 15 November 1979 | 17.00% |
| 13 June 1979 | 14.00% |
| 5 April 1979 | 12.00% |
| 1 March 1979 | 13.00% |
| 8 February 1979 | 14.00% |
| 9 November 1978 | 12.50% |
| 8 June 1978 | 10.00% |
| 15 May 1978 | 9.00% |
| 8 May 1978 | 8.75% |
| 12 April 1978 | 7.50% |
| 9 January 1978 | 6.50% |
| 28 November 1977 | 7.00% |
| 17 October 1977 | 5.00% |
| 10 October 1977 | 5.50% |
| 19 September 1977 | 6.00% |
| 12 September 1977 | 6.50% |
| 15 August 1977 | 7.00% |
| 8 August 1977 | 7.50% |
| 16 May 1977 | 8.00% |
| 2 May 1977 | 8.25% |
| 25 April 1977 | 8.75% |
| 18 April 1977 | 9.00% |
| 12 April 1977 | 9.25% |
| 31 March 1977 | 9.50% |
| 21 March 1977 | 10.50% |
| 10 March 1977 | 11.00% |
| 3 February 1977 | 12.00% |
| 31 January 1977 | 12.25% |
| 24 January 1977 | 13.25% |
| 10 January 1977 | 14.00% |
| 29 December 1976 | 14.25% |
| 20 December 1976 | 14.50% |
| 22 November 1976 | 14.75% |
| 7 October 1976 | 15.00% |
| 13 September 1976 | 13.00% |
| 24 May 1976 | 11.50% |
| 26 April 1976 | 10.50% |
| 8 March 1976 | 9.00% |
| 1 March 1976 | 9.25% |
| 9 February 1976 | 9.50% |
| 2 February 1976 | 10.00% |
| 26 January 1976 | 10.50% |
| 19 January 1976 | 10.75% |
| 5 January 1976 | 11.00% |
| 29 December 1975 | 11.25% |
| 1 December 1975 | 11.50% |
| 17 November 1975 | 11.75% |
| 6 October 1975 | 12.00% |
| 28 July 1975 | 11.00% |
| 5 May 1975 | 10.00% |
| 21 April 1975 | 9.75% |
| 24 March 1975 | 10.00% |
| 10 March 1975 | 10.25% |
| 17 February 1975 | 10.50% |
| 10 February 1975 | 10.75% |
| 27 January 1975 | 11.00% |
| 20 January 1975 | 11.25% |
Source: Bank of England, Official Bank Rate history, read 24 September 2026. The Bank's table gives two-digit years; 75 to 99 are read as 1975 to 1999. Reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0, as the Bank's terms allow for data in its Database. Download: CSV · JSON.
Company size
Companies Act size thresholds, before and after April 2025
The turnover and balance sheet limits rose by roughly 50%, the government's own description of the uplift, for financial years beginning on or after 6 April 2025; the employee limits did not change. A company is in a band when it meets at least two of the three limits, tested over two years, so the table on its own won't settle a company's size. The company size checker runs the full test on your own figures.
| Size band | Financial years | Turnover up to | Balance sheet total up to | Employees up to | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| micro-entity | beginning before 6 April 2025 | £632,000 | £316,000 | 10 | 384A(4) |
| micro-entity | beginning on or after 6 April 2025 | £1,000,000 | £500,000 | 10 | 384A(4) |
| small | beginning before 6 April 2025 | £10,200,000 | £5,100,000 | 50 | 382(3) |
| small | beginning on or after 6 April 2025 | £15,000,000 | £7,500,000 | 50 | 382(3) |
| medium-sized | beginning before 6 April 2025 | £36,000,000 | £18,000,000 | 250 | 465(3) |
| medium-sized | beginning on or after 6 April 2025 | £54,000,000 | £27,000,000 | 250 | 465(3) |
Source: Companies Act 2006, sections 382(3), 384A(4) and 465(3), with the earlier figures from the substitutions in SI 2024/1303, regulations 9 and 10, checked 24 September 2026. Company limits only; parent companies are tested on group figures under sections 383 and 466. Open Government Licence v3.0. Download: CSV · JSON.
The April 2025 shift
113,000 companies and LLPs expected to move from small to micro
It comes from the government's own estimate, published with the regulations that raised the thresholds, of how many companies and LLPs would drop a size band. It's an estimate made before the change, not a count of those that did move.
| From | To | Estimated companies and LLPs |
|---|---|---|
| small | micro-entity | around 113,000 |
| medium-sized | small | around 14,000 |
| large | medium-sized | around 6,000 |
Source: Department for Business and Trade, Explanatory Memorandum to SI 2024/1303, paragraph 5.13 ("around 113,000 companies and LLPs moving from the small to micro-entity category, 14,000 moving from medium-sized to small and 6,000 moving from large to medium-sized"), checked 24 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Download: CSV · JSON.
On the audit point specifically: most small companies could already claim the small companies audit exemption before April 2025, so for the small to micro movers the practical change is the lighter micro-entity accounts regime. The medium to small movers are the group for whom the change can open the audit exemption for the first time, subject to the usual exclusions and to members' right to require an audit.
SIC classification gap
886,106 companies under a "not elsewhere classified" code
The Data City counted 886,106 companies classified under at least one of the 38 n.e.c. SIC codes, and around 740,000 with nothing but n.e.c. codes. The second figure is part of the first, not in addition to it. The post doesn't give the snapshot date its count was made from, so for a dated, reproducible series use our own quarterly counts below.
| Measure | Figure | In the source's words |
|---|---|---|
| nec codes | 38 | 38 'Not Elsewhere Classified' (or n.e.c.) codes used across the 21 sections of the SIC database |
| companies with any nec code | 886,106 | 886,106 distinct companies (one in every five in the UK) that are currently classified using one |
| companies with only nec codes | around 740,000 | around 740,000 companies in the UK that are 'Hidden'. These are companies that are only classified under n.e.c. codes |
Source: The Data City, "Companies left in the dark by SIC", published 14 December 2022, last modified 24 May 2023 (the page's own metadata), read 24 September 2026. These are The Data City's figures, quoted with attribution; cite them, not us. Download: CSV · JSON.
Our own datasets
Data we compile ourselves
Two datasets on this site are our own work rather than someone else's figures, and each has its own page with the method:
- SIC n.e.c. tracker: quarterly counts of live companies under n.e.c. codes, from Companies House snapshot files with their hashes. CSV · JSON · method and tables.
- R&D tax relief tribunal case tracker: First-tier Tribunal decisions on R&D tax relief claims, each checked against a published decision where one could be found. CSV · JSON · tracker.
Where these figures appear
Pages that cite them
- Bank of England Bank Rate, every change since 1975: Home page, Data sources, Editorial standards
- Companies Act 2006 size thresholds for a single company, before and after April 2025: Data sources, Company size checker
- Companies and LLPs expected to change size band after the April 2025 thresholds rise: Home page, Data sources
- UK companies under a "not elsewhere classified" SIC code, The Data City's figures: Home page, Data sources, Complex or misunderstood industries, SIC n.e.c. tracker
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Adam Parker
Founder of Muswell Rose Consulting Ltd, which trades as Established Finance · former Managing Director of Penny, an invoice finance business, working in mortgages, commercial finance and fintech lending since 2010 (career history).
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Common questions
Questions about this
Can I use these files?
Yes. The Bank of England, legislation and government figures are reusable under the Open Government Licence v3.0; credit the original body, as each file does. The Data City figures are theirs, quoted with attribution: cite The Data City if you use them. Where you use the files themselves, a link back to this page is appreciated but not required.
How current are the figures?
Each dataset gives the source's own date and the date it was checked against that source. All four were checked on 24 September 2026. Bank Rate is the one that moves: its latest change in the file is 3.75% from 18 December 2025, and the Bank of England's own table is the place to confirm nothing has changed since.
Why does each CSV row repeat the source?
So that a file copied out of context still says where every figure came from and when it was checked. The JSON files carry the same details once, alongside the column definitions and the notes.
Is the 113,000 figure a count of companies that moved?
No. It is the government's estimate, made before the change, of companies and LLPs that would move from the small to the micro-entity band because of the April 2025 thresholds. It was published in paragraph 5.13 of the Explanatory Memorandum to SI 2024/1303.