FOI release

Freedom of information request - SMEs

Some or all of the information requested may not have been provided because we required clarification from the requester.

Case reference FOI2026/00937

Received 23 August 2026

Published 19 September 2026

Request

1. The number of SMEs (small and medium enterprises) there are in Oxford, is possible broken down by 'small' and 'medium' 2. Their total turnover 3. What that is as a percentage of the city economy 4. Whether the answer to 3. includes public institutions such as universities, councils, hospitals and schools 5. If the answer to 5. is negative, what figures are available for turnover of such public institutions

Response

1. The number of SMEs (small and medium enterprises) there are in Oxford, if possible broken down by 'small' and 'medium'.

 

The information requested is publicly available through NOMIS and is therefore exempt from disclosure under section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, as it is reasonably accessible to you by other means.

 

NOMIS – Business Register and Employment Survey

 

2. Their total turnover.

3. What that is as a percentage of the city economy.

4. Whether the answer to Question 3 includes public institutions such as universities, councils, hospitals and schools.

5. If the answer to Question 4 is negative, what figures are available for turnover of such public institutions.

 

The Council does not hold the information requested in Questions 2–5.

 

You may wish to contact the Business & Intellectual Property Centre (BIPC), which may hold or provide access to relevant business information.

 

Business & Intellectual Property Centre (BIPC)

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