*Name of organisation and email(Required.)

Name:

E-mail:

*How many people does your organisation or branch employ? If you are a sole-trade, simply type in 0.(Required.)

*Which of the following best describes your main business activity?(Required.)

Agriculture, fishing, mining, energy, or utilitiesManufacture of electronic or IT goodsOther manufacturingConstruction or engineeringTransport, logistics, or storageRetail or wholesaleHospitality, catering, or tourismProfessional services (e g. finance, accounting, legal, training, property, IT, data, consultancy, recruitment)Marketing, media, advertising, or communicationsConsumer services (e.g. cleaning, decorating, plumbing, repairs, leisure, recreation)Public sector, education, health, social work or voluntaryOther services not listed above

UK and overseas markets 
Excluding seasonal variations, over the past 3 months...

Increased

Remained Constant

Decreased

UK sales/custom/bookings have...

Increased

Remained Constant

Decreased

UK orders/advance custom/bookings have...

Increased

Remained Constant

Decreased

Overseas sales/custom/bookings have...

Increased

Remained Constant

Decreased

Overseas orders/advance custom/bookings have...

Increased

Remained Constant

Decreased

Please note: only complete the overseas questions if you are an exporter

Labour Force

Increased

Remained Constant

Decreased

Over the past 3 months, has your workforce...

Increased

Remained Constant

Decreased

Over the next 3 months, do you expect your workforce to...

Increased

Remained Constant

Decreased

Recruitment

Yes

No

Have you attempted to recruit staff over the past 3 months?

Yes

No

If yes, were they for:

Part-time jobs

Full-time jobs

Temporary jobs

Permanent jobs

Recruitment difficulties

Yes

No

If you attempted to recruit, did you experience any difficulties finding suitable staff?

Yes

No

If yes, for which of the following categories of employee:

Skilled manual / technical

Professional / managerial

Clerical

Semi/unskilled

Cash flow and investment

Increased

Remained Constant

Decreased

Over the past 3 months, cash flow has...

Increased

Remained Constant

Decreased

Over the past 3 months, investment plans for plant/machinery/equipment have...

Increased

Remained Constant

Decreased

Over the past 3 months, investment plans for training have...

Increased

Remained Constant

Decreased

Business Confidence

Improve

Remain the same

Worsen

Over the next 12 months, do you believe your business's turnover will...

Improve

Remain the same

Worsen

Over the next 12 months, do you believe your business's profitability will...

Improve

Remain the same

Worsen

Capacity

Full capacity

Below capacity

Are you currently operating at...

Full capacity

Below capacity

Prices/Costs

Increase

Remain the Same

Decrease

Over the next 3 months, do you expect the price of your good/services to...

Increase

Remain the Same

Decrease

Is your business facing pressure to raise prices from any of the following sources? (please tick all that apply)

Labour costs (e.g. salaries, pay settlements, contractors)

Raw materials (e.g. steel, cardboard, food)

Utilities (e.g. gas, electricity)

Fuel (e.g. petrol, diesel)

Finance costs

Other overheads

Please indicate which of these following factors are more of a concern to your business than 3 months ago (please tick all that apply)

Interest rates

Exchange rates

Business rates

Inflation

Competition

Taxation

AI adoption

How would you describe your business's current use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)?

We are using AI extensively across multiple functions

We are using AI in some areas of the business

We are running trials or pilot projects

We are exploring AI but have not yet implemented it

We have no current plans to adopt AI

Not sure

Feedback

Feel free to share any feedback about business or economic conditions in the previous three months