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Publication - Statistics

Small Business Survey Scotland: 2024-2025

Published
27 February 2026
Directorate
Chief Economist Directorate
Topic
Business, industry and innovation, Economy

Findings for Scotland from the Small Business Survey 2024-2025

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Supporting documents

Energy

  • In 2024-2025, 17 per cent of SME employers in Cohort A in Scotland installed some kind of energy efficiency measure in the prior year, a decrease from 25 per cent in 2023-2024
  • 76 per cent of SME employers in Cohort A in 2024-25 reported they had no plans to install a low carbon heating system in the next 12 months following the survey (lower than the 81 per cent in 2023-2024)
  • A total of around 9 per cent planned to install a heating system or energy efficiency measures, or both

Contact

For enquiries about this publication please contact:
Jordan Baker
Office of the Chief Economic Adviser
email: jordan.baker@gov.scot or industrystatistics@gov.scot

For general enquiries about Scottish Government statistics please contact:
Office of the Chief Statistician
email: statistics.enquiries@gov.scot

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