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Business structure: by employment size and turnover

Key points

  • In 2026 there are 46,185 active enterprises in the Lancashire-12 area and in the Lancashire-14 area there are 55,670.

  • In the Lancashire-12 area 40,770 of the enterprises are of the 'micro' size, employing fewer than 10 persons. This is 88.3% of the total.

  • Only 170 enterprises, or 0.4% of the total, are of the 'large' size employing over 250 persons.

  • Preston has the most enterprises at 6,130, accounting for 13.3% of the Lancashire-12 and 11% of the Lancashire-14 totals. Over 100 of these are 'medium' sized enterprises employing from 50 to 49 persons.

  • At MSOA level 'Preston Town Centre' has most enterprises at 890, followed by 'Elswick, Singleton & Weeton' in Fylde where there are 805.

  • At all geographic levels the highest percentage of enterprises have turnovers in the range of £100,000 to £199,000.

  • In Lancashire-12 14,910 enterprises have turnovers in the £100k-£199k band (32.3%) and there are 17,955 enterprises in this band in Lancashire-14 (also 32.3%).

  • The number of local units in the Lancashire-12 area rose slightly from 51,995 in 2025 to 52,970 in 2026.

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