Impact Report 2026

Our 2026 Impact Report sets out the impact of the British Business Bank’s activity on smaller businesses across the UK’s Nations and regions.

The Impact Report 2026 sets out how the British Business Bank has newly supported 30,000 businesses to prosper and grow during 2025/26. Through their growth we estimate they will boost UK economic output by around £8.8bn over the lifetime of their finance.

Importantly, this impact is shared across all parts of the UK, with each of the 12 constituent Nations and regions expected to benefit from a boost to economic output of at least £100m in gross value added. Alongside the impact we have had on economic output, we have also supported 340,000 jobs among the 2025/26 business cohort and expect these businesses to create around 39,000 additional jobs beyond to those already supported.

Key findings

• The Bank has helped finance flows worth £9.4bn to reach smaller UK businesses in 2025/26.
• 30,000 businesses have newly benefited from finance supported by the Bank in 2025/26
• 39,000 additional jobs are expected to be created by the businesses supported who are also expected to generate £19.7bn in additional turnover, equivalent to £8.8bn in GVA.
• All parts of the UK are expected to experience a significant economic boost, with the estimated additional GVA impact at or above £100m in each and every Nation and region of the UK
• The Bank’s impact goes beyond the measures presented in the report and is expected to increase over time given increases to our financial capacity and reforms to our governance and financial arrangements.