Standard Analysis from the IDBR - Non-disclosive data
The Inter Departmental Business Register (IDBR) is a structured list of UK businesses. The two main sources of input are the Value Added Tax (VAT) system from Customs & Excise and Pay As You Earn (PAYE) from Inland Revenue. Additional input comes from Companies House, Dun and Bradstreet and the ONS business surveys. This information goes to make up a statistical register comprising 2.1 million businesses, representing nearly 99% of economic activity. Analyses that are produced as part of this service are at the same level at which the business statistical surveys are conducted.
Data available
Tables can be produced at two levels:
Business level
Local unit (site) level
Variables available are:
Count
Employment
Employees
Turnover (at business level only)
The table can be based on:
Employment/employees/turnover sizebands
Classification (SIC2003)*
Status (public/private sector)
Location (e.g. government office region, county, district and unitary authority, postcode etc).
*Any data extracted from the live IDBR before December 2002 will have an automatic default of (SIC92).
Disclosure
All data must be non-disclosive (i.e. must not lead to the identification of an individual business). All figures will, therefore, be rounded and where the count deemed to be disclosive and employment/employees/turnover are shown the employment/employees/turnover will be removed. Where we remove one in a row or column another will be removed to avoid disclosure by deduction.
Other Issues
Charging
Charges for work done are in line with ONS charging policy, which is currently £70 per hour (plus VAT where applicable). Additional charges will be made for data that will be published commercially or for resale.
Timeliness of data
Annual extracts are taken from the IDBR. These are available to analyse once the results have been published in the UK Business: Activity, Size and Location (formerly known as PA1003 - Size Analysis of United Kingdom Businesses). The latest published data is 2008.
Timescale
We aim to despatch the standard analysis within 2 week from confirmation of job. The timescale for special requirements would be subject to discussion.
For further information please contact the IDBR Data Analysis Service on +44 (0)1633 456902 or email: IDBRDAS@ons.gov.uk or see the IDBR page.
