British Business Starts Rise at Fastest Pace in Over Two Years

British entrepreneurship has rebounded at the fastest pace in more than two years, with founders of new businesses appearing to brush off Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ tax rises.

The number of new enterprise entries in the Inter-Departmental Business Register reached 71,935 in the fourth quarter of 2025, up 10% on the same period a year earlier, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics on Thursday.