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About this report
This report on UK film and video workplaces and enterprises is based on data from the Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR), a comprehensive list of UK businesses used by government for statistical purposes. According to the ONS: “The two main sources of input are Value Added Tax (VAT) and Pay As You Earn (PAYE) records from HMRC. Additional information comes from Companies House, Dun and Bradstreet and ONS business surveys. The IDBR covers around 2.7 million businesses in all sectors of the economy, but since the main two tax sources have thresholds, very small businesses operating below these will, in most cases, not be included.”
The table below provides summary information and links to original data sources for all reports published on this website:
| Report title | First published | Data source | Period covered | Data released | Next update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK film and video employment by sector | Sept 2024 | APS | Jan to Dec 2023 | Aug 2024 | TBC |
| UK film and video workplaces and enterprises | Sept 2024 | IDBR | Year to Mar 2023 | Sept 2023 | Sept 2024 |
SIC codes used in this analysis
Film and video production:
- 59111: Motion picture production activities
- 59112: Video production activities
- 59120: Motion picture, video and TV post-production activities
Film and video distribution:
- 59131: Motion picture distribution activities
- 59132: Video distribution activities
Film exhibition:
- 59140: Motion picture projection activities
The About page contains further details on what activities are included and excluded within each SIC code.
Workplaces
This section reports data from IDBR on local units, which are defined by ONS as “an individual site (for example a factory or shop) within an enterprise”. We refer to these local units as “workplaces”, and workplaces are grouped according to employee size band.
Film and video production
Film and video distribution
Film exhibition
Enterprises
This section reports data from IDBR on enterprises, which are defined by ONS as “an organisational unit producing goods or services that has a certain degree of autonomy in decision making”.