Response 3904609

Response to request for information

3904609

13 March 2026

Please provide the following data for your Local Authority area for each financial year from 2014/15 to 2024/25:

The total number of Business Rates accounts (hereditaments) liable for Business Rates at year end.
The total amount of Business Rates billed.
The total amount of Business Rates collected.
The total value of Business Rates arrears outstanding at year end.
The number of Business Rates accounts in arrears at year end.
The number of liability orders sought in respect of unpaid Business Rates.
The number of cases referred to enforcement agents (bailiffs) for non-payment of Business Rates.

The total number of Business Rates accounts (hereditaments) liable for Business Rates at year end.
- 2014/15 - 2612
- 2015/16 - 2781
- 2016/17 - 2811
- 2017/18 - 2878
- 2018/19 - 2924
- 2019/20 - 2928
- 2020/21 - 2981
- 2021/22 - 3033
- 2022/23 - 3104
- 2023/24 - 3143
- 2024/25 - 3166
The total amount of Business Rates billed.
- This figure is available on our website
The total amount of Business Rates collected.
- This figure is available on our website
The total value of Business Rates arrears outstanding at year end.
- This figure is available on our website
The number of Business Rates accounts in arrears at year end.
- 2014/15 - 152
- 2015/16 - 193
- 2016/17 - 162
- 2017/18 - 131
- 2018/19 - 111
- 2019/20 - 145
- 2020/21 - 163
- 2021/22 - 182
- 2022/23 - 194
- 2023/24 - 189
- 2024/25 - 197
The number of liability orders sought in respect of unpaid Business Rates.
- 2014/15 - 74
- 2015/16 - 69
- 2016/17 - 76
- 2017/18 - 66
- 2018/19 - 72
- 2019/20 - 56
- 2020/21 - 47
- 2021/22 - 111
- 2022/23 - 102
- 2023/24 - 100
- 2024/25 - 126
The number of cases referred to enforcement agents (bailiffs) for non-payment of Business Rates.
- 2014/15 - 62
- 2015/16 - 58
- 2016/17 - 66
- 2017/18 - 59
- 2018/19 - 126
- 2019/20 - 70
- 2021/22 - 118
- 2022/23 - 96
- 2023/24 - 107
- 2024/25 - 105

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