The Capital 500: Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) is London's biggest and most representiative business survey.
For over a decade LCCI has conducted a QES of London busiesses to gauge business performance and general confidence levels across the capital. This is part of the biggest and longest runnig national private business survey, conducted by regional cambers of commerce across the UK every quarter.
Since 2014 LCCI has partnered with leading polling agency Savanta ComRes to poll over 500 London businesses. The data is weighted to be representative of all London businesses by company size and broad industry sector. The survey provides crucial insight into what’s happening in London's business community.
The survey results are fed into HM Treasury, the Mayor of London, the Bank of England and many other influential policymakers.
Ahead of Mayoral and London Assembly elections, inflation continues to be the number one concern for London businesses according to the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), which has published the results of its latest quarterly economic survey. The Capital 500, which seeks to gauge private sector performance and confidence levels among businesses of various sizes across the capital, found that despite an improved inflationary outlook, 60% of firms were more concerned about inflation in Q1 2024 than they were in Q4 2023.
Each quarter we host a launch event for the Capital 500. Free to attend, the event includes, a presentation of the findings, panel discussion and Q&A session.
Join us at Haysmacintyre, 10 Queen Street Place, as we launch our latest Capital 500 report for Q3 2024. We will be joined by Vicky Pryce, Chief Economic Adviser at Cebr, Ian Daniels, Partner at haysmacintyre, and James Rentoul, Director at Savanta. The audience will be able to hear their views on both the latest findings and the wider UK economy, before a panel discussion and Q&A.
Haysmacintyre is an award winning firm of chartered accountants and tax advisors, providing specialist advice to entrepreneurs, fast-growing and owner-managed businesses, and not for profit organisations across the UK and internationally.
Savanta surveyed a total of 504 London business leaders between 6 February to 11 March 2024. All data were weighted to be representative of all London businesses by company size and broad industry sector.
The latest Capital 500 survey shows that London businesses demonstrated once again their entrepreneurialism and creativity with a boost in business confidence. This shows how the capital’s business community are at the forefront of driving the national economy forward.
The latest Capital 500 survey shows that, whilst there has been a slight easing, cost pressures remain high for businesses. The Bank of England’s decision to maintain rates at current levels following their September meeting will also be somewhat reassuring to companies.
LCCI is the capital’s most representative business organisation – with members spanning small to multinational organisations, we reflect the broad interests of London businesses to policymakers, decision makers and opinion formers at every level.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for London as a Global City was established to bring together parliamentarians and London business to promote London’s global position.
We regularly host events and briefings with key people from politics, media and industry, so they can interact and exchange views with our members. Attendees have included the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Mayor of London, departmental ministers, newspaper editors and leaders of strategic infrastructure projects.
