Reports
Our reports and research papers present evidence, analysis, and insight on a wide range of family-business topics - for example, the social and economic impact for family businesses, the practical challenges they face, and the policies that affect family businesses in the UK. All of our publications are available to access free of charge and on an open-source basis.
Long-Term Thinking in UK Family Business
These research findings from DCU Business School offer new insights into UK family businesses in terms of their long-term objectives and strategies, non-economic goals, and long-term orientation.
The State of the Nation: The UK Family Business Sector 2017-18
This report from the IFB Research Foundation and Oxford Economics provides a comprehensive economic assessment of the UK family business sector in 2017-18. It investigates the characteristics of family firms: their size, structure, and concentration across different industrial sectors. The report seeks to estimate the contribution family businesses make to the UK economy - to the UK’s GDP, employment, and to the public finances, providing in depth analysis of the geographical and sectoral spread of family firms.
UK Large Family Business Report
This report from RepGraph presents the results of a study by the Research Foundation to identify family-owned businesses among the top 1,000 UK companies.