Westmorland & Furness Annual Business Survey 2026

Furness (e.g. Barrow, Dalton, Askam) Eden (e.g. Penrith, Appleby, Tebay, Alston) South Lakeland (e.g. Kendal, Ulverston, Windermere, Sedbergh)

Askam-in-Furness Barrow-in-Furness Dalton-in-Furness

Alston Appleby Greystoke / Threlkeld Glenridding / Patterdale / Pooley Bridge Kirkby Stephen / Brough Langwathby / Lazonby / Armathwaite Kirkby Thore / Temple Sowerby Orton / Crosby Ravensworth / Maulds Meaburn Penrith Tebay Shap

Ambleside Arnside Broughton / Kirkby-in-Furness Burneside / Staveley Burton-in-Kendal / Holme Coniston Grange-over-Sands Grasmere Hawkshead Kendal Kirkby Lonsdale Milnthorpe / Crooklands / Levens Sedbergh / Dent Windermere / Bowness Ulverston

Yes No

Freehold Leasehold

0-5 years 6-15 years 16-30 years Over 30 years

Arts, entertainment, leisure, recreation (inc. gallery, museum, gym, sports club, leisure centre, visitor attraction) Agriculture, forestry and fishing Building / construction (inc. builder, roofer, joiner, electrician) Education (inc. training) Electricity, gas, water supply, waste management (inc. recycling, biomass) Health and beauty (inc. hairdresser, spa, nail salon) Hospitality / catering (inc. holiday let, hotel, B&B, pub) IT and communications Manufacturing Motor trade (inc. garage, auto dealer) Professional, business services and administration (inc. solicitor, architect, marketing, designer) Property / financial services (inc. private letting, estate agent, bank, accountant) Public services, health and social care (inc. surgery, optician, dentist, nursing home, other public sector or charity) Wholesale and retail (inc. shops, wholesale distribution, indoor market, petrol station, garden centre, storage) Vet / pet services (inc. animal care, animal grooming, animal rescue, boarding kennels)

Independent sole trader PLC / corporation Franchise International Family business Owned by parent company Partnership Government body / public sector Multi-national Limited company (ltd) Hedge fund / conglomerate Charity / trust / non-profit / third sector Co-operative