Westmorland & Furness Annual Business Survey 2025

1. What is the name of the business operating from these premises?

2. Which locality are these premises located in?

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

3. Which locality and town/village are these premises located in or nearest to?

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

4. Is your business premises in the Lake District or Yorkshire Dales National Parks?

Yes No

5. Is your current business premises freehold or leasehold?

Freehold Leasehold

6. How long has this business been trading?

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

7. Which of the following is the MAIN operation of your business?

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)

8. What type of business/organisation are you?

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

Westmorland & Furness Annual Business Survey 2025

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