Business Rates Arrears & SME Financial Stress Data
Case reference FOI2026/00262
Received 15 February 2026
Published 13 March 2026
Request
Please provide the following data for your local authority area for each financial year from FY 2014/15 to FY 2024/25 (or the latest available year):
1. The total number of business rates accounts (hereditaments) liable for business rates at year end.
2. The total amount of business rates billed (£).
3. The total amount of business rates collected (£).
4. The total value of business rates arrears outstanding at year end (£).
5. The number of business rates accounts in arrears at year end.
6. The number of liability orders sought in respect of unpaid business rates.
7. The number of cases referred to enforcement agents (bailiffs) for non-payment of business rates.
Response
Please see Excel document attached.
Documents
This is Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.