Employee share schemes statistics
Statistics on the tax-advantaged employee share schemes.
This series contains statistics on the tax-advantaged employee share schemes, including the numbers of companies using schemes, numbers of employees receiving awards or numbers of awards, values awarded, numbers of employees exercising options and estimates of the value of the Income Tax and National Insurance relief received.
The statistics are based on share scheme returns, and more information on this can be found in the published commentary.
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National statistics
- Employee share schemes statistics: background
- Employee share schemes statistics: commentary
- Table 6.1: Estimated costs of Income Tax and NICs relief
- Table 6.2: Companies with tax-advantaged employee share schemes
- Table 6.3: Save As You Earn share option schemes
- Table 6.4: Company Share Option Plans
- Table 6.5: Share Incentive Plans
- Table 6.6: Enterprise Management Incentives share option schemes
- Table 6.7: Company scheme types
- Table 6.8: Number of live company schemes
- Approved Profit Sharing Schemes
Other statistics information
Last updated 25 June 2020 + show all updates
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Updated to include statistics for 2018 to 2019.
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Updated the commentary and accompanying tables for tax year 2017 to 2018.
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Updated the commentary and accompanying tables.
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Updated the commentary and accompanying tables.
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First published.