Published business rates information
We receive regular Freedom of Information Act (FOI) requests about business rates accounts, where the information is already publicly available. From this page you can download up-to-date lists of:
- all live business rates premises (updated quarterly)
- newly occupied business premises (updated monthly)
Please note: If you make an FOI request for information which you can get from this page, you will be redirected here.
Live business rates premises
Download the list of live business rates premises
This list includes the following information for all business rates premises in Central Bedfordshire with a live business rates account:
- property reference number
- ratepayer name (companies only)
- property and billing addresses
- property description
- rateable value
- liability start date
- business rates charge
- charge type (occupied or void)
- entitlement to reliefs and exemptions
Newly-occupied business premises
Download the list of newly-occupied premises
This list includes the following information for all business rates premises in Central Bedfordshire with a new liability starting in the previous month:
- property reference number
- ratepayer name (companies only)
- property and billing addresses
- rateable value
- liability start date
About this information
We have published this business rates information in comma-separated values (CSV) files. You can open these files with a variety of different software products, including word-processing and spreadsheet applications.
We will update the list of live business rates premises on a quarterly basis. We will update the list of new occupations on a monthly basis.
We screen the information before publishing to remove any information relating to individuals, as this data is protected under the Data Protection Act 2018.
Business rates accounts in credit
We do not provide a list of business rates accounts with credit balances in response to Freedom of Information Act requests.
Information in respect of credit balances is considered exempt under section 31(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (prevention or detection of crime). We hold this information, but believe that its disclosure could result in fraudulent refund claims being made for these credit balances.
This follows a decision of the Information Commission (PDF).
Engaging section 31 requires a public interest test to be considered: there is a public interest in ensuring the transparency and efficiency of our business, but there is wider public interest in favour of withholding the information as it is in the public interest to prevent fraudulent refund claims being made against us, and the cost that such fraud places on the public purse.
On this basis, we feel that the public interest in disclosing the information requested is outweighed by the public interest in preventing the risk of fraudulent claims being made.
Contact us
Email: businessrates@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 0300 300 8011
Please quote your business rates account reference in all correspondence – your account reference is 7 or 8 digits long and starts with a 3, and you can find it on your business rates bill or any letter we’ve sent about your business rates.