Pearson Edexcel GCSE Business Paper 2 2025 Question Paper

Download the official Pearson Edexcel GCSE Business (9–1) Paper 2: Building a Business question paper for the Summer 2025 examination series (1BS0/02). This authentic Edexcel exam paper contains the complete set of live GCSE Business questions, source materials, business case studies, calculations, and evaluative tasks used during the June 2025 examinations.

The paper covers key GCSE Business topics including the product life cycle, buffer stock, customer service, pressure groups, services, sales processes, average rate of return, flexible working, product trials, logistics, employee training, employee retention, job enrichment, market segments, gross profit margin, net profit, batch production, external growth, public limited companies, loan capital, globalisation, just in time stock control, suppliers, aesthetics in the design mix, and recruitment documents.

Section A contains multiple-choice, calculation, short-answer, explain, analyse, discuss, and evaluative business questions. Students complete calculations involving average rate of return and percentage profit analysis, alongside questions about stock control, customer service, market segmentation, employee motivation, and operational management. The paper also includes a clarification notice correcting Question 1(b), changing “earliest date” to “latest date” regarding the buffer stock graph.

Section B focuses on Pladis Ltd, the global biscuit manufacturer behind brands including McVitie’s, Go Ahead, Flipz, and BN. Students analyse business growth, batch production, international factories, market share competition, health-conscious consumer markets, gross profit margin calculations, external growth through takeovers, and funding options such as becoming a plc or using loan capital. The source booklet also includes Figure 3 showing Pladis’ Carlisle biscuit factory and details of the £12 million investment into new production lines.

Section C centres on Polestar, the electric vehicle manufacturer owned by Geely. Students evaluate globalisation, just in time stock control, supply-chain disruption, luxury electric vehicle positioning, design mix aesthetics, recruitment, operational efficiency, and cost reduction strategies. Figure 5 includes UK electric vehicle registration percentages for hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and full electric vehicles, while Extract B discusses Polestar’s production in China, Swedish design strategy, and competition with Tesla.

Students can practise real Edexcel multiple-choice, calculation, discussion, analysis, and evaluative GCSE Business questions exactly as they appeared in the live June 2025 examination. The paper includes authentic Edexcel formatting, business data tables, graphs, charts, source-booklet extracts, and realistic case-study scenarios identical to the real assessment experience.

Ideal for timed practice, mock examinations, revision sessions, classroom assessment, intervention work, and preparation for the 2026 GCSE Business exams, this downloadable PDF provides authentic Pearson Edexcel assessment material and realistic business exam practice.

This document is designed for Year 10 and Year 11 students studying Pearson Edexcel GCSE Business (9–1), including students preparing for the 2026 exams, retake candidates, private candidates, and home-educated learners aiming for grades 7–9.

It is also highly useful for business teachers, tutors, revision centres, intervention coordinators, and parents seeking authentic Edexcel exam material for calculation practice, case-study analysis, evaluative writing, operational-business analysis, and GCSE Business exam-technique improvement using official June 2025 examination questions.