UK regions by
number of companies
UK statistics by region - with information on more than 6 mil. companies
Top 3 business activities
by region
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LondonCompaniesWholesale, retail 478,323Science 432,060ICT 351,808
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South EastCompaniesScience 216,457Wholesale, retail 149,292ICT 141,515
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 151,494Science 143,309Administrative 118,490
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 130,825Wholesale, retail 113,898Construction 105,325
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 124,514Administrative 104,658Science 94,241
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South WestCompaniesScience 94,998Wholesale, retail 76,288Construction 66,857
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 90,068Science 76,682Construction 65,037
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 87,053Science 77,532Construction 62,743
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 78,856Wholesale, retail 61,891Construction 53,760
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 59,754Science 43,330Construction 36,269
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North EastCompaniesScience 24,777Wholesale, retail 22,833Construction 21,713
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 26,840Construction 15,335Science 13,120
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