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 592,367Science 516,212ICT 433,422
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South EastCompaniesScience 243,288Wholesale, retail 178,617ICT 159,409
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 194,471Science 167,151Administrative 134,581
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 153,677Wholesale, retail 142,031Construction 122,667
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 160,952Administrative 122,185Science 111,098
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South WestCompaniesScience 107,560Wholesale, retail 90,398Construction 75,896
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 111,395Science 88,938Construction 75,367
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 105,925Science 89,387Construction 73,785
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 90,657Wholesale, retail 77,917Construction 63,286
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 127,533Science 60,460Construction 47,395
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North EastCompaniesScience 28,950Wholesale, retail 28,781Construction 25,980
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 37,386Construction 17,749Science 15,690
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