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 604,063Science 525,939ICT 445,037
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South EastCompaniesScience 246,555Wholesale, retail 182,237ICT 162,036
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 200,182Science 169,961Administrative 136,456
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 156,451Wholesale, retail 146,035Construction 124,589
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 163,546Administrative 123,456Science 112,900
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South WestCompaniesScience 109,091Wholesale, retail 91,962Construction 76,747
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 114,279Science 90,312Construction 76,560
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 108,024Science 90,813Construction 74,874
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 91,985Wholesale, retail 79,781Construction 64,334
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 134,041Science 62,556Administrative 48,726
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North EastCompaniesWholesale, retail 29,537Science 29,465Construction 26,417
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 37,860Construction 17,981Science 15,933
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