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 513,646Science 455,019ICT 372,694
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South EastCompaniesScience 223,850Wholesale, retail 157,695ICT 146,385
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 162,485Science 150,021Administrative 123,181
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 137,399Wholesale, retail 121,828Construction 110,244
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 134,630Administrative 110,040Science 98,660
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South WestCompaniesScience 98,689Wholesale, retail 80,561Construction 69,552
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 95,924Science 80,128Construction 68,234
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 93,287Science 80,723Construction 66,215
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 82,081Wholesale, retail 66,437Construction 56,479
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 84,382Science 48,269Construction 39,604
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North EastCompaniesScience 25,947Wholesale, retail 24,292Construction 22,973
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 32,599Construction 15,978Science 13,805
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