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 567,869Science 495,086ICT 410,767
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South EastCompaniesScience 236,604Wholesale, retail 172,125ICT 154,382
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 184,548Science 161,832Administrative 130,886
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 148,294Wholesale, retail 135,515Construction 118,324
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 155,178Administrative 119,294Science 107,293
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South WestCompaniesScience 104,615Wholesale, retail 87,342Construction 73,760
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 106,333Science 86,049Construction 72,868
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 101,908Science 86,215Construction 71,168
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 87,872Wholesale, retail 74,401Construction 61,050
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 117,695Science 56,738Construction 45,025
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North EastCompaniesScience 27,989Wholesale, retail 27,448Construction 24,949
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 36,281Construction 17,145Science 15,060
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