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 580,250Science 505,556ICT 421,502
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South EastCompaniesScience 239,932Wholesale, retail 175,389ICT 156,833
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 189,441Science 164,603Administrative 132,699
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 150,998Wholesale, retail 138,767Construction 120,666
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 158,301Administrative 120,785Science 109,362
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South WestCompaniesScience 106,170Wholesale, retail 88,900Construction 74,894
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 108,719Science 87,475Construction 74,089
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 103,965Science 87,844Construction 72,569
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 89,295Wholesale, retail 76,174Construction 62,296
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 122,746Science 58,645Construction 46,220
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North EastCompaniesScience 28,466Wholesale, retail 28,131Construction 25,482
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 36,924Construction 17,479Science 15,384
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