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 536,894Science 472,406ICT 388,495
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South EastCompaniesScience 229,691Wholesale, retail 164,115ICT 150,263
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 172,389Science 155,725Administrative 126,596
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 142,181Wholesale, retail 127,977Construction 114,140
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 143,960Administrative 115,419Science 102,610
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South WestCompaniesScience 101,214Wholesale, retail 83,454Construction 71,522
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 100,528Science 82,773Construction 70,604
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 96,969Science 83,047Construction 68,615
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 84,673Wholesale, retail 70,038Construction 58,690
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 101,615Science 51,965Construction 42,210
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North EastCompaniesScience 26,911Wholesale, retail 25,665Construction 23,945
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 34,406Construction 16,551Science 14,372
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