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 576,058Science 501,826ICT 417,526
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South EastCompaniesScience 238,715Wholesale, retail 174,253ICT 155,889
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 187,834Science 163,622Administrative 132,048
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 150,005Wholesale, retail 137,587Construction 119,760
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 157,416Administrative 120,234Science 108,592
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South WestCompaniesScience 105,623Wholesale, retail 88,335Construction 74,429
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 107,866Science 87,003Construction 73,571
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 103,270Science 87,241Construction 71,984
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 88,798Wholesale, retail 75,543Construction 61,835
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 121,007Science 57,854Construction 45,733
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North EastCompaniesScience 28,297Wholesale, retail 27,869Construction 25,277
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 36,686Construction 17,368Science 15,254
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