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 522,785Science 462,488ICT 379,464
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South EastCompaniesScience 226,733Wholesale, retail 160,467ICT 148,245
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 166,682Science 152,690Administrative 124,327
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 139,613Wholesale, retail 124,577Construction 112,101
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 138,766Administrative 112,974Science 100,360
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South WestCompaniesScience 99,906Wholesale, retail 81,759Construction 70,439
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 97,982Science 81,333Construction 69,367
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 95,033Science 81,638Construction 67,326
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 83,207Wholesale, retail 68,062Construction 57,458
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 94,852Science 50,492Construction 41,004
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North EastCompaniesScience 26,451Wholesale, retail 24,933Construction 23,406
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 33,513Construction 16,261Science 14,043
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