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 527,389Science 466,003ICT 382,579
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South EastCompaniesScience 227,610Wholesale, retail 161,622ICT 148,869
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 168,653Science 153,951Administrative 125,155
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 140,513Wholesale, retail 125,774Construction 112,876
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 141,146Administrative 113,728Science 101,270
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South WestCompaniesScience 100,231Wholesale, retail 82,346Construction 70,811
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 98,836Science 81,882Construction 69,814
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 95,980Science 82,182Construction 67,803
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 83,691Wholesale, retail 68,747Construction 57,923
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 96,426Science 50,809Construction 41,356
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North EastCompaniesScience 26,592Wholesale, retail 25,172Construction 23,595
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 33,845Construction 16,376Science 14,163
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