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 561,289Science 489,732ICT 405,564
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South EastCompaniesScience 234,861Wholesale, retail 170,321ICT 153,177
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 181,814Science 160,331Administrative 129,891
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 146,725Wholesale, retail 133,707Construction 117,325
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 152,646Administrative 118,441Science 106,049
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South WestCompaniesScience 103,776Wholesale, retail 86,549Construction 73,215
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 105,114Science 85,162Construction 72,380
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 100,801Science 85,467Construction 70,584
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 87,155Wholesale, retail 73,384Construction 60,576
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 113,473Science 55,303Construction 44,246
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North EastCompaniesScience 27,686Wholesale, retail 27,041Construction 24,720
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 35,911Construction 17,002Science 14,877
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