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 598,753Science 521,920ICT 440,157
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South EastCompaniesScience 245,229Wholesale, retail 180,683ICT 160,943
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 197,774Science 168,811Administrative 135,662
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 155,280Wholesale, retail 144,193Construction 123,814
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 162,517Administrative 123,027Science 112,209
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South WestCompaniesScience 108,456Wholesale, retail 91,316Construction 76,419
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 113,024Science 89,729Construction 76,085
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 107,151Science 90,177Construction 74,460
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 91,406Wholesale, retail 78,952Construction 63,916
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 131,607Science 61,729Administrative 48,163
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North EastCompaniesScience 29,244Wholesale, retail 29,208Construction 26,265
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 37,683Construction 17,892Science 15,842
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