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 532,178Science 469,288ICT 385,668
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South EastCompaniesScience 228,647Wholesale, retail 162,925ICT 149,578
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 170,650Science 154,885Administrative 125,972
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 141,392Wholesale, retail 126,908Construction 113,525
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 142,607Administrative 114,511Science 102,002
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South WestCompaniesScience 100,765Wholesale, retail 82,902Construction 71,188
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 99,680Science 82,325Construction 70,223
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 96,313Science 82,573Construction 68,247
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 84,188Wholesale, retail 69,418Construction 58,293
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 99,167Science 51,325Construction 41,798
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North EastCompaniesScience 26,740Wholesale, retail 25,454Construction 23,786
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 34,141Construction 16,473Science 14,267
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