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 565,057Science 492,491ICT 408,295
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South EastCompaniesScience 235,868Wholesale, retail 171,372ICT 153,854
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 183,267Science 161,022Administrative 130,414
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 147,582Wholesale, retail 134,659Construction 117,886
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 154,019Administrative 118,845Science 106,686
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South WestCompaniesScience 104,222Wholesale, retail 86,956Construction 73,533
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 105,732Science 85,700Construction 72,660
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 101,410Science 85,856Construction 70,925
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 87,499Wholesale, retail 73,971Construction 60,829
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 115,651Science 56,098Construction 44,681
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North EastCompaniesScience 27,865Wholesale, retail 27,272Construction 24,850
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 36,148Construction 17,084Science 14,978
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