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 519,007Science 459,733ICT 376,981
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South EastCompaniesScience 225,776Wholesale, retail 159,654ICT 147,597
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 165,268Science 151,597Administrative 123,648
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 138,877Wholesale, retail 123,701Construction 111,382
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 137,265Administrative 112,058Science 99,993
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South WestCompaniesScience 99,560Wholesale, retail 81,261Construction 70,070
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 97,376Science 80,886Construction 68,987
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 94,649Science 81,240Construction 66,933
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 82,761Wholesale, retail 67,466Construction 57,056
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 91,373Science 49,812Construction 40,555
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North EastCompaniesScience 26,310Wholesale, retail 24,717Construction 23,245
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 33,228Construction 16,146Science 13,959
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