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 510,364Science 452,259ICT 370,321
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South EastCompaniesScience 223,042Wholesale, retail 156,690ICT 145,857
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 161,103Science 148,837Administrative 122,638
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 136,571Wholesale, retail 120,785Construction 109,691
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 133,563Administrative 109,663Science 98,134
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South WestCompaniesScience 98,187Wholesale, retail 80,066Construction 69,275
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 95,188Science 79,760Construction 67,782
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 92,525Science 80,715Construction 65,869
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 81,719Wholesale, retail 65,902Construction 56,199
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 81,825Science 47,766Construction 39,222
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North EastCompaniesScience 25,805Wholesale, retail 24,134Construction 22,850
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 32,193Construction 15,914Science 13,716
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