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 556,116Science 485,990ICT 401,881
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South EastCompaniesScience 233,762Wholesale, retail 169,006ICT 152,598
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 180,081Science 159,309Administrative 129,198
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 145,788Wholesale, retail 132,521Construction 116,663
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 150,884Administrative 117,803Science 105,230
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South WestCompaniesScience 103,216Wholesale, retail 85,956Construction 72,870
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 104,168Science 84,691Construction 71,988
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 99,930Science 84,925Construction 70,164
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 86,612Wholesale, retail 72,712Construction 60,216
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 111,457Science 54,677Construction 43,886
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North EastCompaniesScience 27,497Wholesale, retail 26,784Construction 24,570
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 35,624Construction 16,908Science 14,769
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