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 505,767Science 449,195ICT 367,653
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South EastCompaniesScience 222,042Wholesale, retail 155,631ICT 145,186
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 159,608Science 147,976Administrative 122,037
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 135,781Wholesale, retail 119,767Construction 109,052
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 132,306Administrative 109,204Science 97,511
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South WestCompaniesScience 97,710Wholesale, retail 79,580Construction 68,945
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 94,509Science 79,266Construction 67,288
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 91,882Science 80,192Construction 65,458
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 81,320Wholesale, retail 65,378Construction 55,862
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 79,394Science 47,136Construction 38,749
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North EastCompaniesScience 25,678Wholesale, retail 23,929Construction 22,677
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 31,694Construction 15,829Science 13,625
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