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 584,704Science 509,226ICT 425,646
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South EastCompaniesScience 241,192Wholesale, retail 176,486ICT 157,757
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 191,156Science 165,276Administrative 133,315
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 151,891Wholesale, retail 139,884Construction 121,393
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 158,705Administrative 121,351Science 109,814
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South WestCompaniesScience 106,659Wholesale, retail 89,407Construction 75,276
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 109,575Science 87,985Construction 74,577
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 104,605Science 88,420Construction 73,024
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 89,744Wholesale, retail 76,810Construction 62,687
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 124,628Science 59,616Construction 46,668
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North EastCompaniesScience 28,640Wholesale, retail 28,367Construction 25,665
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 37,100Construction 17,574Science 15,494
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