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 572,733Science 498,886ICT 414,562
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South EastCompaniesScience 237,765Wholesale, retail 173,274ICT 155,164
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 186,359Science 162,752Administrative 131,465
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 149,185Wholesale, retail 136,659Construction 119,051
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 156,557Administrative 119,759Science 108,048
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South WestCompaniesScience 105,116Wholesale, retail 87,850Construction 74,075
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 107,190Science 86,524Construction 73,234
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 102,654Science 86,760Construction 71,609
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 88,339Wholesale, retail 74,986Construction 61,451
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 119,437Science 57,310Construction 45,415
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North EastCompaniesScience 28,167Wholesale, retail 27,703Construction 25,084
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 36,505Construction 17,236Science 15,159
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