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 550,815Science 482,199ICT 398,156
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South EastCompaniesScience 232,806Wholesale, retail 167,661ICT 152,159
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 178,015Science 158,294Administrative 128,480
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 144,939Wholesale, retail 131,234Construction 115,901
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 149,140Administrative 117,479Science 104,520
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South WestCompaniesScience 102,697Wholesale, retail 85,326Construction 72,464
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 103,179Science 84,244Construction 71,599
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 99,230Science 84,399Construction 69,740
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 86,115Wholesale, retail 71,978Construction 59,824
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 108,919Science 53,939Construction 43,465
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North EastCompaniesScience 27,330Wholesale, retail 26,449Construction 24,416
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 35,247Construction 16,803Science 14,656
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