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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LondonCompaniesScience 391,614Wholesale, retail 385,144Administrative 317,227
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South EastCompaniesScience 202,857ICT 132,609Wholesale, retail 132,352
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North WestCompaniesScience 131,355Wholesale, retail 128,126Administrative 108,726
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 120,921Wholesale, retail 97,077Construction 95,755
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 102,096Administrative 91,731Science 86,625
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South WestCompaniesScience 88,412Wholesale, retail 67,185Construction 61,898
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 76,752Science 70,747Construction 58,439
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 75,406Science 71,388Construction 57,011
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 73,376Wholesale, retail 52,929Construction 48,968
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 40,613Science 37,759Construction 32,366
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North EastCompaniesScience 22,688Wholesale, retail 19,851Construction 19,687
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 17,584Construction 14,303Science 11,909
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