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 405,771Science 401,185Administrative 323,994
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South EastCompaniesScience 206,085Wholesale, retail 136,425ICT 134,852
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North WestCompaniesScience 134,181Wholesale, retail 133,021Administrative 111,437
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 123,156Wholesale, retail 100,754Construction 97,990
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 106,357Administrative 94,378Science 88,382
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South WestCompaniesScience 90,049Wholesale, retail 69,393Construction 62,997
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 79,711Science 72,135Construction 60,054
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 78,406Science 72,946Construction 58,356
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 74,665Wholesale, retail 54,938Construction 50,202
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 44,725Science 38,892Construction 33,251
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North EastCompaniesScience 23,201Wholesale, retail 20,508Construction 20,159
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 18,476Construction 14,541Science 12,207
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