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 599,582Science 522,534ICT 440,967
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South EastCompaniesScience 245,435Wholesale, retail 180,918ICT 161,133
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 198,118Science 168,990Administrative 135,786
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 155,435Wholesale, retail 144,440Construction 123,930
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 162,716Administrative 123,072Science 112,302
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South WestCompaniesScience 108,545Wholesale, retail 91,421Construction 76,482
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 113,231Science 89,839Construction 76,151
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 107,287Science 90,286Construction 74,521
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 91,485Wholesale, retail 79,097Construction 63,973
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 132,141Science 61,874Administrative 48,312
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North EastCompaniesScience 29,278Wholesale, retail 29,257Construction 26,290
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 37,712Construction 17,897Science 15,859
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