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 373,065Wholesale, retail 344,123Administrative 303,899
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South EastCompaniesScience 196,965ICT 129,544Wholesale, retail 124,042
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North WestCompaniesScience 125,595Wholesale, retail 117,453Administrative 102,834
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 116,074Construction 90,600Wholesale, retail 89,951
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 93,433Administrative 86,248Science 83,165
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South WestCompaniesScience 84,349Wholesale, retail 62,759Construction 59,347
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 70,477Science 67,979Construction 55,248
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 69,683Science 68,456Construction 54,081
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 70,845Wholesale, retail 49,022Construction 46,455
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WalesCompaniesScience 35,652Wholesale, retail 34,486Construction 30,696
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North EastCompaniesScience 21,646Construction 18,661Wholesale, retail 18,353
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 16,561Construction 13,794Science 11,379
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