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 305,805Administrative 255,697ICT 227,044
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South EastCompaniesScience 172,008ICT 113,632Administrative 103,269
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North WestCompaniesScience 106,782Administrative 86,858Wholesale, retail 81,222
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 99,403Construction 71,978Administrative 66,415
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West MidlandsCompaniesScience 70,176Administrative 68,825Wholesale, retail 64,155
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South WestCompaniesScience 73,182ICT 51,022Construction 49,060
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East MidlandsCompaniesScience 58,255Wholesale, retail 51,610Construction 42,699
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesScience 57,770Wholesale, retail 49,481Construction 43,157
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 61,461Construction 37,209Administrative 36,129
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WalesCompaniesScience 29,454Construction 24,279Wholesale, retail 22,320
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North EastCompaniesScience 18,134Construction 14,928Wholesale, retail 13,349
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 12,503Construction 11,486Science 9,238
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