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 292,423Administrative 246,763ICT 215,709
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South EastCompaniesScience 166,701ICT 110,382Administrative 99,865
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North WestCompaniesScience 102,881Administrative 85,485Wholesale, retail 74,938
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 96,139Construction 69,026Administrative 63,948
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West MidlandsCompaniesScience 67,684Administrative 65,083Wholesale, retail 59,380
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South WestCompaniesScience 70,970ICT 49,744Construction 47,245
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East MidlandsCompaniesScience 56,250Wholesale, retail 46,643Construction 40,826
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesScience 55,843Wholesale, retail 46,124Construction 41,234
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 59,636Construction 35,782Administrative 34,989
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WalesCompaniesScience 28,445Construction 23,323Wholesale, retail 20,711
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North EastCompaniesScience 17,461Construction 14,259Wholesale, retail 12,514
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 11,693Construction 11,145Science 8,846
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