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 338,181Administrative 278,535Wholesale, retail 275,177
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South EastCompaniesScience 184,502ICT 121,239Administrative 111,386
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North WestCompaniesScience 115,640Wholesale, retail 98,968Administrative 93,667
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 107,244Construction 80,622Wholesale, retail 77,121
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 78,369Administrative 76,555Science 76,344
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South WestCompaniesScience 78,270Wholesale, retail 53,969Construction 53,815
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East MidlandsCompaniesScience 63,340Wholesale, retail 61,968Construction 47,746
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesScience 62,623Wholesale, retail 59,524Construction 48,284
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 66,014Wholesale, retail 42,164Construction 41,496
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WalesCompaniesScience 32,001Construction 27,227Wholesale, retail 26,863
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North EastCompaniesScience 19,793Construction 16,706Wholesale, retail 15,831
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 14,674Construction 12,582Science 10,290
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