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 347,682Wholesale, retail 293,236Administrative 285,482
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South EastCompaniesScience 187,964ICT 123,567Administrative 114,149
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North WestCompaniesScience 118,304Wholesale, retail 103,781Administrative 95,803
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 109,515Construction 83,414Wholesale, retail 80,696
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 82,735Administrative 78,854Science 78,318
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South WestCompaniesScience 79,890Wholesale, retail 56,459Construction 55,363
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East MidlandsCompaniesScience 64,620Wholesale, retail 64,279Construction 49,450
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesScience 64,223Wholesale, retail 62,176Construction 50,093
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 67,352Wholesale, retail 44,091Construction 42,890
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WalesCompaniesScience 32,936Wholesale, retail 28,898Construction 28,277
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North EastCompaniesScience 20,325Construction 17,265Wholesale, retail 16,502
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 15,164Construction 12,921Science 10,606
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