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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LondonCompaniesWholesale, retail 539,854Science 474,908ICT 390,938
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South EastCompaniesScience 230,606Wholesale, retail 164,937ICT 150,760
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 173,855Science 156,402Administrative 127,201
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 142,910Wholesale, retail 128,805Construction 114,642
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 145,408Administrative 116,266Science 103,155
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South WestCompaniesScience 101,600Wholesale, retail 83,899Construction 71,794
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 101,248Science 83,198Construction 70,827
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 97,580Science 83,402Construction 68,978
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 85,043Wholesale, retail 70,574Construction 59,010
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 104,427Science 52,615Construction 42,517
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North EastCompaniesScience 27,047Wholesale, retail 25,868Construction 24,078
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 34,621Construction 16,630Science 14,457
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