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 318,773Administrative 265,294ICT 237,893
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South EastCompaniesScience 176,661ICT 116,426Administrative 106,557
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North WestCompaniesScience 110,381Administrative 89,557Wholesale, retail 87,986
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 102,200Construction 75,182Wholesale, retail 69,705
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West MidlandsCompaniesScience 72,582Administrative 72,218Wholesale, retail 69,418
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South WestCompaniesScience 74,965Construction 50,680Wholesale, retail 48,504
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East MidlandsCompaniesScience 60,264Wholesale, retail 55,937Construction 44,638
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesScience 59,629Wholesale, retail 53,337Construction 45,145
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 63,315Construction 38,925Wholesale, retail 37,996
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WalesCompaniesScience 30,360Construction 25,350Wholesale, retail 23,832
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North EastCompaniesScience 18,776Construction 15,627Wholesale, retail 14,271
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 13,216Construction 11,879Science 9,602
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