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 289,744Administrative 245,205ICT 213,542
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South EastCompaniesScience 165,622ICT 109,694Administrative 99,173
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North WestCompaniesScience 101,986Administrative 85,155Wholesale, retail 73,965
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 95,467Construction 68,346Administrative 63,471
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West MidlandsCompaniesScience 67,160Administrative 64,624Wholesale, retail 58,594
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South WestCompaniesScience 70,525ICT 49,476Construction 46,825
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East MidlandsCompaniesScience 55,825Wholesale, retail 46,108Construction 40,413
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesScience 55,400Wholesale, retail 45,511Construction 40,799
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 59,232Construction 35,482Administrative 34,770
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WalesCompaniesScience 28,178Construction 23,069Wholesale, retail 20,376
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North EastCompaniesScience 17,325Construction 14,076Wholesale, retail 12,369
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 11,558Construction 11,057Science 8,769
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