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 427,443Science 409,992Administrative 330,562
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South EastCompaniesScience 209,151Wholesale, retail 139,101ICT 136,740
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 138,406Science 136,896Administrative 113,544
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 125,715Wholesale, retail 104,546Construction 100,103
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 112,095Administrative 97,983Science 90,067
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South WestCompaniesScience 91,480Wholesale, retail 71,355Construction 64,162
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 82,637Science 73,533Construction 61,507
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 80,688Science 74,248Construction 59,519
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 75,936Wholesale, retail 56,876Construction 51,291
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 48,474Science 39,960Construction 34,083
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North EastCompaniesScience 23,692Wholesale, retail 21,233Construction 20,621
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 19,782Construction 14,751Science 12,435
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