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 495,332Science 441,124ICT 360,475
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South EastCompaniesScience 219,499Wholesale, retail 153,046ICT 143,529
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 156,143Science 145,915Administrative 120,849
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 133,114Wholesale, retail 116,961Construction 107,265
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 129,120Administrative 107,218Science 95,984
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South WestCompaniesScience 96,435Wholesale, retail 78,156Construction 67,947
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 92,985Science 78,075Construction 66,195
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 89,398Science 79,044Construction 64,100
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 80,106Wholesale, retail 63,689Construction 54,840
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 67,449Science 44,816Construction 37,402
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North EastCompaniesScience 25,282Wholesale, retail 23,435Construction 22,223
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 29,467Construction 15,584Science 13,387
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