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 397,957Wholesale, retail 397,711Administrative 321,682
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South EastCompaniesScience 204,922Wholesale, retail 135,031ICT 134,109
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North WestCompaniesScience 133,299Wholesale, retail 131,264Administrative 110,435
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 122,365Wholesale, retail 99,464Construction 97,242
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 104,675Administrative 93,573Science 87,783
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South WestCompaniesScience 89,476Wholesale, retail 68,691Construction 62,637
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 78,743Science 71,636Construction 59,586
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 77,466Science 72,503Construction 57,886
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 74,238Wholesale, retail 54,273Construction 49,842
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 43,798Science 38,595Construction 33,001
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North EastCompaniesScience 23,033Wholesale, retail 20,278Construction 19,992
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 18,122Construction 14,445Science 12,123
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