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 327,275Administrative 270,919Wholesale, retail 251,216
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South EastCompaniesScience 179,856ICT 118,459Administrative 108,445
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North WestCompaniesScience 112,911Wholesale, retail 92,382Administrative 91,285
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 104,312Construction 77,255Wholesale, retail 72,802
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West MidlandsCompaniesScience 74,136Administrative 73,811Wholesale, retail 73,111
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South WestCompaniesScience 76,128Construction 51,979Wholesale, retail 50,574
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East MidlandsCompaniesScience 61,570Wholesale, retail 59,023Construction 45,773
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesScience 60,938Wholesale, retail 56,107Construction 46,448
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 64,412Construction 39,908Wholesale, retail 39,623
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WalesCompaniesScience 31,100Construction 26,102Wholesale, retail 25,005
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North EastCompaniesScience 19,157Construction 16,089Wholesale, retail 14,911
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 13,754Construction 12,130Science 9,875
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