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 332,697Administrative 274,883Wholesale, retail 263,691
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South EastCompaniesScience 182,549ICT 120,044Administrative 109,999
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North WestCompaniesScience 114,407Wholesale, retail 95,778Administrative 92,506
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 105,944Construction 79,132Wholesale, retail 75,172
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 75,935Science 75,369Administrative 75,145
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South WestCompaniesScience 77,337Construction 53,003Wholesale, retail 52,278
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East MidlandsCompaniesScience 62,520Wholesale, retail 60,704Construction 46,902
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesScience 61,886Wholesale, retail 57,982Construction 47,391
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 65,270Wholesale, retail 41,036Construction 40,755
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WalesCompaniesScience 31,561Construction 26,744Wholesale, retail 26,006
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North EastCompaniesScience 19,478Construction 16,477Wholesale, retail 15,403
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 14,247Construction 12,396Science 10,117
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