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 451,718Science 419,587ICT 338,574
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South EastCompaniesScience 212,516Wholesale, retail 143,379ICT 138,937
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 144,000Science 140,028Administrative 115,667
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 127,760Wholesale, retail 108,691Construction 102,420
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 117,346Administrative 100,386Science 91,840
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South WestCompaniesScience 93,037Wholesale, retail 73,386Construction 65,345
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 85,899Science 74,867Construction 63,017
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 83,454Science 75,668Construction 60,921
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 77,150Wholesale, retail 58,885Construction 52,361
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 52,938Science 41,267Construction 34,968
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North EastCompaniesScience 24,158Wholesale, retail 21,941Construction 21,084
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 22,408Construction 15,038Science 12,734
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