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 365,831Wholesale, retail 328,385Administrative 298,462
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South EastCompaniesScience 194,212ICT 127,826Wholesale, retail 120,784
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North WestCompaniesScience 123,041Wholesale, retail 113,306Administrative 100,884
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 113,859Construction 88,407Wholesale, retail 86,867
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 90,310Administrative 83,818Science 81,744
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South WestCompaniesScience 83,061Wholesale, retail 60,700Construction 58,098
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 67,617Science 66,921Construction 53,495
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 67,538Science 67,269Construction 52,632
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 69,782Wholesale, retail 47,531Construction 45,368
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WalesCompaniesScience 34,957Wholesale, retail 32,704Construction 30,102
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North EastCompaniesScience 21,250Construction 18,239Wholesale, retail 17,791
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 16,163Construction 13,550Science 11,181
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