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 388,664Wholesale, retail 378,722Administrative 315,234
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South EastCompaniesScience 201,928ICT 131,994Wholesale, retail 131,095
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North WestCompaniesScience 130,530Wholesale, retail 126,514Administrative 107,763
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 120,196Wholesale, retail 96,007Construction 95,017
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 100,611Administrative 91,209Science 86,083
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South WestCompaniesScience 87,908Wholesale, retail 66,474Construction 61,485
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 75,907Science 70,330Construction 57,905
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 74,318Science 70,968Construction 56,570
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 72,986Wholesale, retail 52,351Construction 48,535
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 39,639Science 37,363Construction 32,149
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North EastCompaniesScience 22,519Wholesale, retail 19,648Construction 19,555
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 17,397Construction 14,210Science 11,811
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