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 380,652Wholesale, retail 361,826Administrative 309,614
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South EastCompaniesScience 199,910ICT 131,367Wholesale, retail 127,591
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North WestCompaniesScience 127,988Wholesale, retail 122,203Administrative 105,059
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 118,429Wholesale, retail 93,071Construction 92,988
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 97,269Administrative 88,694Science 84,654
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South WestCompaniesScience 85,747Wholesale, retail 64,641Construction 60,459
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 73,219Science 69,184Construction 56,752
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 72,240Science 69,809Construction 55,448
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 71,975Wholesale, retail 50,651Construction 47,490
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 36,689Science 36,526Construction 31,392
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North EastCompaniesScience 22,096Construction 19,164Wholesale, retail 18,991
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 17,021Construction 14,001Science 11,613
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