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 324,634Administrative 269,239Wholesale, retail 245,366
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South EastCompaniesScience 178,675ICT 117,729Administrative 107,949
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North WestCompaniesScience 112,057Wholesale, retail 90,725Administrative 90,612
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 103,657Construction 76,486Wholesale, retail 71,611
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West MidlandsCompaniesScience 73,627Administrative 73,341Wholesale, retail 71,792
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South WestCompaniesScience 75,787Construction 51,569Wholesale, retail 49,836
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East MidlandsCompaniesScience 61,117Wholesale, retail 58,092Construction 45,368
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesScience 60,520Wholesale, retail 55,137Construction 46,040
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 64,051Construction 39,536Wholesale, retail 39,089
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WalesCompaniesScience 30,821Construction 25,824Wholesale, retail 24,547
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North EastCompaniesScience 19,040Construction 15,918Wholesale, retail 14,671
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 13,561Construction 12,046Science 9,786
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