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 345,211Wholesale, retail 288,551Administrative 283,543
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South EastCompaniesScience 187,035ICT 122,945Administrative 113,330
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North WestCompaniesScience 117,561Wholesale, retail 102,358Administrative 95,177
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 108,918Construction 82,644Wholesale, retail 79,883
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 81,556Administrative 78,419Science 77,815
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South WestCompaniesScience 79,468Wholesale, retail 55,827Construction 54,954
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East MidlandsCompaniesScience 64,341Wholesale, retail 63,718Construction 48,984
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesScience 63,864Wholesale, retail 61,429Construction 49,536
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 66,999Wholesale, retail 43,608Construction 42,515
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WalesCompaniesScience 32,653Wholesale, retail 28,384Construction 27,952
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North EastCompaniesScience 20,164Construction 17,117Wholesale, retail 16,271
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 15,042Construction 12,827Science 10,534
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