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 299,578Administrative 251,213ICT 221,696
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South EastCompaniesScience 169,873ICT 112,303Administrative 101,732
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North WestCompaniesScience 105,127Administrative 85,822Wholesale, retail 77,624
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 98,123Construction 70,603Administrative 65,257
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West MidlandsCompaniesScience 69,129Administrative 67,448Wholesale, retail 61,490
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South WestCompaniesScience 72,261ICT 50,495Construction 48,242
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East MidlandsCompaniesScience 57,368Wholesale, retail 49,133Construction 41,860
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesScience 56,931Wholesale, retail 47,665Construction 42,273
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 60,660Construction 36,561Administrative 35,599
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WalesCompaniesScience 29,052Construction 23,849Wholesale, retail 21,543
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North EastCompaniesScience 17,809Construction 14,616Wholesale, retail 12,930
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 12,109Construction 11,339Science 9,046
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