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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LondonCompaniesWholesale, retail 595,891Science 519,617ICT 437,461
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South EastCompaniesScience 244,453Wholesale, retail 179,908ICT 160,334
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 196,402Science 168,143Administrative 135,230
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 154,558Wholesale, retail 143,319Construction 123,316
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 161,788Administrative 122,692Science 111,797
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South WestCompaniesScience 108,103Wholesale, retail 90,960Construction 76,225
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 112,377Science 89,399Construction 75,801
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 106,681Science 89,862Construction 74,138
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 91,074Wholesale, retail 78,478Construction 63,627
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 130,195Science 61,214Administrative 47,851
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North EastCompaniesScience 29,143Wholesale, retail 29,031Construction 26,174
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 37,566Construction 17,823Science 15,779
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