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 340,640Administrative 280,293Wholesale, retail 279,874
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South EastCompaniesScience 185,392ICT 121,808Administrative 112,185
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North WestCompaniesScience 116,336Wholesale, retail 100,444Administrative 94,151
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 107,835Construction 81,421Wholesale, retail 78,225
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 79,507Administrative 77,073Science 76,862
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South WestCompaniesScience 78,620Wholesale, retail 54,680Construction 54,226
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East MidlandsCompaniesScience 63,703Wholesale, retail 62,592Construction 48,104
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesScience 63,049Wholesale, retail 60,198Construction 48,740
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 66,358Wholesale, retail 42,682Construction 41,886
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WalesCompaniesScience 32,212Construction 27,463Wholesale, retail 27,277
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North EastCompaniesScience 19,936Construction 16,833Wholesale, retail 15,993
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 14,836Construction 12,678Science 10,388
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