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 350,294Wholesale, retail 298,276Administrative 287,373
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South EastCompaniesScience 188,894ICT 124,261Administrative 114,833
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North WestCompaniesScience 118,971Wholesale, retail 105,283Administrative 96,428
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 110,070Construction 84,024Wholesale, retail 81,488
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 83,653Administrative 79,306Science 78,748
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South WestCompaniesScience 80,358Wholesale, retail 57,022Construction 55,741
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East MidlandsCompaniesScience 64,988Wholesale, retail 64,847Construction 49,865
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesScience 64,568Wholesale, retail 62,929Construction 50,560
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 67,673Wholesale, retail 44,565Construction 43,221
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WalesCompaniesScience 33,212Wholesale, retail 29,319Construction 28,521
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North EastCompaniesScience 20,464Construction 17,374Wholesale, retail 16,671
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 15,291Construction 13,029Science 10,688
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