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 502,475Science 446,482ICT 365,255
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South EastCompaniesScience 221,117Wholesale, retail 154,747ICT 144,595
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 158,479Science 147,229Administrative 121,452
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 134,928Wholesale, retail 118,825Construction 108,408
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 131,210Administrative 108,517Science 97,009
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South WestCompaniesScience 97,235Wholesale, retail 79,088Construction 68,621
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 93,795Science 78,889Construction 66,896
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 91,182Science 79,762Construction 65,098
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 80,924Wholesale, retail 64,815Construction 55,516
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 75,524Science 46,532Construction 38,303
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North EastCompaniesScience 25,558Wholesale, retail 23,751Construction 22,520
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 30,888Construction 15,737Science 13,563
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