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 516,839Science 457,113ICT 374,839
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South EastCompaniesScience 224,639Wholesale, retail 158,515ICT 146,924
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North WestCompaniesWholesale, retail 163,681Science 150,741Administrative 123,566
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East of EnglandCompaniesScience 137,983Wholesale, retail 122,583Construction 110,586
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West MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 135,746Administrative 110,450Science 99,280
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South WestCompaniesScience 99,069Wholesale, retail 80,887Construction 69,742
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Yorkshire and the HumberCompaniesWholesale, retail 96,547Science 80,464Construction 68,517
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East MidlandsCompaniesWholesale, retail 93,871Science 80,816Construction 66,482
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ScotlandCompaniesScience 82,359Wholesale, retail 66,867Construction 56,702
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WalesCompaniesWholesale, retail 86,527Science 48,800Construction 40,070
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North EastCompaniesScience 26,113Wholesale, retail 24,446Construction 23,071
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Northern IrelandCompaniesWholesale, retail 32,914Construction 16,052Science 13,864
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