How many companies are there? UK company statistics by industry and city
Counts of active companies by industry and city, with their size, age and typical figures, taken from Companies House records and filed annual accounts. Each page gives totals and medians only, with the method and a CSV download.
Data as of
Companies
- Companies in Birmingham 95,317 active companies
- Companies in Bristol 57,395 active companies
- Companies in Leeds 51,522 active companies
- Companies in London 1,092,671 active companies
- Companies in Manchester 107,486 active companies
- Companies in the UK 5,556,494 active companies
Accounting firms
- Accounting firms in Birmingham 1,116 active companies
- Accounting firms in Bristol 664 active companies
- Accounting firms in Leeds 518 active companies
- Accounting firms in London 11,640 active companies
- Accounting firms in Manchester 1,208 active companies
- Accounting firms in the UK 63,356 active companies
Software companies
- Software companies in Birmingham 4,316 active companies
- Software companies in Bristol 3,607 active companies
- Software companies in Leeds 3,189 active companies
- Software companies in London 108,961 active companies
- Software companies in Manchester 6,276 active companies
- Software companies in the UK 344,679 active companies
Construction companies
- Construction companies in Birmingham 7,167 active companies
- Construction companies in Bristol 6,131 active companies
- Construction companies in Leeds 4,809 active companies
- Construction companies in London 71,207 active companies
- Construction companies in Manchester 7,945 active companies
- Construction companies in the UK 564,305 active companies
Recruitment agencies
- Recruitment agencies in Birmingham 1,676 active companies
- Recruitment agencies in Bristol 734 active companies
- Recruitment agencies in Leeds 880 active companies
- Recruitment agencies in London 15,060 active companies
- Recruitment agencies in Manchester 1,304 active companies
- Recruitment agencies in the UK 63,964 active companies
Marketing agencies
- Marketing agencies in Birmingham 1,159 active companies
- Marketing agencies in Bristol 793 active companies
- Marketing agencies in Leeds 790 active companies
- Marketing agencies in London 30,736 active companies
- Marketing agencies in Manchester 1,964 active companies
- Marketing agencies in the UK 87,654 active companies
Restaurants and pubs
- Restaurants and pubs in Birmingham 5,717 active companies
- Restaurants and pubs in Bristol 2,387 active companies
- Restaurants and pubs in Leeds 2,469 active companies
- Restaurants and pubs in London 33,194 active companies
- Restaurants and pubs in Manchester 5,005 active companies
- Restaurants and pubs in the UK 214,993 active companies
Retail companies
- Retail companies in Birmingham 12,429 active companies
- Retail companies in Bristol 3,805 active companies
- Retail companies in Leeds 4,364 active companies
- Retail companies in London 118,389 active companies
- Retail companies in Manchester 16,039 active companies
- Retail companies in the UK 506,093 active companies
Wholesale companies
- Wholesale companies in Birmingham 4,665 active companies
- Wholesale companies in Bristol 1,319 active companies
- Wholesale companies in Leeds 1,683 active companies
- Wholesale companies in London 51,132 active companies
- Wholesale companies in Manchester 8,323 active companies
- Wholesale companies in the UK 212,856 active companies
Manufacturing companies
- Manufacturing companies in Birmingham 3,898 active companies
- Manufacturing companies in Bristol 2,251 active companies
- Manufacturing companies in Leeds 2,077 active companies
- Manufacturing companies in London 31,613 active companies
- Manufacturing companies in Manchester 3,609 active companies
- Manufacturing companies in the UK 231,030 active companies
Property companies
- Property companies in Birmingham 12,839 active companies
- Property companies in Bristol 6,285 active companies
- Property companies in Leeds 6,674 active companies
- Property companies in London 125,755 active companies
- Property companies in Manchester 13,364 active companies
- Property companies in the UK 604,358 active companies
Estate agents and property managers
- Estate agents and property managers in Birmingham 3,625 active companies
- Estate agents and property managers in Bristol 1,744 active companies
- Estate agents and property managers in Leeds 1,695 active companies
- Estate agents and property managers in London 38,159 active companies
- Estate agents and property managers in Manchester 3,658 active companies
- Estate agents and property managers in the UK 163,581 active companies
Healthcare companies
- Healthcare companies in Birmingham 4,991 active companies
- Healthcare companies in Bristol 2,222 active companies
- Healthcare companies in Leeds 2,725 active companies
- Healthcare companies in London 31,457 active companies
- Healthcare companies in Manchester 5,082 active companies
- Healthcare companies in the UK 197,408 active companies
Care homes and social care companies
- Care homes and social care companies in Birmingham 2,832 active companies
- Care homes and social care companies in Bristol 860 active companies
- Care homes and social care companies in Leeds 991 active companies
- Care homes and social care companies in London 14,456 active companies
- Care homes and social care companies in Manchester 2,029 active companies
- Care homes and social care companies in the UK 85,576 active companies
Law firms
- Law firms in Birmingham 556 active companies
- Law firms in Bristol 250 active companies
- Law firms in Leeds 306 active companies
- Law firms in London 5,915 active companies
- Law firms in Manchester 625 active companies
- Law firms in the UK 23,223 active companies
Transport and logistics companies
- Transport and logistics companies in Birmingham 4,485 active companies
- Transport and logistics companies in Bristol 1,704 active companies
- Transport and logistics companies in Leeds 1,734 active companies
- Transport and logistics companies in London 21,694 active companies
- Transport and logistics companies in Manchester 3,211 active companies
- Transport and logistics companies in the UK 173,484 active companies
Architecture and engineering firms
- Architecture and engineering firms in Birmingham 1,189 active companies
- Architecture and engineering firms in Bristol 1,377 active companies
- Architecture and engineering firms in Leeds 778 active companies
- Architecture and engineering firms in London 18,519 active companies
- Architecture and engineering firms in Manchester 1,454 active companies
- Architecture and engineering firms in the UK 106,934 active companies
Management consultancies
- Management consultancies in Birmingham 3,603 active companies
- Management consultancies in Bristol 2,805 active companies
- Management consultancies in Leeds 2,654 active companies
- Management consultancies in London 80,550 active companies
- Management consultancies in Manchester 4,580 active companies
- Management consultancies in the UK 306,450 active companies