Economy · 2026

Registered businesses (enterprises): local authority ranking

Registered businesses (enterprises): Westminster comes top with 56,365 businesses and Isles of Scilly comes last with 215 businesses. The median across 361 local authorities is 5,780 businesses.

Podium and top 100

1Westminster56,365 businesses 2Birmingham38,605 businesses 3Camden38,445 businesses

#	Local authority	Region	Registered businesses (enterprises)
1	Westminster	London	56,365
2	Birmingham	West Midlands	38,605
3	Camden	London	38,445
4	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	32,555
5	Buckinghamshire	South East	31,180
6	Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	29,830
7	Hackney	London	26,290
8	Barnet	London	25,775
9	Cornwall	South West	25,575
10	Somerset	South West	24,665
11	Manchester	North West	24,550
12	City of London	London	24,420
13	Islington	London	24,315
14	Wiltshire	South West	21,570
15	Glasgow City	Scotland	20,585
16	Cheshire East	North West	19,750
17	West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	19,450
18	City of Edinburgh	Scotland	18,635
19	Ealing	London	18,430
20	Bristol, City of	South West	18,295
21	Tower Hamlets	London	18,200
22	Dorset	South West	18,000
23	Sheffield	Yorkshire and The Humber	17,310
24	Bradford	Yorkshire and The Humber	17,195
25	Southwark	London	16,345
26	Shropshire	West Midlands	15,920
27	Brent	London	15,890
28	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	15,800
29	Harrow	London	15,770
30	Kirklees	Yorkshire and The Humber	15,715
31	Redbridge	London	15,540
32	Enfield	London	15,405
33	Wandsworth	London	15,275
34	Hillingdon	London	15,210
35	Liverpool	North West	14,975
36	Croydon	London	14,955
37	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	14,880
38	County Durham	North East	14,825
39	Bromley	London	14,715
40	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	14,220
41	Newham	London	14,120
42	Brighton and Hove	South East	14,035
43	Leicester	East Midlands	13,905
44	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	13,845
45	Lambeth	London	13,665
46	Hounslow	London	13,655
47	Kensington and Chelsea	London	13,025
48	Haringey	London	12,990
49	Milton Keynes	South East	12,930
50	Central Bedfordshire	East	12,710
51	Aberdeenshire	Scotland	12,475
52	Stockport	North West	12,470
53	Waltham Forest	London	12,415
54	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	12,325
55	Richmond upon Thames	London	12,305
56	Cardiff	Wales	12,120
57	Trafford	North West	11,780
58	Northumberland	North East	11,600
59	Westmorland and Furness	North West	11,500
60	Belfast	Northern Ireland	11,485
61	Merton	London	11,275
62	Highland	Scotland	11,105
63	Havering	London	11,035
64	Bolton	North West	10,880
65	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	10,840
66	Cumberland	North West	10,645
67	Sandwell	West Midlands	10,505
68	South Gloucestershire	South West	10,470
69	Greenwich	London	10,410
70	Salford	North West	10,395
71	Doncaster	Yorkshire and The Humber	10,165
72	Wakefield	Yorkshire and The Humber	10,150
73	Coventry	West Midlands	10,110
74	Dudley	West Midlands	10,100
75	Nottingham	East Midlands	9,940
75	Mid Ulster	Northern Ireland	9,940
77	Lewisham	London	9,875
78	Newry, Mourne and Down	Northern Ireland	9,645
79	Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon	Northern Ireland	9,585
80	East Suffolk	East	9,405
81	South Lanarkshire	Scotland	9,380
82	Medway	South East	9,345
83	Wigan	North West	9,265
84	Windsor and Maidenhead	South East	9,230
85	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	9,090
86	Fermanagh and Omagh	Northern Ireland	8,930
87	Fife	Scotland	8,880
88	Wirral	North West	8,870
89	Epping Forest	East	8,800
90	Powys	Wales	8,780
91	Wealden	South East	8,725
92	North Somerset	South West	8,680
92	Bexley	London	8,680
94	Walsall	West Midlands	8,625
95	Elmbridge	South East	8,615
96	Wokingham	South East	8,585
97	Barking and Dagenham	London	8,540
98	Solihull	West Midlands	8,490
99	Bath and North East Somerset	South West	8,485
100	Sutton	London	8,465

Bottom of the ranking

#	Local authority	Region	Registered businesses (enterprises)
347	Hartlepool	North East	2,250
348	Torfaen	Wales	2,240
349	Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	2,205
350	Bolsover	East Midlands	2,085
351	Rutland	East Midlands	1,940
352	Gosport	South East	1,860
353	West Dunbartonshire	Scotland	1,825
354	Shetland Islands	Scotland	1,600
355	Inverclyde	Scotland	1,520
356	Orkney Islands	Scotland	1,475
357	Blaenau Gwent	Wales	1,330
358	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	1,255
359	Na h-Eileanan Siar	Scotland	1,230
360	Clackmannanshire	Scotland	1,145
361	Isles of Scilly	South West	215

Regions compared

Total for each region.

London552,505 businesses
South East412,075 businesses
East276,720 businesses
North West272,085 businesses
South West237,935 businesses
West Midlands219,540 businesses
Yorkshire and The Humber194,060 businesses
East Midlands183,730 businesses
Scotland176,000 businesses
Wales106,170 businesses
Northern Ireland81,665 businesses
North East74,490 businesses

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Frequently asked questions

Which local authority ranks first for “Registered businesses (enterprises)”?

Westminster ranks first for “Registered businesses (enterprises)”, with 56,365 businesses.

What is the median for “Registered businesses (enterprises)”?

The median across the 361 ranked local authorities is 5,780 businesses.