Businesses in EnglandLocal Authorities Ranked

England has 2,350,000 VAT or PAYE registered businesses (2025).

All 294 local authorities in England, ranked by vat or paye businesses. Data: Office for National Statistics (2025), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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RankLocal authorityVAT or PAYE businesses
1Westminster55,670
2Birmingham37,810
3Camden37,490
4North Yorkshire32,300
5Buckinghamshire30,535
6Leeds29,340
7Hackney25,780
8Cornwall25,345
9Barnet25,295
10Somerset24,520
11City of London24,060
12Manchester23,715
13Islington23,335
14Wiltshire21,360
15Cheshire East19,460
16West Northamptonshire19,020
17Bristol18,005
18Dorset17,945
19Ealing17,835
20Tower Hamlets17,225
21Bradford16,800
22Southwark15,845
23Shropshire15,765
24Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole15,600
25Brent15,545
26Kirklees15,450
27Harrow15,400
28Redbridge15,060
29Enfield15,040
30North Northamptonshire14,950
31Wandsworth14,925
32Hillingdon14,710
33County Durham14,560
34Liverpool14,475
35Croydon14,460
36Bromley14,450
37East Riding of Yorkshire13,865
38Brighton and Hove13,785
39Cheshire West and Chester13,575
40Newham13,570
41Leicester13,315
42Lambeth13,255
43Hounslow13,170
44Kensington and Chelsea12,830
45Haringey12,745
46Milton Keynes12,535
47Central Bedfordshire12,500
48Hammersmith and Fulham12,215
49Richmond upon Thames12,145
50Stockport12,100
51Waltham Forest11,975
52Trafford11,485
53Westmorland and Furness11,455
54Northumberland11,405
55Merton11,035
56Herefordshire10,740
57Havering10,650
58Bolton10,560
59Cumberland10,550
60South Gloucestershire10,285
61Sandwell10,140
62Wakefield10,060
63Salford10,015
64Dudley10,000
65Doncaster9,965
66Greenwich9,950
67Coventry9,825
68Lewisham9,600
69Nottingham9,575
70East Suffolk9,295
71Wigan9,155
72Medway9,060
73Windsor and Maidenhead9,045
74Newcastle upon Tyne8,885
75Wealden8,715
76North Somerset8,620
77Epping Forest8,535
78Wirral8,525
79Elmbridge8,485
80Warrington8,445
81Bexley8,440
82Wokingham8,410
83Walsall8,385
84Bath and North East Somerset8,345
85Sutton8,275
86Solihull8,270
87Kingston upon Thames8,265
88St Albans8,200
89Chelmsford8,180
90Stratford-on-Avon8,135
91Winchester8,135
92Wolverhampton8,130
93South Cambridgeshire8,100
94Calderdale8,095
95West Berkshire8,085
96Barking and Dagenham8,070
97Maidstone8,040
98Peterborough7,975
99Luton7,955
100East Hertfordshire7,930
101Dacorum7,915
102West Suffolk7,910
103South Oxfordshire7,880
104New Forest7,820
105Sefton7,810
106Bury7,800
107Hertsmere7,800
108Huntingdonshire7,720
109Basildon7,635
110Horsham7,585
111Waverley7,535
112Rotherham7,525
113Oldham7,515
114Colchester7,400
115Derby7,375
116Guildford7,250
117Cherwell7,240
118Southampton7,235
119Bedford7,225
120Mid Sussex7,180
121Warwick7,130
122York7,120
123Swindon7,075
124Rochdale7,055
125Thurrock6,995
126Southend-on-Sea6,975
127Basingstoke and Deane6,920
128East Devon6,910
129Wychavon6,865
130Reigate and Banstead6,825
131Chichester6,820
132Charnwood6,700
133Stoke-on-Trent6,700
134Reading6,660
135Sevenoaks6,640
136Braintree6,600
137Slough6,560
138Ashford6,555
139Kingston upon Hull6,495
140East Hampshire6,375
141Tameside6,360
142North Hertfordshire6,205
143Plymouth6,190
144Tunbridge Wells6,170
145South Kesteven6,115
146Tonbridge and Malling6,080
147Vale of White Horse6,045
148Cotswold6,040
149Portsmouth6,020
150Sunderland5,975
151West Oxfordshire5,895
152South Norfolk5,870
153Telford and Wrekin5,860
154Teignbridge5,835
155Preston5,830
156Stroud5,755
157Test Valley5,725
158Canterbury5,725
159King's Lynn and West Norfolk5,670
160North Lincolnshire5,660
161Uttlesford5,660
162Stockton-on-Tees5,600
163Gateshead5,580
164East Lindsey5,560
165Blackburn with Darwen5,555
166North Tyneside5,495
167Arun5,490
168Three Rivers5,475
169Harborough5,405
170Stafford5,365
171Eastleigh5,320
172South Hams5,245
173Cheltenham5,235
174Swale5,225
175Breckland5,195
176Mole Valley5,125
177Welwyn Hatfield5,120
178Rushcliffe5,110
179Cambridge5,065
180North Devon5,060
181Watford5,015
182Norwich5,015
183Mid Suffolk4,955
184Broadland4,950
185East Staffordshire4,890
186Bromsgrove4,885
187Tandridge4,880
188Oxford4,865
189Newark and Sherwood4,845
190Lichfield4,815
191Tendring4,775
192Rugby4,745
193Dartford4,735
194Isle of Wight4,690
195Woking4,685
196Ipswich4,645
197Thanet4,635
198North East Lincolnshire4,605
199St. Helens4,590
200Lancaster4,585
201Derbyshire Dales4,580
202Spelthorne4,555
203Amber Valley4,540
204Mid Devon4,530
205Bracknell Forest4,520
206Surrey Heath4,520
207Chorley4,490
208Hart4,490
209Hinckley and Bosworth4,480
210West Lancashire4,455
211Broxbourne4,430
212Exeter4,425
213Tewkesbury4,425
214North West Leicestershire4,410
215Runnymede4,385
216Brentwood4,370
217Havant4,365
218Fareham4,340
219Bassetlaw4,330
220Malvern Hills4,305
221Lewes4,245
222Rother4,220
223North Norfolk4,200
224Babergh4,165
225North Kesteven4,135
226South Staffordshire4,125
227Gravesham4,090
228Blaby4,070
229Staffordshire Moorlands4,050
230Torbay4,035
231East Cambridgeshire4,020
232South Ribble4,000
233Wyre3,985
234Worthing3,930
235South Derbyshire3,890
236South Holland3,885
237High Peak3,840
238Folkestone and Hythe3,795
239Forest of Dean3,770
240Rochford3,740
241Gloucester3,710
242Erewash3,700
243West Lindsey3,690
244Torridge3,685
245Dover3,680
246Fenland3,675
247Blackpool3,655
248Gedling3,645
249Epsom and Ewell3,625
250Wyre Forest3,585
251Ribble Valley3,580
252Newcastle-under-Lyme3,555
253Nuneaton and Bedworth3,530
254Halton3,500
255Harlow3,495
256Middlesbrough3,485
257Crawley3,475
258Maldon3,460
259Fylde3,455
260Stevenage3,435
261North East Derbyshire3,415
262Cannock Chase3,415
263Darlington3,390
264Chesterfield3,335
265Knowsley3,330
266Rushmoor3,320
267Broxtowe3,285
268South Tyneside3,270
269Castle Point3,260
270Worcester3,245
271West Devon3,165
272Pendle3,150
273Ashfield3,060
274Mansfield3,055
275Redcar and Cleveland3,050
276Eastbourne3,040
277Redditch2,925
278Hastings2,885
279Great Yarmouth2,765
280North Warwickshire2,745
281Lincoln2,695
282Burnley2,655
283Melton2,560
284Rossendale2,520
285Hyndburn2,405
286Adur2,370
287Boston2,320
288Tamworth2,210
289Hartlepool2,180
290Oadby and Wigston2,125
291Bolsover2,110
292Rutland1,900
293Gosport1,840
294Isles of Scilly205