Businesses in LondonLocal Authorities Ranked

Name: UK business: activity, size and location
Creator: Office for National Statistics
License: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

London has 538,000 VAT or PAYE registered businesses (2025).

All 33 local authorities in London, ranked by vat or paye businesses. Data: Office for National Statistics (2025), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Rank	Local authority	VAT or PAYE businesses
1	Westminster	55,670
2	Camden	37,490
3	Hackney	25,780
4	Barnet	25,295
5	City of London	24,060
6	Islington	23,335
7	Ealing	17,835
8	Tower Hamlets	17,225
9	Southwark	15,845
10	Brent	15,545
11	Harrow	15,400
12	Redbridge	15,060
13	Enfield	15,040
14	Wandsworth	14,925
15	Hillingdon	14,710
16	Croydon	14,460
17	Bromley	14,450
18	Newham	13,570
19	Lambeth	13,255
20	Hounslow	13,170
21	Kensington and Chelsea	12,830
22	Haringey	12,745
23	Hammersmith and Fulham	12,215
24	Richmond upon Thames	12,145
25	Waltham Forest	11,975
26	Merton	11,035
27	Havering	10,650
28	Greenwich	9,950
29	Lewisham	9,600
30	Bexley	8,440
31	Sutton	8,275
32	Kingston upon Thames	8,265
33	Barking and Dagenham	8,070