Businesses in the United KingdomLocal Authorities Ranked

The United Kingdom has 2,710,000 VAT or PAYE registered businesses (2025).

All 359 local authorities in the United Kingdom, 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
15Glasgow City19,860
16Cheshire East19,460
17West Northamptonshire19,020
18City of Edinburgh18,390
19Bristol18,005
20Dorset17,945
21Ealing17,835
22Tower Hamlets17,225
23Bradford16,800
24Southwark15,845
25Shropshire15,765
26Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole15,600
27Brent15,545
28Kirklees15,450
29Harrow15,400
30Redbridge15,060
31Enfield15,040
32North Northamptonshire14,950
33Wandsworth14,925
34Hillingdon14,710
35County Durham14,560
36Liverpool14,475
37Croydon14,460
38Bromley14,450
39East Riding of Yorkshire13,865
40Brighton and Hove13,785
41Cheshire West and Chester13,575
42Newham13,570
43Leicester13,315
44Lambeth13,255
45Hounslow13,170
46Kensington and Chelsea12,830
47Haringey12,745
48Milton Keynes12,535
49Central Bedfordshire12,500
50Aberdeenshire12,380
51Hammersmith and Fulham12,215
52Richmond upon Thames12,145
53Stockport12,100
54Waltham Forest11,975
55Cardiff11,825
56Trafford11,485
57Westmorland and Furness11,455
58Northumberland11,405
59Belfast11,200
60Merton11,035
61Highland10,960
62Herefordshire10,740
63Havering10,650
64Bolton10,560
65Cumberland10,550
66South Gloucestershire10,285
67Sandwell10,140
68Wakefield10,060
69Salford10,015
70Dudley10,000
71Doncaster9,965
72Greenwich9,950
73Coventry9,825
74Mid Ulster9,785
75Lewisham9,600
76Nottingham9,575
77Newry, Mourne and Down9,505
78Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon9,340
79East Suffolk9,295
80South Lanarkshire9,195
81Wigan9,155
82Medway9,060
83Windsor and Maidenhead9,045
84Newcastle upon Tyne8,885
85Fife8,840
86Fermanagh and Omagh8,825
87Powys8,760
88Wealden8,715
89North Somerset8,620
90Epping Forest8,535
91Wirral8,525
92Elmbridge8,485
93Warrington8,445
94Bexley8,440
95Wokingham8,410
96Walsall8,385
97Bath and North East Somerset8,345
98Sutton8,275
99Solihull8,270
100Kingston upon Thames8,265
101St Albans8,200
102Chelmsford8,180
103Stratford-on-Avon8,135
104Winchester8,135
105Wolverhampton8,130
106South Cambridgeshire8,100
107Calderdale8,095
108West Berkshire8,085
109Barking and Dagenham8,070
110Maidstone8,040
111Peterborough7,975
112Luton7,955
113East Hertfordshire7,930
114Dacorum7,915
115West Suffolk7,910
116South Oxfordshire7,880
117Carmarthenshire7,855
118New Forest7,820
119Sefton7,810
120Bury7,800
121Hertsmere7,800
122North Lanarkshire7,785
123Huntingdonshire7,720
124Aberdeen City7,710
125Basildon7,635
126Horsham7,585
127Waverley7,535
128Rotherham7,525
129Oldham7,515
130Colchester7,400
131Derby7,375
132Guildford7,250
133Cherwell7,240
134Southampton7,235
135Bedford7,225
136Mid Sussex7,180
137Warwick7,130
138York7,120
139Swindon7,075
140Rochdale7,055
141Thurrock6,995
142Southend-on-Sea6,975
143Basingstoke and Deane6,920
144East Devon6,910
145Wychavon6,865
146Reigate and Banstead6,825
147Chichester6,820
148Swansea6,710
149Charnwood6,700
150Stoke-on-Trent6,700
151Reading6,660
152Sevenoaks6,640
153Braintree6,600
154Slough6,560
155Ashford6,555
156Kingston upon Hull6,495
157East Hampshire6,375
158Tameside6,360
159Dumfries and Galloway6,350
160Causeway Coast and Glens6,340
161North Hertfordshire6,205
162Plymouth6,190
163Tunbridge Wells6,170
164Perth and Kinross6,165
165South Kesteven6,115
166Tonbridge and Malling6,080
167Vale of White Horse6,045
168Cotswold6,040
169Portsmouth6,020
170Sunderland5,975
171West Oxfordshire5,895
172South Norfolk5,870
173Telford and Wrekin5,860
174Teignbridge5,835
175Preston5,830
176Pembrokeshire5,760
177Stroud5,755
178Derry City and Strabane5,730
179Test Valley5,725
180Canterbury5,725
181King's Lynn and West Norfolk5,670
182North Lincolnshire5,660
183Uttlesford5,660
184Stockton-on-Tees5,600
185Gateshead5,580
186East Lindsey5,560
187Blackburn with Darwen5,555
188North Tyneside5,495
189Arun5,490
190Three Rivers5,475
191Rhondda Cynon Taf5,475
192Gwynedd5,445
193Harborough5,405
194Stafford5,365
195Eastleigh5,320
196South Hams5,245
197Cheltenham5,235
198Swale5,225
199Breckland5,195
200Flintshire5,160
201Lisburn and Castlereagh5,155
202Mole Valley5,125
203Welwyn Hatfield5,120
204Mid and East Antrim5,115
205Rushcliffe5,110
206Cambridge5,065
207North Devon5,060
208Watford5,015
209Norwich5,015
210Scottish Borders4,965
211Mid Suffolk4,955
212Broadland4,950
213East Staffordshire4,890
214Bromsgrove4,885
215Tandridge4,880
216Ards and North Down4,875
217Oxford4,865
218Newark and Sherwood4,845
219Lichfield4,815
220Tendring4,775
221Rugby4,745
222Dartford4,735
223West Lothian4,730
224Isle of Wight4,690
225Woking4,685
226Renfrewshire4,660
227Ipswich4,645
228Thanet4,635
229North East Lincolnshire4,605
230St. Helens4,590
231Lancaster4,585
232Derbyshire Dales4,580
233Conwy4,560
234Spelthorne4,555
235Amber Valley4,540
236Mid Devon4,530
237Bracknell Forest4,520
238Surrey Heath4,520
239Chorley4,490
240Hart4,490
241Hinckley and Bosworth4,480
242West Lancashire4,455
243Vale of Glamorgan4,445
244Broxbourne4,430
245Exeter4,425
246Tewkesbury4,425
247Monmouthshire4,415
248North West Leicestershire4,410
249Runnymede4,385
250Brentwood4,370
251Havant4,365
252Fareham4,340
253Bassetlaw4,330
254Malvern Hills4,305
255Lewes4,245
256Rother4,220
257Antrim and Newtownabbey4,210
258North Norfolk4,200
259Babergh4,165
260Newport4,160
261North Kesteven4,135
262South Staffordshire4,125
263Gravesham4,090
264Wrexham4,075
265Caerphilly4,075
266Blaby4,070
267Staffordshire Moorlands4,050
268Ceredigion4,050
269Torbay4,035
270East Cambridgeshire4,020
271South Ribble4,000
272Wyre3,985
273Worthing3,930
274South Derbyshire3,890
275South Holland3,885
276Argyll and Bute3,870
277High Peak3,840
278Stirling3,835
279Folkestone and Hythe3,795
280Bridgend3,780
281Forest of Dean3,770
282Rochford3,740
283Angus3,730
284Gloucester3,710
285Erewash3,700
286West Lindsey3,690
287Torridge3,685
288Dover3,680
289Fenland3,675
290Blackpool3,655
291Gedling3,645
292Epsom and Ewell3,625
293Denbighshire3,620
294Wyre Forest3,585
295Ribble Valley3,580
296Newcastle-under-Lyme3,555
297Falkirk3,555
298Dundee City3,550
299Nuneaton and Bedworth3,530
300South Ayrshire3,510
301Halton3,500
302Harlow3,495
303Middlesbrough3,485
304Crawley3,475
305Maldon3,460
306Fylde3,455
307Stevenage3,435
308North East Derbyshire3,415
309Cannock Chase3,415
310Darlington3,390
311Chesterfield3,335
312Knowsley3,330
313Rushmoor3,320
314Broxtowe3,285
315South Tyneside3,270
316Castle Point3,260
317Worcester3,245
318East Lothian3,190
319West Devon3,165
320Pendle3,150
321East Ayrshire3,120
322Moray3,095
323Ashfield3,060
324Mansfield3,055
325Redcar and Cleveland3,050
326Eastbourne3,040
327Neath Port Talbot3,040
328North Ayrshire2,995
329Redditch2,925
330Hastings2,885
331Great Yarmouth2,765
332North Warwickshire2,745
333East Dunbartonshire2,745
334Isle of Anglesey2,720
335Lincoln2,695
336East Renfrewshire2,690
337Burnley2,655
338Midlothian2,575
339Melton2,560
340Rossendale2,520
341Hyndburn2,405
342Adur2,370
343Torfaen2,370
344Boston2,320
345Tamworth2,210
346Hartlepool2,180
347Oadby and Wigston2,125
348Bolsover2,110
349Rutland1,900
350Gosport1,840
351West Dunbartonshire1,790
352Shetland Islands1,580
353Inverclyde1,485
354Orkney Islands1,485
355Blaenau Gwent1,295
356Merthyr Tydfil1,225
357Na h-Eileanan Siar1,210
358Clackmannanshire1,100
359Isles of Scilly205