Industry comparison
Scientific research and development by regions.
Compare the eligible Scientific research and development cohort across regions. Each row keeps company scale alongside health, profitability, growth and risk context.
Cohort comparison
Scientific research and development by regions
Ranked by company count. Profitability is a derived 0–100 score; lower insolvency-risk score is safer.
| # | UK region | Companies | Health score | Profitability score | Gross margin | Growth | Risk lower is safer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 4,177 | 64 | 41 | 104.2% | 0.0% | 29 |
| 2 | South East | 2,199 | 66 | 41 | 128.0% | 0.0% | 27 |
| 3 | East of England | 1,750 | 67 | 41 | 105.3% | -3.5% | 27 |
| 4 | North West | 1,154 | 65 | 40 | 84.2% | 2.1% | 28 |
| 5 | South West | 913 | 66 | 41 | 52.4% | 0.0% | 28 |
| 6 | West Midlands | 729 | 65 | 40 | 66.2% | 0.0% | 29 |
| 7 | East Midlands | 579 | 65 | 41 | 70.4% | 0.0% | 29 |
| 8 | Yorkshire and The Humber | 574 | 66 | 40 | 50.2% | 0.0% | 29 |
| 9 | Wales | 547 | 65 | 40 | 63.4% | 0.0% | 29 |
| 10 | North East | 249 | 66 | 40 | 65.5% | 0.0% | 28 |
| 11 | Northern Ireland | 179 | 66 | 40 | 52.7% | 0.0% | 30 |