UK tech firm numbers double in two years – with London start-up growth lower than nearly all other regions
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By Jack Mendel The number of newly-created UK tech firms is up by a fifth, with London marginally below the national average. There were 46,474 new tech companies created in Britain in 2022, up from 38,240 in 2021. Based on data from Companies House, the uptick in registrations of new firms is almost double that of 2020, when the Covid pandemic slowed numbers to 23,531. The strongest growth was seen in the east midlands, which was 38 per cent up on last year, followed by the east of England, up a quarter. London had a 21 per cent increase, with almost 25,000 new companies being created, but th…