Glasgow City has 20,585 registered businesses. Hospitality is 10.7% of them and retail 11.5%, against 6.5% and 7.7% across the UK.
We do not have an office, staff or events in Glasgow.
The local business mix
85.3% of Glasgow businesses have fewer than ten staff, below the UK figure. We don’t make hospitality or retail till software, so for most Glasgow businesses the useful place to start is the report, not an app.
| Sector | Businesses | Share | Scotland | UK | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 20,585 | 100% | — | — | |
| Fewer than 10 staff | 17,565 | 85.3% | 87.6% | 89.1% | |
| Construction and specialist trades | 2,085 | 10.1% | 13.4% | 14.1% | below |
| Cleaning, facilities and landscaping | 325 | 1.6% | 2.2% | 2.0% | below |
| Wholesale | 755 | 3.7% | 2.9% | 3.6% | about the same |
| Retail | 2,370 | 11.5% | 8.0% | 7.7% | above |
| Motor trade and repair | 500 | 2.4% | 3.0% | 3.0% | below |
| Hotels, pubs, cafés and restaurants | 2,205 | 10.7% | 8.9% | 6.5% | above |
| Professional services (legal, accounting, consultancy, architects, marketing) | 2,390 | 11.6% | 11.3% | 12.3% | about the same |
| Software and IT services | 800 | 3.9% | 2.9% | 4.4% | below |
Source: ONS UK Business Counts 2026, via Nomis, March 2026, local authority area. About these figures.
What fits here, and why
Ordered by how many local businesses each is likely to suit.
No. Grafto is run from Suffolk, where Green & Home Ltd has its warehouse in Mildenhall (registered office: Hertford). We work with businesses in Glasgow remotely: the AI Tools Report, the apps and support are all online or by email. Our only in-person events are in Bury St Edmunds.
It depends on what you do, but on the local mix we would usually start with AI Tools Report. Ten minutes of questions, then a costed nine-slide plan: which jobs AI can take off you, which tools, what they cost. £59.99 inc VAT.
From the Office for National Statistics’ UK Business Counts for 2026, published through Nomis. They count 20,585 enterprises registered for VAT and/or PAYE in Glasgow, so very small unregistered sole traders are not included.
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Glasgow is part of Scotland.
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Ten minutes of questions, then a costed plan for your business, wherever in the UK it is. £59.99 inc VAT.
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