UK Industries
Explore 991 UK industry sectors classified by SIC code. These sectors cover 4,998,419 active companies across 22 major divisions. Each industry page includes company counts, formation trends by decade, geographic distribution, and featured companies sourced from official government data.
991
Industry Sectors
22
SIC Sections
5.0M
Active Companies
6.1M
Total Registrations
Largest Sectors
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estateSIC 68209 · 275,161 active · 211% since 2020Buying and selling of own real estateSIC 68100 · 249,217 active · 308.3% since 2020Management consultancy activities other than financial managementSIC 70229 · 207,514 active · 172% since 2020Other business support service activities n.e.c.SIC 82990 · 163,420 active · 74.3% since 2020Retail sale via mail order houses or via InternetSIC 47910 · 149,047 active · 744.5% since 2020
Section L — Real estate activities
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estateSIC 68209 · 275,161 companiesBuying and selling of own real estateSIC 68100 · 249,217 companiesManagement of real estate on a fee or contract basisSIC 68320 · 50,182 companiesReal estate agenciesSIC 68310 · 25,418 companiesRenting and operating of Housing Association real estateSIC 68201 · 7,528 companiesLetting and operating of conference and exhibition centresSIC 68202 · 640 companiesSupporting service activities for the government as a wholeSIC 7514 · 1 companiesGeneral (overall) public service activitiesSIC 7511 · 1 companies
Section M — Professional, scientific and technical activities
Management consultancy activities other than financial managementSIC 70229 · 207,514 companiesOther professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.SIC 74909 · 59,315 companiesAccounting and auditing activitiesSIC 69201 · 40,683 companiesNon-trading companySIC 74990 · 38,707 companiesAdvertising agenciesSIC 73110 · 30,480 companiesspecialised design activitiesSIC 74100 · 30,299 companiesOther engineering activitiesSIC 71129 · 26,701 companiesActivities of head officesSIC 70100 · 25,944 companiesEngineering related scientific and technical consulting activitiesSIC 71122 · 22,048 companiesArchitectural activitiesSIC 71111 · 17,256 companiesFinancial managementSIC 70221 · 15,286 companiesPublic relations and communications activitiesSIC 70210 · 12,489 companiesSolicitorsSIC 69102 · 11,576 companiesBookkeeping activitiesSIC 69202 · 11,411 companiesEngineering design activities for industrial process and productionSIC 71121 · 8,452 companiesActivities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities n.e.c.SIC 69109 · 8,268 companiesEnvironmental consulting activitiesSIC 74901 · 7,918 companiesMedia representation servicesSIC 73120 · 7,270 companiesQuantity surveying activitiesSIC 74902 · 6,415 companiesOther research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineeringSIC 72190 · 5,672 companiesVeterinary activitiesSIC 75000 · 5,200 companiesTechnical testing and analysisSIC 71200 · 4,453 companiesOther specialist photographySIC 74202 · 4,281 companiesResearch and experimental development on biotechnologySIC 72110 · 4,059 companiesPhotographic activities not elsewhere classifiedSIC 74209 · 3,506 companiesTax consultancySIC 69203 · 3,269 companiesUrban planning and landscape architectural activitiesSIC 71112 · 3,036 companiesMarket research and public opinion pollingSIC 73200 · 2,757 companiesPortrait photographic activitiesSIC 74201 · 2,384 companiesTranslation and interpretation activitiesSIC 74300 · 2,368 companiesResearch and experimental development on social sciences and humanitiesSIC 72200 · 2,138 companiesBarristers at lawSIC 69101 · 768 companiesFilm processingSIC 74203 · 627 companiesGeneral secondary educationSIC 8021 · 2 companiesAdult and other education not elsewhere classifiedSIC 8042 · 1 companies
Section N — Administrative and support service activities
Other business support service activities n.e.c.SIC 82990 · 163,420 companiesOther activities of employment placement agenciesSIC 78109 · 24,206 companiesGeneral cleaning of buildingsSIC 81210 · 17,638 companiesLandscape service activitiesSIC 81300 · 17,104 companiesTemporary employment agency activitiesSIC 78200 · 12,083 companiesTravel agency activitiesSIC 79110 · 11,818 companiesPrivate security activitiesSIC 80100 · 11,401 companiesOther cleaning servicesSIC 81299 · 9,838 companiesCombined office administrative service activitiesSIC 82110 · 8,692 companiesHuman resources provision and management of human resources functionsSIC 78300 · 8,418 companiesSpecialised cleaning servicesSIC 81222 · 7,476 companiesCombined facilities support activitiesSIC 81100 · 6,703 companiesSecurity systems service activitiesSIC 80200 · 6,334 companiesRenting and leasing of cars and light motor vehiclesSIC 77110 · 6,104 companiesRenting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.SIC 77390 · 5,142 companiesTour operator activitiesSIC 79120 · 4,319 companiesActivities of exhibition and fair organisersSIC 82301 · 4,290 companiesRenting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipmentSIC 77320 · 3,489 companiesWindow cleaning servicesSIC 81221 · 2,781 companiesActivities of conference organisersSIC 82302 · 2,637 companiesOther reservation service activities n.e.c.SIC 79909 · 2,407 companiesOther building and industrial cleaning activitiesSIC 81229 · 2,143 companiesLeasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright worksSIC 77400 · 1,623 companiesPackaging activitiesSIC 82920 · 1,523 companiesRenting and leasing of media entertainment equipmentSIC 77291 · 1,415 companiesRenting and leasing of recreational and sports goodsSIC 77210 · 1,249 companiesMotion picture, television and other theatrical casting activitiesSIC 78101 · 1,176 companiesDisinfecting and exterminating servicesSIC 81291 · 1,082 companiesActivities of tourist guidesSIC 79901 · 1,070 companiesInvestigation activitiesSIC 80300 · 993 companiesPhotocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activitiesSIC 82190 · 922 companiesActivities of call centresSIC 82200 · 872 companiesRenting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehiclesSIC 77120 · 801 companiesRenting and leasing of other personal and household goodsSIC 77299 · 605 companiesActivities of collection agenciesSIC 82911 · 527 companiesRenting and leasing of agricultural machinery and equipmentSIC 77310 · 400 companiesRenting and leasing of office machinery and equipment (including computers)SIC 77330 · 386 companiesFurnace and chimney cleaning servicesSIC 81223 · 353 companiesRenting and leasing of air passenger transport equipmentSIC 77351 · 300 companiesRenting and leasing of passenger water transport equipmentSIC 77341 · 242 companiesRenting and leasing of freight water transport equipmentSIC 77342 · 83 companiesActivities of credit bureausSIC 82912 · 40 companiesRenting and leasing of freight air transport equipmentSIC 77352 · 22 companiesRenting of video tapes and disksSIC 77220 · 12 companiesMedical practice activitiesSIC 8512 · 2 companiesOther human health activitiesSIC 8514 · 2 companiesHospital activitiesSIC 8511 · 1 companiesSocial work activities with accommodationSIC 8531 · 1 companiesSocial work activities without accommodationSIC 8532 · 1 companiesDental practice activitiesSIC 8513 · 1 companies
Section G — Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles
Retail sale via mail order houses or via InternetSIC 47910 · 149,047 companiesMaintenance and repair of motor vehiclesSIC 45200 · 47,843 companiesSale of used cars and light motor vehiclesSIC 45112 · 32,732 companiesRetail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominatingSIC 47110 · 32,591 companiesOther retail sale not in stores, stalls or marketsSIC 47990 · 31,052 companiesNon-specialised wholesale tradeSIC 46900 · 29,820 companiesOther retail sale in non-specialised storesSIC 47190 · 29,028 companiesRetail sale of clothing in specialised storesSIC 47710 · 21,287 companiesAgents involved in the sale of a variety of goodsSIC 46190 · 15,970 companiesWholesale of clothing and footwearSIC 46420 · 11,215 companiesOther retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)SIC 47789 · 9,998 companiesAgents specialized in the sale of other particular productsSIC 46180 · 7,852 companiesRetail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessoriesSIC 45320 · 7,816 companiesRetail sale of sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats and bicyclesSIC 47640 · 7,683 companiesOther retail sale of food in specialised storesSIC 47290 · 7,566 companiesDispensing chemist in specialised storesSIC 47730 · 7,531 companiesRetail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised storeSIC 47599 · 7,514 companiesAgents involved in the sale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goodsSIC 46160 · 7,512 companiesWholesale of perfume and cosmeticsSIC 46450 · 6,186 companiesRetail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised storesSIC 47760 · 5,838 companiesRetail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised storesSIC 47770 · 5,801 companiesRetail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised storesSIC 47750 · 5,437 companiesWholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beveragesSIC 46342 · 5,075 companiesWholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.SIC 46499 · 4,679 companiesRetail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised storesSIC 47240 · 4,563 companiesRetail sale via stalls and markets of other goodsSIC 47890 · 4,496 companiesWholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessoriesSIC 45310 · 4,414 companiesSale of new cars and light motor vehiclesSIC 45111 · 4,367 companiesWholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and partsSIC 46520 · 4,347 companiesRetail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised storesSIC 47530 · 4,342 companiesNon-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobaccoSIC 46390 · 4,112 companiesSale of other motor vehiclesSIC 45190 · 4,001 companiesWholesale of other machinery and equipmentSIC 46690 · 3,911 companiesWholesale of fruit and vegetablesSIC 46310 · 3,834 companiesRetail sale by opticiansSIC 47782 · 3,802 companiesWholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and softwareSIC 46510 · 3,793 companiesAgents involved in the sale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongerySIC 46150 · 3,707 companiesRetail sale of mobile telephonesSIC 47421 · 3,702 companiesWholesale of textilesSIC 46410 · 3,603 companiesRetail sale of games and toys in specialised storesSIC 47650 · 3,516 companiesAgents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraftSIC 46140 · 3,360 companiesRetail sale via stalls and markets of textiles, clothing and footwearSIC 47820 · 3,349 companiesRetail sale of meat and meat products in specialised storesSIC 47220 · 3,340 companiesRetail sale of beverages in specialised storesSIC 47250 · 3,294 companiesAgents involved in the sale of timber and building materialsSIC 46130 · 3,255 companiesAgents involved in the sale of food, beverages and tobaccoSIC 46170 · 3,250 companiesRetail sale of textiles in specialised storesSIC 47510 · 3,021 companiesWholesale of pharmaceutical goodsSIC 46460 · 2,994 companiesRetail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialised storesSIC 47410 · 2,977 companiesWholesale of other intermediate productsSIC 46760 · 2,692 companiesWholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and suppliesSIC 46740 · 2,676 companiesWholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spicesSIC 46370 · 2,639 companiesRetail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised storesSIC 47210 · 2,591 companiesWholesale of meat and meat productsSIC 46320 · 2,591 companiesWholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscsSIC 46380 · 2,578 companiesWholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipmentSIC 46730 · 2,573 companiesSale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessoriesSIC 45400 · 2,556 companiesRetail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised storesSIC 47520 · 2,518 companiesWholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipmentSIC 46470 · 2,404 companiesRetail sale in commercial art galleriesSIC 47781 · 2,362 companiesWholesale of watches and jewellerySIC 46480 · 2,111 companiesRetail sale of other second-hand goods in stores (not incl. antiques)SIC 47799 · 2,094 companiesRetail sale of books in specialised storesSIC 47610 · 2,090 companiesRetail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised storesSIC 47540 · 2,080 companiesRetail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods in specialised stores (not incl. hearing aids) n.e.c.SIC 47749 · 2,078 companiesRetail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco productsSIC 47810 · 2,038 companiesRetail sale of antiques including antique books in storesSIC 47791 · 1,992 companiesAgents involved in the sale of fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicalsSIC 46120 · 1,689 companiesWholesale of fruit and vegetable juices, mineral water and soft drinksSIC 46341 · 1,606 companiesRetail sale of tobacco products in specialised storesSIC 47260 · 1,495 companiesWholesale of chemical productsSIC 46750 · 1,489 companiesWholesale of metals and metal oresSIC 46720 · 1,486 companiesRetail sale of automotive fuel in specialised storesSIC 47300 · 1,323 companiesWholesale of flowers and plantsSIC 46220 · 1,297 companiesRetail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised storesSIC 47620 · 1,297 companiesAgents selling agricultural raw materials, livestock, textile raw materials and semi-finished goodsSIC 46110 · 1,292 companiesRetail sale of telecommunications equipment other than mobile telephonesSIC 47429 · 1,226 companiesWholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and suppliesSIC 46610 · 1,207 companiesRetail sale of footwear in specialised storesSIC 47721 · 1,200 companiesWholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fatsSIC 46330 · 1,168 companiesWholesale of waste and scrapSIC 46770 · 1,137 companiesWholesale of radio, television goods & electrical household appliances (other than records, tapes, CD's & video tapes and the equipment used for playing them)SIC 46439 · 1,107 companiesWholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionerySIC 46360 · 979 companiesRetail sale of fish, crustaceans and molluscs in specialised storesSIC 47230 · 971 companiesWholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feedsSIC 46210 · 906 companiesRetail sale of hearing aidsSIC 47741 · 904 companiesRetail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised storesSIC 47430 · 900 companiesRetail sale of music and video recordings in specialised storesSIC 47630 · 889 companiesWholesale of machine toolsSIC 46620 · 792 companiesRetail sale of musical instruments and scoresSIC 47591 · 756 companiesWholesale of other fuels and related productsSIC 46719 · 746 companiesRetail sale of leather goods in specialised storesSIC 47722 · 626 companiesWholesale of office furnitureSIC 46650 · 574 companiesWholesale of petroleum and petroleum productsSIC 46711 · 572 companiesWholesale of china and glassware and cleaning materialsSIC 46440 · 509 companiesWholesale of other office machinery and equipmentSIC 46660 · 503 companiesWholesale of mining, construction and civil engineering machinerySIC 46630 · 492 companiesWholesale of tobacco productsSIC 46350 · 351 companiesWholesale of audio tapes, records, CDs and video tapes and the equipment on which these are playedSIC 46431 · 314 companiesWholesale of hides, skins and leatherSIC 46240 · 208 companiesWholesale of live animalsSIC 46230 · 195 companiesWholesale of musical instrumentsSIC 46491 · 175 companiesWholesale of machinery for the textile industry and of sewing and knitting machinesSIC 46640 · 85 companiesSale of motor vehiclesSIC 5010 · 69 companiesMaintenance and repair of motor vehiclesSIC 5020 · 10 companiesOther wholesaleSIC 5190 · 8 companiesBarsSIC 5540 · 7 companiesHotelsSIC 5510 · 7 companiesSale of motor vehicle parts and accessoriesSIC 5030 · 4 companiesAgents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraftSIC 5114 · 4 companiesRestaurantsSIC 5530 · 4 companiesAgents involved in the sale of timber and building materialsSIC 5113 · 4 companiesOther wholesaleSIC 5170 · 3 companiesOther retail sale in specialised storesSIC 5248 · 3 companiesRetail sale of automotive fuelSIC 5050 · 3 companiesWholesale of fruit and vegetablesSIC 5131 · 3 companiesWholesale of meat and meat productsSIC 5132 · 3 companiesRetail sale of furniture, lighting equipment and household articles not elsewhere classifiedSIC 5244 · 2 companiesOther non-store retail saleSIC 5263 · 2 companiesRetail sale of hardware, paints and glassSIC 5246 · 2 companiesRepair not elsewhere classifiedSIC 5274 · 2 companiesCateringSIC 5552 · 2 companiesWholesale of waste and scrapSIC 5157 · 2 companiesRetail sale of electrical household appliances and radio and television goodsSIC 5245 · 2 companiesCamping sites, including caravan sitesSIC 5522 · 2 companiesWholesale of other household goodsSIC 5147 · 2 companiesSale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessoriesSIC 5040 · 1 companiesAgents involved in the sale of agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goodsSIC 5111 · 1 companiesAgents involved in the sale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongerySIC 5115 · 1 companiesWholesale of grain, seeds and animal feedsSIC 5121 · 1 companiesWholesale of textilesSIC 5141 · 1 companiesWholesale of china and glassware, wallpaper and cleaning materialsSIC 5144 · 1 companiesWholesale of perfume and cosmeticsSIC 5145 · 1 companiesWholesale of pharmaceutical goodsSIC 5146 · 1 companiesWholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related productsSIC 5151 · 1 companiesWholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipmentSIC 5153 · 1 companiesWholesale of other machinery for use in industry, trade and navigationSIC 5165 · 1 companiesWholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and softwareSIC 5184 · 1 companiesWholesale of other electronic parts and equipmentSIC 5185 · 1 companiesRetail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominatingSIC 5211 · 1 companiesOther retail sale in non-specialised storesSIC 5212 · 1 companiesRetail sale of fruit and vegetablesSIC 5221 · 1 companiesRetail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionerySIC 5224 · 1 companiesRetail sale of alcoholic and other beveragesSIC 5225 · 1 companiesRetail sale of medical and orthopaedic goodsSIC 5232 · 1 companiesRetail sale of textilesSIC 5241 · 1 companiesRetail sale of clothingSIC 5242 · 1 companiesOther provision of lodgings not elsewhere classifiedSIC 5523 · 1 companiesWholesale of alcoholic and other beveragesSIC 5134 · 1 companiesNon-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobaccoSIC 5139 · 1 companiesWholesale of other electronic parts and equipment including telecommunicationsSIC 5186 · 1 companies
Section T — Activities of households as employers
Residents property managementSIC 98000 · 124,318 companiesActivities of households as employers of domestic personnelSIC 97000 · 626 companiesUndifferentiated service-producing activities of private households for own useSIC 98200 · 608 companiesUndifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own useSIC 98100 · 471 companies
Section J — Information and communication
Information technology consultancy activitiesSIC 62020 · 119,037 companiesBusiness and domestic software developmentSIC 62012 · 91,493 companiesOther information technology service activitiesSIC 62090 · 50,501 companiesVideo production activitiesSIC 59112 · 20,612 companiesMotion picture production activitiesSIC 59111 · 19,842 companiesOther software publishingSIC 58290 · 16,012 companiesSound recording and music publishing activitiesSIC 59200 · 15,192 companiesOther information service activities n.e.c.SIC 63990 · 14,670 companiesOther publishing activitiesSIC 58190 · 12,147 companiesTelevision programme production activitiesSIC 59113 · 10,607 companiesBook publishingSIC 58110 · 9,490 companiesOther telecommunications activitiesSIC 61900 · 8,618 companiesWeb portalsSIC 63120 · 7,921 companiesReady-made interactive leisure and entertainment software developmentSIC 62011 · 7,006 companiesData processing, hosting and related activitiesSIC 63110 · 6,578 companiesPublishing of computer gamesSIC 58210 · 4,115 companiesMotion picture, video and television programme post-production activitiesSIC 59120 · 4,018 companiesWired telecommunications activitiesSIC 61100 · 3,222 companiesComputer facilities management activitiesSIC 62030 · 2,597 companiesPublishing of consumer and business journals and periodicalsSIC 58142 · 2,549 companiesTelevision programming and broadcasting activitiesSIC 60200 · 2,545 companiesWireless telecommunications activitiesSIC 61200 · 2,417 companiesRadio broadcastingSIC 60100 · 1,897 companiesPublishing of newspapersSIC 58130 · 740 companiesNews agency activitiesSIC 63910 · 698 companiesPublishing of learned journalsSIC 58141 · 631 companiesMotion picture distribution activitiesSIC 59131 · 614 companiesVideo distribution activitiesSIC 59132 · 602 companiesSatellite telecommunications activitiesSIC 61300 · 533 companiesPublishing of directories and mailing listsSIC 58120 · 511 companiesMotion picture projection activitiesSIC 59140 · 484 companiesTelevision programme distribution activitiesSIC 59133 · 335 companiesOther financial intermediation not elsewhere classifiedSIC 6523 · 10 companiesAdministration of financial marketsSIC 6711 · 2 companiesOther monetary intermediationSIC 6512 · 1 companiesNon-life insuranceSIC 6603 · 1 companies
Section K — Financial and insurance activities
Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.SIC 64209 · 115,054 companiesFinancial intermediation not elsewhere classifiedSIC 64999 · 29,391 companiesActivities of financial services holding companiesSIC 64205 · 8,113 companiesActivities auxiliary to financial intermediation n.e.c.SIC 66190 · 7,530 companiesActivities of insurance agents and brokersSIC 66220 · 5,933 companiesActivities of mortgage finance companiesSIC 64922 · 5,048 companiesActivities of open-ended investment companiesSIC 64304 · 4,879 companiesSecurity dealing on own accountSIC 64991 · 4,522 companiesActivities of construction holding companiesSIC 64203 · 4,408 companiesFund management activitiesSIC 66300 · 4,109 companiesNon-life insuranceSIC 65120 · 3,285 companiesActivities of venture and development capital companiesSIC 64303 · 3,149 companiesOther activities auxiliary to insurance and pension fundingSIC 66290 · 2,790 companiesActivities of production holding companiesSIC 64202 · 2,359 companiesActivities of investment trustsSIC 64301 · 2,333 companiesActivities of real estate investment trustsSIC 64306 · 1,998 companiesOther credit granting n.e.c.SIC 64929 · 1,759 companiesLife insuranceSIC 65110 · 1,710 companiesSecurity and commodity contracts dealing activitiesSIC 66120 · 1,538 companiesActivities of distribution holding companiesSIC 64204 · 1,325 companiesAdministration of financial marketsSIC 66110 · 1,101 companiesCredit granting by non-deposit taking finance houses and other specialist consumer credit grantorsSIC 64921 · 1,100 companiesFinancial leasingSIC 64910 · 952 companiesActivities of agricultural holding companiesSIC 64201 · 942 companiesOther business activities not elsewhere classifiedSIC 7499 · 866 companiesRisk and damage evaluationSIC 66210 · 835 companiesPension fundingSIC 65300 · 806 companiesActivities of property unit trustsSIC 64305 · 719 companiesBanksSIC 64191 · 515 companiesFactoringSIC 64992 · 247 companiesNon-life reinsuranceSIC 65202 · 128 companiesActivities of unit trustsSIC 64302 · 122 companiesDevelopment and selling of real estateSIC 7011 · 120 companiesOther business activities not elsewhere classifiedSIC 7487 · 94 companiesManagement activities of holding companiesSIC 7415 · 59 companiesBuilding societiesSIC 64192 · 50 companiesLetting of own propertySIC 7020 · 41 companiesBusiness and management consultancy activitiesSIC 7414 · 41 companiesBuying and selling of own real estateSIC 7012 · 31 companiesLife reinsuranceSIC 65201 · 24 companiesOther business activities not elsewhere classifiedSIC 7484 · 15 companiesManagement of real estate on a fee or contract basisSIC 7032 · 14 companiesArchitectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancySIC 7420 · 13 companiesLegal activitiesSIC 7411 · 13 companiesIndustrial cleaningSIC 7470 · 7 companiesOther computer related activitiesSIC 7260 · 6 companiesLabour recruitment and provision of personnelSIC 7450 · 5 companiesOther software consultancy and supplySIC 7222 · 5 companiesSoftware consultancy and supplySIC 7220 · 4 companiesReal estate agenciesSIC 7031 · 4 companiesCentral bankingSIC 64110 · 4 companiesResearch and experimental development on natural sciences and engineeringSIC 7310 · 3 companiesAccounting, book-keeping and auditing activities; tax consultancySIC 7412 · 2 companiesAdvertisingSIC 7440 · 2 companiesMarket research and public opinion pollingSIC 7413 · 2 companiesDatabase activitiesSIC 7240 · 2 companiesRenting of other machinery and equipment not elsewhere classifiedSIC 7134 · 1 companiesPackaging activitiesSIC 7482 · 1 companiesPhotographic activitiesSIC 7481 · 1 companiesResearch and experimental development on social sciences and humanitiesSIC 7320 · 1 companiesData processingSIC 7230 · 1 companiesRenting of personal and household goods not elsewhere classifiedSIC 7140 · 1 companiesRenting of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipmentSIC 7132 · 1 companiesRenting of automobilesSIC 7110 · 1 companiesHardware consultancySIC 7210 · 1 companiesTechnical testing and analysisSIC 7430 · 1 companies
Section F — Construction
Development of building projectsSIC 41100 · 108,256 companiesConstruction of domestic buildingsSIC 41202 · 62,724 companiesElectrical installationSIC 43210 · 50,416 companiesOther specialised construction activities n.e.c.SIC 43999 · 47,299 companiesPlumbing, heat and air-conditioning installationSIC 43220 · 42,319 companiesOther building completion and finishingSIC 43390 · 35,606 companiesConstruction of commercial buildingsSIC 41201 · 33,588 companiesOther construction installationSIC 43290 · 27,899 companiesJoinery installationSIC 43320 · 16,095 companiesConstruction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.SIC 42990 · 14,442 companiesRoofing activitiesSIC 43910 · 13,901 companiesPaintingSIC 43341 · 11,139 companiesFloor and wall coveringSIC 43330 · 8,719 companiesPlasteringSIC 43310 · 6,648 companiesScaffold erectionSIC 43991 · 6,193 companiesGlazingSIC 43342 · 5,801 companiesConstruction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunicationsSIC 42220 · 3,663 companiesConstruction of roads and motorwaysSIC 42110 · 3,550 companiesSite preparationSIC 43120 · 3,516 companiesConstruction of railways and underground railwaysSIC 42120 · 2,245 companiesDemolitionSIC 43110 · 1,274 companiesConstruction of water projectsSIC 42910 · 932 companiesConstruction of utility projects for fluidsSIC 42210 · 888 companiesTest drilling and boringSIC 43130 · 471 companiesGeneral construction of buildings and civil engineering worksSIC 4521 · 233 companiesConstruction of bridges and tunnelsSIC 42130 · 187 companiesOther construction work involving special tradesSIC 4525 · 71 companiesPlumbingSIC 4533 · 49 companiesInstallation of electrical wiring and fittingsSIC 4531 · 32 companiesPainting and glazingSIC 4544 · 20 companiesInsulation work activitiesSIC 4532 · 17 companiesErection of roof covering and framesSIC 4522 · 15 companiesJoinery installationSIC 4542 · 14 companiesDemolition and wrecking of buildings; earth movingSIC 4511 · 13 companiesOther building completionSIC 4545 · 12 companiesRenting of construction or demolition equipment with operatorSIC 4550 · 10 companiesOther building installationSIC 4534 · 8 companiesFloor and wall coveringSIC 4543 · 5 companiesPlasteringSIC 4541 · 4 companiesConstruction of motorways, roads, airfields and sport facilitiesSIC 4523 · 1 companies
Section S — Other service activities
Other service activities n.e.c.SIC 96090 · 105,546 companiesHairdressing and other beauty treatmentSIC 96020 · 63,403 companiesActivities of other membership organizations n.e.c.SIC 94990 · 9,601 companiesPhysical well-being activitiesSIC 96040 · 9,263 companiesActivities of religious organizationsSIC 94910 · 5,115 companiesWashing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur productsSIC 96010 · 3,605 companiesFuneral and related activitiesSIC 96030 · 3,033 companiesActivities of professional membership organizationsSIC 94120 · 2,802 companiesActivities of business and employers membership organizationsSIC 94110 · 2,457 companiesRepair of computers and peripheral equipmentSIC 95110 · 1,683 companiesRepair of household appliances and home and garden equipmentSIC 95220 · 1,223 companiesRepair of furniture and home furnishingsSIC 95240 · 979 companiesRepair of personal and household goods n.e.c.SIC 95290 · 692 companiesRepair of consumer electronicsSIC 95210 · 563 companiesRepair of watches, clocks and jewellerySIC 95250 · 419 companiesRepair of communication equipmentSIC 95120 · 414 companiesActivities of political organizationsSIC 94920 · 326 companiesRepair of footwear and leather goodsSIC 95230 · 254 companiesActivities of trade unionsSIC 94200 · 139 companies
Section U — Activities of extraterritorial organisations
Section Q — Human health and social work activities
Other human health activitiesSIC 86900 · 76,202 companiesSpecialists medical practice activitiesSIC 86220 · 28,341 companiesGeneral medical practice activitiesSIC 86210 · 22,709 companiesDental practice activitiesSIC 86230 · 18,862 companiesOther social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.SIC 88990 · 13,204 companiesHospital activitiesSIC 86101 · 9,850 companiesOther residential care activities n.e.c.SIC 87900 · 8,586 companiesChild day-care activitiesSIC 88910 · 7,965 companiesResidential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuseSIC 87200 · 7,358 companiesResidential care activities for the elderly and disabledSIC 87300 · 6,667 companiesSocial work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabledSIC 88100 · 6,144 companiesResidential nursing care facilitiesSIC 87100 · 5,615 companiesMedical nursing home activitiesSIC 86102 · 4,021 companiesUndifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own useSIC 9600 · 1 companies
Section I — Accommodation and food service activities
Take-away food shops and mobile food standsSIC 56103 · 60,014 companiesLicensed restaurantsSIC 56101 · 43,029 companiesUnlicensed restaurants and cafesSIC 56102 · 37,687 companiesPublic houses and barsSIC 56302 · 27,496 companiesEvent catering activitiesSIC 56210 · 18,679 companiesHotels and similar accommodationSIC 55100 · 17,691 companiesOther food servicesSIC 56290 · 16,882 companiesOther holiday and other collective accommodationSIC 55209 · 13,141 companiesOther accommodationSIC 55900 · 11,384 companiesRecreational vehicle parks, trailer parks and camping groundsSIC 55300 · 2,761 companiesLicensed clubsSIC 56301 · 1,943 companiesHoliday centres and villagesSIC 55201 · 985 companiesYouth hostelsSIC 55202 · 284 companiesFreight transport by roadSIC 6024 · 20 companiesStorage and warehousingSIC 6312 · 6 companiesTransport via railwaysSIC 6010 · 4 companiesSea and coastal water transportSIC 6110 · 4 companiesTelecommunicationsSIC 6420 · 3 companiesOther supporting land transport activitiesSIC 6321 · 2 companiesTaxi operationSIC 6022 · 2 companiesActivities of travel agencies and tour operators; tourist assistance activities not elsewhere classifiedSIC 6330 · 2 companiesCargo handlingSIC 6311 · 1 companiesOther scheduled passenger land transportSIC 6021 · 1 companiesOther passenger land transportSIC 6023 · 1 companiesInland water transportSIC 6120 · 1 companies
Section H — Transportation and storage
Freight transport by roadSIC 49410 · 56,610 companiesTaxi operationSIC 49320 · 18,104 companiesOther transportation support activitiesSIC 52290 · 13,730 companiesOther passenger land transportSIC 49390 · 7,447 companiesUnlicensed carrierSIC 53202 · 6,545 companiesOperation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activitiesSIC 52103 · 5,532 companiesRemoval servicesSIC 49420 · 4,736 companiesLicensed carriersSIC 53201 · 2,546 companiesOther service activities incidental to land transportation, n.e.c.SIC 52219 · 2,451 companiesSea and coastal freight water transportSIC 50200 · 2,145 companiesNon-scheduled passenger air transportSIC 51102 · 1,434 companiesPostal activities under universal service obligationSIC 53100 · 1,325 companiesService activities incidental to air transportationSIC 52230 · 1,177 companiesOther urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)SIC 49319 · 1,068 companiesCargo handling for land transport activitiesSIC 52243 · 1,046 companiesSea and coastal passenger water transportSIC 50100 · 963 companiesService activities incidental to water transportationSIC 52220 · 889 companiesFreight air transportSIC 51210 · 860 companiesPassenger rail transport, interurbanSIC 49100 · 712 companiesScheduled passenger air transportSIC 51101 · 587 companiesCargo handling for water transport activitiesSIC 52241 · 531 companiesCargo handling for air transport activitiesSIC 52242 · 469 companiesFreight rail transportSIC 49200 · 450 companiesOperation of warehousing and storage facilities for water transport activitiesSIC 52101 · 387 companiesInland passenger water transportSIC 50300 · 339 companiesOperation of bus and coach passenger facilities at bus and coach stationsSIC 52213 · 325 companiesOperation of warehousing and storage facilities for air transport activitiesSIC 52102 · 210 companiesUrban and suburban passenger railway transportation by underground, metro and similar systemsSIC 49311 · 114 companiesSpace transportSIC 51220 · 80 companiesOperation of rail freight terminalsSIC 52211 · 75 companiesInland freight water transportSIC 50400 · 70 companiesTransport via pipelineSIC 49500 · 53 companiesOperation of rail passenger facilities at railway stationsSIC 52212 · 51 companies
Section P — Education
Other education n.e.c.SIC 85590 · 38,015 companiesEducational support servicesSIC 85600 · 20,152 companiesSports and recreation educationSIC 85510 · 13,364 companiesPre-primary educationSIC 85100 · 8,381 companiesCultural educationSIC 85520 · 7,059 companiesPrimary educationSIC 85200 · 5,123 companiesDriving school activitiesSIC 85530 · 3,614 companiesTechnical and vocational secondary educationSIC 85320 · 3,530 companiesGeneral secondary educationSIC 85310 · 2,997 companiesFirst-degree level higher educationSIC 85421 · 1,327 companiesPost-secondary non-tertiary educationSIC 85410 · 1,162 companiesPost-graduate level higher educationSIC 85422 · 989 companiesPrivate households with employed personsSIC 9500 · 3 companies
Section R — Arts, entertainment and recreation
Artistic creationSIC 90030 · 21,537 companiesOther sports activitiesSIC 93199 · 20,615 companiesPerforming artsSIC 90010 · 17,760 companiesOther amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.SIC 93290 · 15,567 companiesFitness facilitiesSIC 93130 · 13,248 companiesSupport activities to performing artsSIC 90020 · 10,078 companiesActivities of sport clubsSIC 93120 · 8,686 companiesOperation of sports facilitiesSIC 93110 · 7,375 companiesOperation of arts facilitiesSIC 90040 · 2,674 companiesGambling and betting activitiesSIC 92000 · 1,255 companiesMuseums activitiesSIC 91020 · 875 companiesOperation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractionsSIC 91030 · 753 companiesActivities of amusement parks and theme parksSIC 93210 · 659 companiesBotanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activitiesSIC 91040 · 527 companiesActivities of racehorse ownersSIC 93191 · 475 companiesArchives activitiesSIC 91012 · 325 companiesLibrary activitiesSIC 91011 · 241 companies
Section C — Manufacturing
Other manufacturing n.e.c.SIC 32990 · 16,587 companiesPrinting n.e.c.SIC 18129 · 8,265 companiesManufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinerySIC 16230 · 7,933 companiesManufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.SIC 25990 · 7,462 companiesRepair of other equipmentSIC 33190 · 5,989 companiesManufacture of other food products n.e.c.SIC 10890 · 5,492 companiesManufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakesSIC 10710 · 5,182 companiesRepair of machinerySIC 33120 · 5,149 companiesManufacture of other furnitureSIC 31090 · 5,083 companiesRepair of electrical equipmentSIC 33140 · 4,942 companiesManufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories n.e.c.SIC 14190 · 4,863 companiesManufacture of metal structures and parts of structuresSIC 25110 · 4,729 companiesManufacture of other plastic productsSIC 22290 · 3,704 companiesInstallation of industrial machinery and equipmentSIC 33200 · 3,660 companiesManufacture of jewellery and related articlesSIC 32120 · 3,548 companiesRepair and maintenance of other transport equipment n.e.c.SIC 33170 · 3,442 companiesManufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.SIC 28990 · 2,792 companiesManufacture of medical and dental instruments and suppliesSIC 32500 · 2,771 companiesMachiningSIC 25620 · 2,605 companiesManufacture of perfumes and toilet preparationsSIC 20420 · 2,406 companiesManufacture of other electrical equipmentSIC 27900 · 2,369 companiesManufacture of kitchen furnitureSIC 31020 · 2,307 companiesRepair and maintenance of aircraft and spacecraftSIC 33160 · 2,298 companiesManufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehiclesSIC 29320 · 2,138 companiesDistilling, rectifying and blending of spiritsSIC 11010 · 1,946 companiesRepair and maintenance of ships and boatsSIC 33150 · 1,943 companiesManufacture of sports goodsSIC 32300 · 1,933 companiesManufacture of beerSIC 11050 · 1,845 companiesManufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materialsSIC 16290 · 1,714 companiesManufacture of other games and toys, n.e.c.SIC 32409 · 1,662 companiesProduction of coffee and coffee substitutesSIC 10832 · 1,618 companiesManufacture of electronic componentsSIC 26110 · 1,570 companiesManufacture of soft furnishingsSIC 13921 · 1,495 companiesManufacture of doors and windows of metalSIC 25120 · 1,480 companiesManufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled watersSIC 11070 · 1,437 companiesManufacture of other textiles n.e.c.SIC 13990 · 1,419 companiesManufacture of consumer electronicsSIC 26400 · 1,410 companiesPre-press and pre-media servicesSIC 18130 · 1,335 companiesManufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process controlSIC 26511 · 1,322 companiesCutting, shaping and finishing of stoneSIC 23700 · 1,203 companiesManufacture of other women's outerwearSIC 14132 · 1,185 companiesManufacture of other men's outerwearSIC 14131 · 1,184 companiesRepair of fabricated metal productsSIC 33110 · 1,179 companiesManufacture of office and shop furnitureSIC 31010 · 1,110 companiesFinishing of textilesSIC 13300 · 1,099 companiesManufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.SIC 20590 · 1,099 companiesTreatment and coating of metalsSIC 25610 · 1,087 companiesManufacture of basic pharmaceutical productsSIC 21100 · 1,080 companiesManufacture of motor vehiclesSIC 29100 · 1,080 companiesReproduction of sound recordingSIC 18201 · 1,031 companiesManufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c.SIC 28290 · 1,013 companiesManufacture of computers and peripheral equipmentSIC 26200 · 1,011 companiesManufacture of electric lighting equipmentSIC 27400 · 995 companiesManufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harnessSIC 15120 · 977 companiesManufacture of prepared meals and dishesSIC 10850 · 958 companiesManufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinerySIC 30300 · 895 companiesManufacture of soap and detergentsSIC 20411 · 885 companiesManufacture of electronic industrial process control equipmentSIC 26512 · 869 companiesManufacture of paper stationerySIC 17230 · 854 companiesManufacture of toolsSIC 25730 · 842 companiesManufacture of condiments and seasoningsSIC 10840 · 839 companiesRepair of electronic and optical equipmentSIC 33130 · 811 companiesProduction of meat and poultry meat productsSIC 10130 · 808 companiesManufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans)SIC 29201 · 795 companiesManufacture of lifting and handling equipmentSIC 28220 · 774 companiesManufacture of other transport equipment n.e.c.SIC 30990 · 753 companiesManufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionerySIC 10821 · 730 companiesManufacture of ice creamSIC 10520 · 726 companiesManufacture of prepared pet foodsSIC 10920 · 715 companiesManufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloysSIC 24100 · 710 companiesManufacture of other rubber productsSIC 22190 · 708 companiesOther processing and preserving of fruit and vegetablesSIC 10390 · 703 companiesProcessing and preserving of meatSIC 10110 · 686 companiesmanufacture of household textilesSIC 13923 · 666 companiesBuilding of pleasure and sporting boatsSIC 30120 · 665 companiesSawmilling and planing of woodSIC 16100 · 653 companiesManufacture of printed labelsSIC 18121 · 646 companiesManufacture of concrete products for construction purposesSIC 23610 · 642 companiesManufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steelSIC 24200 · 629 companiesReproduction of computer mediaSIC 18203 · 624 companiesManufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatusSIC 27120 · 622 companiesManufacture of workwearSIC 14120 · 597 companiesManufacture of fruit and vegetable juiceSIC 10320 · 570 companiesManufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealantsSIC 20301 · 570 companiesManufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articlesSIC 23410 · 569 companiesManufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakesSIC 10720 · 531 companiesManufacture of electric motors, generators and transformersSIC 27110 · 530 companiesManufacture of household and sanitary goods and of toilet requisitesSIC 17220 · 528 companiesManufacture of pharmaceutical preparationsSIC 21200 · 526 companiesManufacture of leather clothesSIC 14110 · 523 companiesManufacture of homogenized food preparations and dietetic foodSIC 10860 · 514 companiesManufacture of non-domestic cooling and ventilation equipmentSIC 28250 · 493 companiesManufacture of plastic packing goodsSIC 22220 · 490 companiesManufacture of other machine toolsSIC 28490 · 489 companiesManufacture of other paper and paperboard containersSIC 17219 · 484 companiesManufacture of musical instrumentsSIC 32200 · 470 companiesManufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard n.e.c.SIC 17290 · 442 companiesManufacture of loaded electronic boardsSIC 26120 · 423 companiesBuilding of ships and floating structuresSIC 30110 · 406 companiesManufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles and their enginesSIC 29310 · 405 companiesManufacture of mattressesSIC 31030 · 400 companiesTea processingSIC 10831 · 395 companiesReproduction of video recordingSIC 18202 · 390 companiesManufacture of footwearSIC 15200 · 385 companiesManufacture of electric domestic appliancesSIC 27510 · 382 companiesManufacture of communication equipment other than telegraph, and telephone apparatus and equipmentSIC 26309 · 377 companiesManufacture of pumpsSIC 28131 · 373 companiesForging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgySIC 25500 · 371 companiesManufacture of other electronic and electric wires and cablesSIC 27320 · 368 companiesManufacture of wooden containersSIC 16240 · 368 companiesManufacture of other technical and industrial textilesSIC 13960 · 366 companiesProcessing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscsSIC 10200 · 366 companiesWeaving of textilesSIC 13200 · 365 companiesManufacture of cleaning and polishing preparationsSIC 20412 · 363 companiesManufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery other than tractorsSIC 28302 · 362 companiesManufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle enginesSIC 28110 · 358 companiesManufacture of sugar confectionerySIC 10822 · 357 companiesManufacture of wine from grapeSIC 11020 · 347 companiesManufacture of plastics in primary formsSIC 20160 · 345 companiesManufacture of builders ware of plasticSIC 22230 · 344 companiesManufacture of knitted and crocheted fabricsSIC 13910 · 340 companiesManufacture of cider and other fruit winesSIC 11030 · 335 companiesManufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compoundsSIC 20150 · 331 companiesShaping and processing of flat glassSIC 23120 · 329 companiesManufacture of professional and arcade games and toysSIC 32401 · 322 companiesManufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processingSIC 28930 · 322 companiesManufacture of ready-mixed concreteSIC 23630 · 320 companiesManufacture of locks and hingesSIC 25720 · 318 companiesManufacture of other organic basic chemicalsSIC 20140 · 316 companiesManufacture of prepared feeds for farm animalsSIC 10910 · 304 companiesManufacture of plastic plates, sheets, tubes and profilesSIC 22210 · 303 companiesManufacture of bicycles and invalid carriagesSIC 30920 · 299 companiesManufacture of optical precision instrumentsSIC 26701 · 295 companiesManufacture of imitation jewellery and related articlesSIC 32130 · 291 companiesManufacture of other inorganic basic chemicalsSIC 20130 · 290 companiesManufacture and processing of other glass, including technical glasswareSIC 23190 · 288 companiesManufacture of other non-metallic mineral products n.e.c.SIC 23990 · 286 companiesManufacture of batteries and accumulatorsSIC 27200 · 284 companiesManufacture of rubber tyres and tubes; retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyresSIC 22110 · 281 companiesManufacture of wire products, chain and springsSIC 25930 · 278 companiesPreparation and spinning of textile fibresSIC 13100 · 275 companiesManufacture of breakfast cereals and cereals-based foodSIC 10612 · 274 companiesManufacture of fasteners and screw machine productsSIC 25940 · 272 companiesPrecious metals productionSIC 24410 · 269 companiesManufacture of caravansSIC 29203 · 258 companiesBinding and related servicesSIC 18140 · 255 companiesManufacture of oils and fatsSIC 10410 · 249 companiesManufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panelsSIC 16210 · 247 companiesManufacture of bricks, tiles and construction products, in baked claySIC 23320 · 246 companiesManufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elementsSIC 28150 · 243 companiesManufacture of taps and valvesSIC 28140 · 243 companiesManufacture of trailers and semi-trailersSIC 29202 · 241 companiesManufacture of watches and clocksSIC 26520 · 241 companiesButter and cheese productionSIC 10512 · 238 companiesManufacture of women's underwearSIC 14142 · 236 companiesManufacture of paper and paperboardSIC 17120 · 232 companiesOther non-ferrous metal productionSIC 24450 · 212 companiesManufacture of essential oilsSIC 20530 · 210 companiesManufacture of other non-distilled fermented beveragesSIC 11040 · 208 companiesManufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipmentSIC 26600 · 207 companiesManufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stockSIC 30200 · 207 companiesManufacture of central heating radiators and boilersSIC 25210 · 204 companiesManufacture of fluid power equipmentSIC 28120 · 197 companiesManufacture of other tanks, reservoirs and containers of metalSIC 25290 · 196 companiesManufacture of other milk productsSIC 10519 · 191 companiesAluminium productionSIC 24420 · 184 companiesManufacture of other articles of concrete, plaster and cementSIC 23690 · 183 companiesLiquid milk and cream productionSIC 10511 · 180 companiesManufacture of other knitted and crocheted apparelSIC 14390 · 176 companiesManufacture of flat glassSIC 23110 · 174 companiesManufacture of industrial gasesSIC 20110 · 173 companiesmanufacture of canvas goods, sacks, etc.SIC 13922 · 170 companiesManufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical productsSIC 20200 · 164 companiesManufacture of plaster products for construction purposesSIC 23620 · 162 companiesManufacture of telegraph and telephone apparatus and equipmentSIC 26301 · 157 companiesProcessing and preserving of poultry meatSIC 10120 · 152 companiesManufacture of photographic and cinematographic equipmentSIC 26702 · 149 companiesManufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard, sacks and bagsSIC 17211 · 148 companiesManufacture of non-wovens and articles made from non-wovens, except apparelSIC 13950 · 146 companiesGrain millingSIC 10611 · 139 companiesManufacture of other ceramic products n.e.c.SIC 23490 · 137 companiesManufacture of metal forming machinerySIC 28410 · 136 companiesManufacture of woven or tufted carpets and rugsSIC 13931 · 136 companiesManufacture of dyes and pigmentsSIC 20120 · 133 companiesOther treatment of petroleum products (excluding petrochemicals manufacture)SIC 19209 · 133 companiesManufacture of plastics and rubber machinerySIC 28960 · 131 companiesManufacture of ovens, furnaces and furnace burnersSIC 28210 · 129 companiesMineral oil refiningSIC 19201 · 128 companiesPrinting of newspapersSIC 18110 · 128 companiesManufacture of motorcyclesSIC 30910 · 124 companiesCold forming or foldingSIC 24330 · 124 companiesCasting of steelSIC 24520 · 118 companiesCasting of other non-ferrous metalsSIC 24540 · 116 companiesCasting of light metalsSIC 24530 · 116 companiesTanning and dressing of leather; dressing and dyeing of furSIC 15110 · 115 companiesManufacture of tobacco productsSIC 12000 · 113 companiesManufacture of other carpets and rugsSIC 13939 · 113 companiesManufacture of glass fibresSIC 23140 · 109 companiesManufacture of other technical ceramic productsSIC 23440 · 108 companiesCasting of ironSIC 24510 · 105 companiesManufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather productionSIC 28940 · 103 companiesManufacture of men's underwearSIC 14141 · 101 companiesManufacture of cutlerySIC 25710 · 95 companiesManufacture of machinery for miningSIC 28921 · 92 companiesManufacture of weapons and ammunitionSIC 25400 · 91 companiesManufacture of knitted and crocheted hosierySIC 14310 · 88 companiesManufacture of cordage, rope, twine and nettingSIC 13940 · 87 companiesManufacture of light metal packagingSIC 25920 · 86 companiesManufacture of refractory productsSIC 23200 · 86 companiesManufacture of assembled parquet floorsSIC 16220 · 84 companiesManufacture of gluesSIC 20520 · 80 companiesManufacture of wallpaperSIC 17240 · 79 companiesManufacture of printing inkSIC 20302 · 77 companiesManufacture of wiring devicesSIC 27330 · 75 companiesManufacture of ceramic tiles and flagsSIC 23310 · 72 companiesProcessing and preserving of potatoesSIC 10310 · 72 companiesManufacture of non-electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process controlSIC 26513 · 71 companiesManufacture of equipment for concrete crushing and screening and roadworksSIC 28923 · 69 companiesManufacture of non-electric domestic appliancesSIC 27520 · 62 companiesManufacture of macaroni, noodles, couscous and similar farinaceous productsSIC 10730 · 62 companiesManufacture of cementSIC 23510 · 61 companiesManufacture of fibre optic cablesSIC 27310 · 60 companiesManufacture of machinery for paper and paperboard productionSIC 28950 · 59 companiesManufacture of office machinery and equipment (except computers and peripheral equipment)SIC 28230 · 57 companiesManufacture of non-electronic industrial process control equipmentSIC 26514 · 57 companiesProduction of abrasive productsSIC 23910 · 54 companiesManufacture of ceramic insulators and insulating fittingsSIC 23430 · 51 companiesManufacture of man-made fibresSIC 20600 · 50 companiesManufacture of earthmoving equipmentSIC 28922 · 50 companiesManufacture of compressorsSIC 28132 · 49 companiesManufacture of steel drums and similar containersSIC 25910 · 48 companiesManufacture of brooms and brushesSIC 32910 · 46 companiesManufacture of power-driven hand toolsSIC 28240 · 46 companiesCopper productionSIC 24440 · 39 companiesManufacture of ceramic sanitary fixturesSIC 23420 · 34 companiesCold drawing of wireSIC 24340 · 32 companiesManufacture of hollow glassSIC 23130 · 31 companiesManufacture of agricultural tractorsSIC 28301 · 31 companiesManufacture of pulpSIC 17110 · 29 companiesManufacture of starches and starch productsSIC 10620 · 28 companiesManufacture of synthetic rubber in primary formsSIC 20170 · 28 companiesManufacture of steam generators, except central heating hot water boilersSIC 25300 · 27 companiesManufacture of sugarSIC 10810 · 25 companiesManufacture of maltSIC 11060 · 25 companiesManufacture of machinery for metallurgySIC 28910 · 25 companiesManufacture of magnetic and optical mediaSIC 26800 · 23 companiesStriking of coinsSIC 32110 · 23 companiesLead, zinc and tin productionSIC 24430 · 22 companiesManufacture of fibre cementSIC 23650 · 21 companiesManufacture of explosivesSIC 20510 · 20 companiesManufacture of lime and plasterSIC 23520 · 19 companiesCold rolling of narrow stripSIC 24320 · 18 companiesCold drawing of barsSIC 24310 · 16 companiesManufacture of articles of furSIC 14200 · 14 companiesManufacture of margarine and similar edible fatsSIC 10420 · 14 companiesManufacture of coke oven productsSIC 19100 · 13 companiesManufacture of military fighting vehiclesSIC 30400 · 12 companiesManufacture of mortarsSIC 23640 · 12 companiesProcessing of nuclear fuelSIC 24460 · 9 companiesMining and agglomeration of hard coalSIC 1010 · 4 companiesQuarrying of stone for constructionSIC 1411 · 2 companiesOperation of gravel and sand pitsSIC 1421 · 1 companiesService activities incidental to oil and gas extraction excluding surveyingSIC 1120 · 1 companies
Section D — Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
Production of electricitySIC 35110 · 10,598 companiesTrade of electricitySIC 35140 · 2,152 companiesSteam and air conditioning supplySIC 35300 · 1,602 companiesDistribution of electricitySIC 35130 · 899 companiesTransmission of electricitySIC 35120 · 436 companiesManufacture of gasSIC 35210 · 331 companiesTrade of gas through mainsSIC 35230 · 309 companiesDistribution of gaseous fuels through mainsSIC 35220 · 302 companiesGeneral mechanical engineeringSIC 2852 · 71 companiesManufacture of other fabricated metal products not elsewhere classifiedSIC 2875 · 67 companiesOther manufacturing not elsewhere classifiedSIC 3663 · 39 companiesPrinting not elsewhere classifiedSIC 2222 · 38 companiesManufacture of metal structures and parts of structuresSIC 2811 · 35 companiesManufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys (ECSC)SIC 2710 · 20 companiesManufacture of other plastic productsSIC 2524 · 19 companiesManufacture of other general purpose machinery not elsewhere classifiedSIC 2924 · 13 companiesManufacture of other furnitureSIC 3614 · 13 companiesManufacture of lifting and handling equipmentSIC 2922 · 12 companiesManufacture of toolsSIC 2862 · 12 companiesManufacture of other office and shop furnitureSIC 3612 · 12 companiesBuilding and repairing of shipsSIC 3511 · 11 companiesCasting of ironSIC 2751 · 10 companiesManufacture of chairs and seatsSIC 3611 · 10 companiesManufacture of other electrical equipment not elsewhere classifiedSIC 3162 · 10 companiesManufacture of fasteners, screw machine products, chain and springsSIC 2874 · 9 companiesManufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakesSIC 1581 · 8 companiesPreparation and spinning of other textile fibresSIC 1717 · 8 companiesManufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailersSIC 3420 · 8 companiesManufacture of other products of woodSIC 2051 · 8 companiesManufacture of plastics in primary formsSIC 2416 · 7 companiesManufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and of containers of paper and paperboardSIC 2121 · 7 companiesFinishing of textilesSIC 1730 · 6 companiesPreparation and spinning of woollen-type fibresSIC 1712 · 6 companiesManufacture of other ceramic productsSIC 2625 · 6 companiesManufacture of electric motors, generators and transformersSIC 3110 · 6 companiesManufacture of motor vehiclesSIC 3410 · 5 companiesManufacture of knitted and crocheted hosierySIC 1771 · 5 companiesManufacture of other outerwearSIC 1822 · 5 companiesManufacture of carpets and rugsSIC 1751 · 5 companiesManufacture of builders carpentry and joinerySIC 2030 · 5 companiesManufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles and their enginesSIC 3430 · 5 companiesSawmilling and planing of wood; impregnation of woodSIC 2010 · 5 companiesManufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather productionSIC 2954 · 4 companiesCopper productionSIC 2744 · 4 companiesManufacture of other rubber productsSIC 2513 · 4 companiesPreparation and spinning of cotton-type fibresSIC 1711 · 4 companiesManufacture of cutlerySIC 2861 · 4 companiesManufacture of insulated wire and cableSIC 3130 · 4 companiesProduction of meat and poultry meat productsSIC 1513 · 4 companiesProcessing and preserving of fruit and vegetables not elsewhere classifiedSIC 1533 · 4 companiesManufacture of machine toolsSIC 2940 · 4 companiesManufacture of wire productsSIC 2873 · 4 companiesOther non-ferrous metal productionSIC 2745 · 3 companiesManufacture of aircraft and spacecraftSIC 3530 · 3 companiesManufacture of computers and other information processing equipmentSIC 3002 · 3 companiesManufacture of cocoa; chocolate and sugar confectionerySIC 1584 · 3 companiesCotton-type weavingSIC 1721 · 3 companiesManufacture of electric domestic appliancesSIC 2971 · 3 companiesManufacture of light metal packagingSIC 2872 · 3 companiesManufacture of flat glassSIC 2611 · 3 companiesManufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard not elsewhere classifiedSIC 2125 · 3 companiesCutting, shaping and finishing of ornamental and building stoneSIC 2670 · 3 companiesManufacture of paper stationerySIC 2123 · 3 companiesManufacture of electronic valves and tubes and other electronic componentsSIC 3210 · 3 companiesOperation of dairies and cheese makingSIC 1551 · 2 companiesManufacture of other textiles not elsewhere classifiedSIC 1754 · 2 companiesProcessing and preserving of fish and fish productsSIC 1520 · 2 companiesTanning and dressing of leatherSIC 1910 · 2 companiesManufacture of wooden containersSIC 2040 · 2 companiesManufacture of other machine tools not elsewhere classifiedSIC 2943 · 2 companiesRecycling of non-metal waste and scrapSIC 3720 · 2 companiesManufacture of non-domestic cooling and ventilation equipmentSIC 2923 · 2 companiesManufacture of refined petroleum productsSIC 2320 · 2 companiesManufacture of railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stockSIC 3520 · 2 companiesCasting of steelSIC 2752 · 2 companiesManufacture of other inorganic basic chemicalsSIC 2413 · 2 companiesManufacture of other kitchen furnitureSIC 3613 · 2 companiesBookbinding and finishingSIC 2223 · 2 companiesProduction of abrasive productsSIC 2681 · 2 companiesManufacture of steel tubesSIC 2722 · 2 companiesAluminium productionSIC 2742 · 2 companiesManufacture of bricks, tiles and construction products, in baked claySIC 2640 · 2 companiesManufacture of concrete products for construction purposesSIC 2661 · 2 companiesManufacture of paper and paperboardSIC 2112 · 2 companiesManufacture of television and radio receivers, sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus and associated goodsSIC 3230 · 2 companiesManufacture of footwearSIC 1930 · 2 companiesTreatment and coating of metalsSIC 2851 · 2 companiesManufacture of basic pharmaceutical productsSIC 2441 · 2 companiesPublishing of journals and periodicalsSIC 2213 · 1 companiesOther publishingSIC 2215 · 1 companiesManufacture of motorcyclesSIC 3541 · 1 companiesManufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compoundsSIC 2415 · 1 companiesManufacture of made-up textile articles, except apparelSIC 1740 · 1 companiesWorsted-type weavingSIC 1723 · 1 companiesManufacture of instruments and appliances for measuring, checking, testing, navigating and other purposes except industrial process control equipmentSIC 3320 · 1 companiesManufacture of medical and surgical equipment and orthopaedic appliancesSIC 3310 · 1 companiesPreparation and spinning of worsted-type fibresSIC 1713 · 1 companiesManufacture of lighting equipment and electric lampsSIC 3150 · 1 companiesManufacture of other food products not elsewhere classifiedSIC 1589 · 1 companiesManufacture of prepared feeds for farm animalsSIC 1571 · 1 companiesManufacture of machinery for mining, quarrying and constructionSIC 2952 · 1 companiesProduction and preserving of meatSIC 1511 · 1 companiesManufacture of other metalworking machine toolsSIC 2942 · 1 companiesManufacture of agricultural tractorsSIC 2931 · 1 companiesManufacture of pumps and compressorsSIC 2912 · 1 companiesManufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle enginesSIC 2911 · 1 companiesManufacture of plastic plates, sheets, tubes and profilesSIC 2521 · 1 companiesForging, pressing, stamping and roll forming of metal; powder metallurgySIC 2840 · 1 companiesManufacture of builders ware of plasticSIC 2523 · 1 companiesManufacture of tanks, reservoirs and containers of metalSIC 2821 · 1 companiesManufacture of builders carpentry and joinery of metalSIC 2812 · 1 companiesShaping and processing of flat glassSIC 2612 · 1 companiesManufacture of cementSIC 2651 · 1 companiesManufacture of other chemical products not elsewhere classifiedSIC 2466 · 1 companiesCold forming or foldingSIC 2733 · 1 companiesManufacture of refractory ceramic productsSIC 2626 · 1 companiesManufacture of hollow glassSIC 2613 · 1 companiesManufacture of perfumes and toilet preparationsSIC 2452 · 1 companiesManufacture and processing of other glass including technical glasswareSIC 2615 · 1 companiesManufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articlesSIC 2621 · 1 companies
Section A — Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Mixed farmingSIC 01500 · 8,644 companiesGrowing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seedsSIC 01110 · 4,060 companiesSupport activities for crop productionSIC 01610 · 2,762 companiesSilviculture and other forestry activitiesSIC 02100 · 2,480 companiesRaising of horses and other equinesSIC 01430 · 2,372 companiesMarine fishingSIC 03110 · 2,230 companiesSupport activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) n.e.c.SIC 01629 · 2,067 companiesSupport services to forestrySIC 02400 · 2,064 companiesRaising of dairy cattleSIC 01410 · 1,615 companiesRaising of other animalsSIC 01490 · 1,593 companiesGrowing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubersSIC 01130 · 1,510 companiesFarm animal boarding and careSIC 01621 · 1,296 companiesRaising of poultrySIC 01470 · 1,271 companiesRaising of other cattle and buffaloesSIC 01420 · 822 companiesFreshwater fishingSIC 03120 · 780 companiesPlant propagationSIC 01300 · 703 companiesRaising of sheep and goatsSIC 01450 · 700 companiesHunting, trapping and related service activitiesSIC 01700 · 644 companiesLoggingSIC 02200 · 624 companiesMarine aquacultureSIC 03210 · 492 companiesGrowing of other perennial cropsSIC 01290 · 440 companiesGrowing of other tree and bush fruits and nutsSIC 01250 · 434 companiesGrowing of other non-perennial cropsSIC 01190 · 382 companiesRaising of swine/pigsSIC 01460 · 349 companiesPost-harvest crop activitiesSIC 01630 · 341 companiesGrowing of grapesSIC 01210 · 256 companiesFreshwater aquacultureSIC 03220 · 254 companiesGrowing of pome fruits and stone fruitsSIC 01240 · 160 companiesGrowing of spices, aromatic, drug and pharmaceutical cropsSIC 01280 · 154 companiesSeed processing for propagationSIC 01640 · 77 companiesRaising of camels and camelidsSIC 01440 · 66 companiesGrowing of fibre cropsSIC 01160 · 64 companiesGathering of wild growing non-wood productsSIC 02300 · 51 companiesGrowing of riceSIC 01120 · 46 companiesGrowing of beverage cropsSIC 01270 · 45 companiesGrowing of tropical and subtropical fruitsSIC 01220 · 30 companiesGrowing of sugar caneSIC 01140 · 9 companiesGrowing of oleaginous fruitsSIC 01260 · 8 companiesGrowing of tobaccoSIC 01150 · 7 companiesAgricultural service activitiesSIC 0141 · 4 companiesGrowing of citrus fruitsSIC 01230 · 4 companiesFarming of swineSIC 0123 · 2 companiesGrowing of crops combined with farming of animals (mixed farming)SIC 0130 · 1 companiesAnimal husbandry service activities, except veterinary activitiesSIC 0142 · 1 companiesGrowing of cereals and other crops not elsewhere classifiedSIC 0111 · 1 companies
Section E — Water supply; sewerage, waste management
Collection of non-hazardous wasteSIC 38110 · 6,427 companiesRemediation activities and other waste management servicesSIC 39000 · 2,765 companiesRecovery of sorted materialsSIC 38320 · 1,891 companiesWater collection, treatment and supplySIC 36000 · 1,500 companiesTreatment and disposal of non-hazardous wasteSIC 38210 · 1,490 companiesSewerageSIC 37000 · 1,345 companiesTreatment and disposal of hazardous wasteSIC 38220 · 311 companiesCollection of hazardous wasteSIC 38120 · 289 companiesDismantling of wrecksSIC 38310 · 170 companiesProduction and distribution of electricitySIC 4010 · 2 companiesManufacture of gas; distribution of gaseous fuels through mainsSIC 4020 · 1 companies
Section O — Public administration and defence
Regulation of health care, education, cultural and other social services, not incl. social securitySIC 84120 · 4,628 companiesFire service activitiesSIC 84250 · 1,754 companiesGeneral public administration activitiesSIC 84110 · 941 companiesPublic order and safety activitiesSIC 84240 · 745 companiesDefence activitiesSIC 84220 · 421 companiesRegulation of and contribution to more efficient operation of businessesSIC 84130 · 379 companiesJustice and judicial activitiesSIC 84230 · 192 companiesForeign affairsSIC 84210 · 78 companiesOther service activities not elsewhere classifiedSIC 9305 · 49 companiesCompulsory social security activitiesSIC 84300 · 24 companiesActivities of professional organisationsSIC 9112 · 5 companiesMotion picture projectionSIC 9213 · 5 companiesOther sporting activitiesSIC 9262 · 3 companiesMotion picture and video productionSIC 9211 · 3 companiesHairdressing and other beauty treatmentSIC 9302 · 2 companiesOperation of sports arenas and stadiumsSIC 9261 · 2 companiesActivities of religious organisationsSIC 9131 · 1 companiesActivities of other membership organisations not elsewhere classifiedSIC 9133 · 1 companiesArtistic and literary creation and interpretationSIC 9231 · 1 companiesWashing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur productsSIC 9301 · 1 companies
Section B — Mining and quarrying
Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extractionSIC 09100 · 2,928 companiesExtraction of crude petroleumSIC 06100 · 1,154 companiesSupport activities for other mining and quarryingSIC 09900 · 779 companiesOther mining and quarrying n.e.c.SIC 08990 · 759 companiesQuarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slateSIC 08110 · 442 companiesMining of chemical and fertilizer mineralsSIC 08910 · 390 companiesMining of other non-ferrous metal oresSIC 07290 · 356 companiesOperation of gravel and sand pits; mining of clays and kaolinSIC 08120 · 301 companiesExtraction of natural gasSIC 06200 · 232 companiesMining of iron oresSIC 07100 · 63 companiesOpen cast coal workingSIC 05102 · 50 companiesExtraction of saltSIC 08930 · 25 companiesDeep coal minesSIC 05101 · 21 companiesExtraction of peatSIC 08920 · 12 companiesMining of ligniteSIC 05200 · 11 companiesMining of uranium and thorium oresSIC 07210 · 10 companiesForestry and loggingSIC 0201 · 1 companies
Section X — Special codes
Frequently Asked Questions
What are SIC codes?
SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) codes are 5-digit numbers assigned by Companies House to classify business activities. Every UK company must declare at least one SIC code upon incorporation. UVAGATRON groups companies by SIC code to provide industry-level analytics.
How many UK industry sectors does UVAGATRON track?
UVAGATRON covers 991 industry sectors across 22 major SIC sections. Each sector page shows active company counts, formation trends, geographic concentration, and featured companies.
Which are the fastest growing UK industries?
Technology sectors like IT consultancy (SIC 62020) and software development (SIC 62012) have seen the strongest growth since 2020. Our data reports section includes a detailed fastest-growing industries analysis with decade-by-decade trends.
Can I find companies within a specific industry?
Yes. Click any industry sector to see a dedicated page with company statistics, top locations, decade trends, and links to individual company profiles — all sourced from official government data updated daily.