UK Industries
Explore 991 UK industry sectors classified by SIC code. These sectors cover 4,955,086 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
6.2M
Total Registrations
Largest Sectors
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estateSIC 68209 · 275,299 active · 214.7% since 2020Buying and selling of own real estateSIC 68100 · 248,915 active · 313.2% since 2020Management consultancy activities other than financial managementSIC 70229 · 206,015 active · 176.1% since 2020Other business support service activities n.e.c.SIC 82990 · 161,203 active · 75.7% since 2020Retail sale via mail order houses or via InternetSIC 47910 · 146,566 active · 773.2% since 2020
Section L — Real estate activities
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estateSIC 68209 · 275,299 companiesBuying and selling of own real estateSIC 68100 · 248,915 companiesManagement of real estate on a fee or contract basisSIC 68320 · 50,070 companiesReal estate agenciesSIC 68310 · 25,184 companiesRenting and operating of Housing Association real estateSIC 68201 · 7,396 companiesLetting and operating of conference and exhibition centresSIC 68202 · 638 companiesGeneral (overall) public service activitiesSIC 7511 · 1 companiesSupporting service activities for the government as a wholeSIC 7514 · 1 companies
Section M — Professional, scientific and technical activities
Management consultancy activities other than financial managementSIC 70229 · 206,015 companiesOther professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.SIC 74909 · 58,601 companiesAccounting and auditing activitiesSIC 69201 · 40,479 companiesNon-trading companySIC 74990 · 38,216 companiesAdvertising agenciesSIC 73110 · 30,005 companiesspecialised design activitiesSIC 74100 · 29,992 companiesOther engineering activitiesSIC 71129 · 26,331 companiesActivities of head officesSIC 70100 · 25,799 companiesEngineering related scientific and technical consulting activitiesSIC 71122 · 21,990 companiesArchitectural activitiesSIC 71111 · 17,168 companiesFinancial managementSIC 70221 · 15,156 companiesPublic relations and communications activitiesSIC 70210 · 12,364 companiesSolicitorsSIC 69102 · 11,506 companiesBookkeeping activitiesSIC 69202 · 11,316 companiesEngineering design activities for industrial process and productionSIC 71121 · 8,351 companiesActivities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities n.e.c.SIC 69109 · 8,279 companiesEnvironmental consulting activitiesSIC 74901 · 7,817 companiesMedia representation servicesSIC 73120 · 7,125 companiesQuantity surveying activitiesSIC 74902 · 6,399 companiesOther research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineeringSIC 72190 · 5,637 companiesVeterinary activitiesSIC 75000 · 5,166 companiesTechnical testing and analysisSIC 71200 · 4,417 companiesOther specialist photographySIC 74202 · 4,232 companiesResearch and experimental development on biotechnologySIC 72110 · 4,024 companiesPhotographic activities not elsewhere classifiedSIC 74209 · 3,463 companiesTax consultancySIC 69203 · 3,234 companiesUrban planning and landscape architectural activitiesSIC 71112 · 2,996 companiesMarket research and public opinion pollingSIC 73200 · 2,736 companiesPortrait photographic activitiesSIC 74201 · 2,351 companiesTranslation and interpretation activitiesSIC 74300 · 2,328 companiesResearch and experimental development on social sciences and humanitiesSIC 72200 · 2,138 companiesBarristers at lawSIC 69101 · 747 companiesFilm processingSIC 74203 · 617 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 · 161,203 companiesOther activities of employment placement agenciesSIC 78109 · 23,852 companiesGeneral cleaning of buildingsSIC 81210 · 17,398 companiesLandscape service activitiesSIC 81300 · 16,979 companiesTemporary employment agency activitiesSIC 78200 · 11,811 companiesTravel agency activitiesSIC 79110 · 11,670 companiesPrivate security activitiesSIC 80100 · 11,220 companiesOther cleaning servicesSIC 81299 · 9,647 companiesCombined office administrative service activitiesSIC 82110 · 8,544 companiesHuman resources provision and management of human resources functionsSIC 78300 · 8,265 companiesSpecialised cleaning servicesSIC 81222 · 7,350 companiesCombined facilities support activitiesSIC 81100 · 6,668 companiesSecurity systems service activitiesSIC 80200 · 6,280 companiesRenting and leasing of cars and light motor vehiclesSIC 77110 · 5,993 companiesRenting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.SIC 77390 · 5,110 companiesActivities of exhibition and fair organisersSIC 82301 · 4,329 companiesTour operator activitiesSIC 79120 · 4,306 companiesRenting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipmentSIC 77320 · 3,466 companiesWindow cleaning servicesSIC 81221 · 2,774 companiesActivities of conference organisersSIC 82302 · 2,660 companiesOther reservation service activities n.e.c.SIC 79909 · 2,409 companiesOther building and industrial cleaning activitiesSIC 81229 · 2,136 companiesLeasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright worksSIC 77400 · 1,616 companiesPackaging activitiesSIC 82920 · 1,472 companiesRenting and leasing of media entertainment equipmentSIC 77291 · 1,401 companiesRenting and leasing of recreational and sports goodsSIC 77210 · 1,237 companiesMotion picture, television and other theatrical casting activitiesSIC 78101 · 1,157 companiesDisinfecting and exterminating servicesSIC 81291 · 1,085 companiesActivities of tourist guidesSIC 79901 · 1,040 companiesInvestigation activitiesSIC 80300 · 975 companiesPhotocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activitiesSIC 82190 · 899 companiesActivities of call centresSIC 82200 · 853 companiesRenting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehiclesSIC 77120 · 794 companiesRenting and leasing of other personal and household goodsSIC 77299 · 610 companiesActivities of collection agenciesSIC 82911 · 525 companiesRenting and leasing of agricultural machinery and equipmentSIC 77310 · 399 companiesRenting and leasing of office machinery and equipment (including computers)SIC 77330 · 390 companiesFurnace and chimney cleaning servicesSIC 81223 · 350 companiesRenting and leasing of air passenger transport equipmentSIC 77351 · 298 companiesRenting and leasing of passenger water transport equipmentSIC 77341 · 238 companiesRenting and leasing of freight water transport equipmentSIC 77342 · 84 companiesActivities of credit bureausSIC 82912 · 36 companiesRenting and leasing of freight air transport equipmentSIC 77352 · 23 companiesRenting of video tapes and disksSIC 77220 · 9 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 · 146,566 companiesMaintenance and repair of motor vehiclesSIC 45200 · 47,796 companiesRetail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominatingSIC 47110 · 32,476 companiesSale of used cars and light motor vehiclesSIC 45112 · 32,380 companiesOther retail sale not in stores, stalls or marketsSIC 47990 · 29,837 companiesNon-specialised wholesale tradeSIC 46900 · 29,453 companiesOther retail sale in non-specialised storesSIC 47190 · 28,402 companiesRetail sale of clothing in specialised storesSIC 47710 · 20,695 companiesAgents involved in the sale of a variety of goodsSIC 46190 · 15,522 companiesWholesale of clothing and footwearSIC 46420 · 10,954 companiesOther retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)SIC 47789 · 9,910 companiesRetail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessoriesSIC 45320 · 7,720 companiesAgents specialized in the sale of other particular productsSIC 46180 · 7,689 companiesRetail sale of sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats and bicyclesSIC 47640 · 7,541 companiesDispensing chemist in specialised storesSIC 47730 · 7,529 companiesOther retail sale of food in specialised storesSIC 47290 · 7,500 companiesRetail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised storeSIC 47599 · 7,420 companiesAgents involved in the sale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goodsSIC 46160 · 6,864 companiesWholesale of perfume and cosmeticsSIC 46450 · 6,068 companiesRetail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised storesSIC 47760 · 5,783 companiesRetail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised storesSIC 47770 · 5,700 companiesRetail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised storesSIC 47750 · 5,327 companiesWholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beveragesSIC 46342 · 5,005 companiesWholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.SIC 46499 · 4,641 companiesRetail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised storesSIC 47240 · 4,535 companiesRetail sale via stalls and markets of other goodsSIC 47890 · 4,417 companiesWholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessoriesSIC 45310 · 4,341 companiesWholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and partsSIC 46520 · 4,329 companiesSale of new cars and light motor vehiclesSIC 45111 · 4,317 companiesRetail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised storesSIC 47530 · 4,286 companiesNon-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobaccoSIC 46390 · 4,087 companiesSale of other motor vehiclesSIC 45190 · 3,970 companiesWholesale of other machinery and equipmentSIC 46690 · 3,892 companiesRetail sale by opticiansSIC 47782 · 3,794 companiesWholesale of fruit and vegetablesSIC 46310 · 3,782 companiesWholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and softwareSIC 46510 · 3,751 companiesRetail sale of mobile telephonesSIC 47421 · 3,646 companiesAgents involved in the sale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongerySIC 46150 · 3,559 companiesWholesale of textilesSIC 46410 · 3,545 companiesRetail sale of games and toys in specialised storesSIC 47650 · 3,479 companiesRetail sale of meat and meat products in specialised storesSIC 47220 · 3,340 companiesRetail sale via stalls and markets of textiles, clothing and footwearSIC 47820 · 3,328 companiesAgents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraftSIC 46140 · 3,313 companiesRetail sale of beverages in specialised storesSIC 47250 · 3,251 companiesAgents involved in the sale of timber and building materialsSIC 46130 · 3,223 companiesAgents involved in the sale of food, beverages and tobaccoSIC 46170 · 3,178 companiesRetail sale of textiles in specialised storesSIC 47510 · 2,971 companiesWholesale of pharmaceutical goodsSIC 46460 · 2,956 companiesRetail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialised storesSIC 47410 · 2,888 companiesWholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and suppliesSIC 46740 · 2,667 companiesWholesale of other intermediate productsSIC 46760 · 2,639 companiesWholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spicesSIC 46370 · 2,616 companiesWholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipmentSIC 46730 · 2,558 companiesWholesale of meat and meat productsSIC 46320 · 2,558 companiesWholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscsSIC 46380 · 2,545 companiesRetail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised storesSIC 47210 · 2,543 companiesSale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessoriesSIC 45400 · 2,542 companiesRetail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised storesSIC 47520 · 2,495 companiesWholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipmentSIC 46470 · 2,364 companiesRetail sale in commercial art galleriesSIC 47781 · 2,322 companiesRetail sale of other second-hand goods in stores (not incl. antiques)SIC 47799 · 2,084 companiesRetail sale of books in specialised storesSIC 47610 · 2,069 companiesWholesale of watches and jewellerySIC 46480 · 2,052 companiesRetail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods in specialised stores (not incl. hearing aids) n.e.c.SIC 47749 · 2,027 companiesRetail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco productsSIC 47810 · 2,018 companiesRetail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised storesSIC 47540 · 2,009 companiesRetail sale of antiques including antique books in storesSIC 47791 · 1,976 companiesAgents involved in the sale of fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicalsSIC 46120 · 1,687 companiesWholesale of fruit and vegetable juices, mineral water and soft drinksSIC 46341 · 1,561 companiesWholesale of metals and metal oresSIC 46720 · 1,478 companiesWholesale of chemical productsSIC 46750 · 1,471 companiesRetail sale of tobacco products in specialised storesSIC 47260 · 1,440 companiesRetail sale of automotive fuel in specialised storesSIC 47300 · 1,313 companiesRetail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised storesSIC 47620 · 1,286 companiesWholesale of flowers and plantsSIC 46220 · 1,279 companiesAgents selling agricultural raw materials, livestock, textile raw materials and semi-finished goodsSIC 46110 · 1,246 companiesRetail sale of telecommunications equipment other than mobile telephonesSIC 47429 · 1,191 companiesWholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and suppliesSIC 46610 · 1,191 companiesWholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fatsSIC 46330 · 1,169 companiesRetail sale of footwear in specialised storesSIC 47721 · 1,145 companiesWholesale of waste and scrapSIC 46770 · 1,119 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 · 1,096 companiesWholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionerySIC 46360 · 971 companiesRetail sale of fish, crustaceans and molluscs in specialised storesSIC 47230 · 958 companiesRetail sale of hearing aidsSIC 47741 · 911 companiesWholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feedsSIC 46210 · 894 companiesRetail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised storesSIC 47430 · 884 companiesRetail sale of music and video recordings in specialised storesSIC 47630 · 864 companiesWholesale of machine toolsSIC 46620 · 776 companiesRetail sale of musical instruments and scoresSIC 47591 · 744 companiesWholesale of other fuels and related productsSIC 46719 · 741 companiesRetail sale of leather goods in specialised storesSIC 47722 · 605 companiesWholesale of petroleum and petroleum productsSIC 46711 · 559 companiesWholesale of office furnitureSIC 46650 · 559 companiesWholesale of china and glassware and cleaning materialsSIC 46440 · 509 companiesWholesale of other office machinery and equipmentSIC 46660 · 498 companiesWholesale of mining, construction and civil engineering machinerySIC 46630 · 482 companiesWholesale of tobacco productsSIC 46350 · 341 companiesWholesale of audio tapes, records, CDs and video tapes and the equipment on which these are playedSIC 46431 · 304 companiesWholesale of hides, skins and leatherSIC 46240 · 204 companiesWholesale of live animalsSIC 46230 · 194 companiesWholesale of musical instrumentsSIC 46491 · 169 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 companiesRestaurantsSIC 5530 · 4 companiesSale of motor vehicle parts and accessoriesSIC 5030 · 4 companiesAgents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraftSIC 5114 · 4 companiesAgents involved in the sale of timber and building materialsSIC 5113 · 4 companiesWholesale of fruit and vegetablesSIC 5131 · 3 companiesRetail sale of automotive fuelSIC 5050 · 3 companiesWholesale of meat and meat productsSIC 5132 · 3 companiesOther wholesaleSIC 5170 · 3 companiesOther retail sale in specialised storesSIC 5248 · 3 companiesCateringSIC 5552 · 2 companiesWholesale of waste and scrapSIC 5157 · 2 companiesRepair not elsewhere classifiedSIC 5274 · 2 companiesRetail sale of furniture, lighting equipment and household articles not elsewhere classifiedSIC 5244 · 2 companiesOther non-store retail saleSIC 5263 · 2 companiesWholesale of other household goodsSIC 5147 · 2 companiesRetail sale of hardware, paints and glassSIC 5246 · 2 companiesCamping sites, including caravan sitesSIC 5522 · 2 companiesRetail sale of electrical household appliances and radio and television goodsSIC 5245 · 2 companiesOther provision of lodgings not elsewhere classifiedSIC 5523 · 1 companiesRetail sale of clothingSIC 5242 · 1 companiesRetail sale of textilesSIC 5241 · 1 companiesRetail sale of medical and orthopaedic goodsSIC 5232 · 1 companiesRetail sale of alcoholic and other beveragesSIC 5225 · 1 companiesRetail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionerySIC 5224 · 1 companiesRetail sale of fruit and vegetablesSIC 5221 · 1 companiesOther retail sale in non-specialised storesSIC 5212 · 1 companiesRetail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominatingSIC 5211 · 1 companiesWholesale of other electronic parts and equipmentSIC 5185 · 1 companiesWholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and softwareSIC 5184 · 1 companiesWholesale of other machinery for use in industry, trade and navigationSIC 5165 · 1 companiesWholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipmentSIC 5153 · 1 companiesWholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related productsSIC 5151 · 1 companiesWholesale of pharmaceutical goodsSIC 5146 · 1 companiesWholesale of perfume and cosmeticsSIC 5145 · 1 companiesWholesale of china and glassware, wallpaper and cleaning materialsSIC 5144 · 1 companiesWholesale of textilesSIC 5141 · 1 companiesWholesale of grain, seeds and animal feedsSIC 5121 · 1 companiesAgents involved in the sale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongerySIC 5115 · 1 companiesAgents involved in the sale of agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goodsSIC 5111 · 1 companiesSale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessoriesSIC 5040 · 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 · 124,120 companiesActivities of households as employers of domestic personnelSIC 97000 · 613 companiesUndifferentiated service-producing activities of private households for own useSIC 98200 · 611 companiesUndifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own useSIC 98100 · 465 companies
Section J — Information and communication
Information technology consultancy activitiesSIC 62020 · 117,258 companiesBusiness and domestic software developmentSIC 62012 · 92,794 companiesOther information technology service activitiesSIC 62090 · 49,635 companiesVideo production activitiesSIC 59112 · 20,576 companiesMotion picture production activitiesSIC 59111 · 19,767 companiesOther software publishingSIC 58290 · 16,784 companiesSound recording and music publishing activitiesSIC 59200 · 15,012 companiesOther information service activities n.e.c.SIC 63990 · 14,392 companiesOther publishing activitiesSIC 58190 · 11,960 companiesTelevision programme production activitiesSIC 59113 · 10,517 companiesBook publishingSIC 58110 · 9,401 companiesOther telecommunications activitiesSIC 61900 · 8,489 companiesWeb portalsSIC 63120 · 7,947 companiesReady-made interactive leisure and entertainment software developmentSIC 62011 · 6,930 companiesData processing, hosting and related activitiesSIC 63110 · 6,479 companiesPublishing of computer gamesSIC 58210 · 4,175 companiesMotion picture, video and television programme post-production activitiesSIC 59120 · 3,990 companiesWired telecommunications activitiesSIC 61100 · 3,168 companiesComputer facilities management activitiesSIC 62030 · 2,541 companiesPublishing of consumer and business journals and periodicalsSIC 58142 · 2,536 companiesTelevision programming and broadcasting activitiesSIC 60200 · 2,524 companiesWireless telecommunications activitiesSIC 61200 · 2,399 companiesRadio broadcastingSIC 60100 · 1,883 companiesPublishing of newspapersSIC 58130 · 736 companiesNews agency activitiesSIC 63910 · 673 companiesPublishing of learned journalsSIC 58141 · 621 companiesMotion picture distribution activitiesSIC 59131 · 608 companiesVideo distribution activitiesSIC 59132 · 585 companiesSatellite telecommunications activitiesSIC 61300 · 523 companiesPublishing of directories and mailing listsSIC 58120 · 502 companiesMotion picture projection activitiesSIC 59140 · 495 companiesTelevision programme distribution activitiesSIC 59133 · 330 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 · 116,382 companiesFinancial intermediation not elsewhere classifiedSIC 64999 · 29,103 companiesActivities of financial services holding companiesSIC 64205 · 8,015 companiesActivities auxiliary to financial intermediation n.e.c.SIC 66190 · 7,570 companiesActivities of insurance agents and brokersSIC 66220 · 5,877 companiesActivities of mortgage finance companiesSIC 64922 · 5,017 companiesActivities of open-ended investment companiesSIC 64304 · 4,772 companiesSecurity dealing on own accountSIC 64991 · 4,532 companiesActivities of construction holding companiesSIC 64203 · 4,402 companiesFund management activitiesSIC 66300 · 4,029 companiesNon-life insuranceSIC 65120 · 3,267 companiesActivities of venture and development capital companiesSIC 64303 · 3,121 companiesOther activities auxiliary to insurance and pension fundingSIC 66290 · 2,762 companiesActivities of production holding companiesSIC 64202 · 2,357 companiesActivities of investment trustsSIC 64301 · 2,283 companiesActivities of real estate investment trustsSIC 64306 · 1,960 companiesOther credit granting n.e.c.SIC 64929 · 1,773 companiesLife insuranceSIC 65110 · 1,697 companiesSecurity and commodity contracts dealing activitiesSIC 66120 · 1,490 companiesActivities of distribution holding companiesSIC 64204 · 1,321 companiesCredit granting by non-deposit taking finance houses and other specialist consumer credit grantorsSIC 64921 · 1,090 companiesAdministration of financial marketsSIC 66110 · 1,035 companiesActivities of agricultural holding companiesSIC 64201 · 941 companiesFinancial leasingSIC 64910 · 939 companiesOther business activities not elsewhere classifiedSIC 7499 · 859 companiesRisk and damage evaluationSIC 66210 · 828 companiesPension fundingSIC 65300 · 797 companiesActivities of property unit trustsSIC 64305 · 695 companiesBanksSIC 64191 · 500 companiesFactoringSIC 64992 · 240 companiesNon-life reinsuranceSIC 65202 · 127 companiesActivities of unit trustsSIC 64302 · 123 companiesDevelopment and selling of real estateSIC 7011 · 119 companiesOther business activities not elsewhere classifiedSIC 7487 · 91 companiesManagement activities of holding companiesSIC 7415 · 59 companiesBuilding societiesSIC 64192 · 47 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 companiesLegal activitiesSIC 7411 · 13 companiesArchitectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancySIC 7420 · 13 companiesIndustrial cleaningSIC 7470 · 7 companiesOther computer related activitiesSIC 7260 · 6 companiesOther software consultancy and supplySIC 7222 · 5 companiesLabour recruitment and provision of personnelSIC 7450 · 5 companiesSoftware consultancy and supplySIC 7220 · 4 companiesReal estate agenciesSIC 7031 · 4 companiesResearch and experimental development on natural sciences and engineeringSIC 7310 · 3 companiesCentral bankingSIC 64110 · 3 companiesAccounting, book-keeping and auditing activities; tax consultancySIC 7412 · 2 companiesAdvertisingSIC 7440 · 2 companiesDatabase activitiesSIC 7240 · 2 companiesMarket research and public opinion pollingSIC 7413 · 2 companiesRenting of automobilesSIC 7110 · 1 companiesRenting of personal and household goods not elsewhere classifiedSIC 7140 · 1 companiesData processingSIC 7230 · 1 companiesResearch and experimental development on social sciences and humanitiesSIC 7320 · 1 companiesPhotographic activitiesSIC 7481 · 1 companiesPackaging activitiesSIC 7482 · 1 companiesRenting of other machinery and equipment not elsewhere classifiedSIC 7134 · 1 companiesHardware consultancySIC 7210 · 1 companiesTechnical testing and analysisSIC 7430 · 1 companiesRenting of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipmentSIC 7132 · 1 companies
Section F — Construction
Development of building projectsSIC 41100 · 107,453 companiesConstruction of domestic buildingsSIC 41202 · 62,195 companiesElectrical installationSIC 43210 · 50,259 companiesOther specialised construction activities n.e.c.SIC 43999 · 46,835 companiesPlumbing, heat and air-conditioning installationSIC 43220 · 42,141 companiesOther building completion and finishingSIC 43390 · 35,359 companiesConstruction of commercial buildingsSIC 41201 · 33,185 companiesOther construction installationSIC 43290 · 27,612 companiesJoinery installationSIC 43320 · 16,005 companiesConstruction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.SIC 42990 · 14,276 companiesRoofing activitiesSIC 43910 · 13,818 companiesPaintingSIC 43341 · 10,971 companiesFloor and wall coveringSIC 43330 · 8,675 companiesPlasteringSIC 43310 · 6,550 companiesScaffold erectionSIC 43991 · 6,132 companiesGlazingSIC 43342 · 5,765 companiesConstruction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunicationsSIC 42220 · 3,617 companiesSite preparationSIC 43120 · 3,430 companiesConstruction of roads and motorwaysSIC 42110 · 3,409 companiesConstruction of railways and underground railwaysSIC 42120 · 2,171 companiesDemolitionSIC 43110 · 1,256 companiesConstruction of water projectsSIC 42910 · 923 companiesConstruction of utility projects for fluidsSIC 42210 · 892 companiesTest drilling and boringSIC 43130 · 464 companiesGeneral construction of buildings and civil engineering worksSIC 4521 · 230 companiesConstruction of bridges and tunnelsSIC 42130 · 187 companiesOther construction work involving special tradesSIC 4525 · 69 companiesPlumbingSIC 4533 · 46 companiesInstallation of electrical wiring and fittingsSIC 4531 · 32 companiesPainting and glazingSIC 4544 · 19 companiesInsulation work activitiesSIC 4532 · 18 companiesJoinery installationSIC 4542 · 15 companiesDemolition and wrecking of buildings; earth movingSIC 4511 · 13 companiesErection of roof covering and framesSIC 4522 · 13 companiesOther building completionSIC 4545 · 11 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 · 103,660 companiesHairdressing and other beauty treatmentSIC 96020 · 62,760 companiesActivities of other membership organizations n.e.c.SIC 94990 · 9,471 companiesPhysical well-being activitiesSIC 96040 · 9,148 companiesActivities of religious organizationsSIC 94910 · 5,051 companiesWashing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur productsSIC 96010 · 3,592 companiesFuneral and related activitiesSIC 96030 · 3,022 companiesActivities of professional membership organizationsSIC 94120 · 2,767 companiesActivities of business and employers membership organizationsSIC 94110 · 2,429 companiesRepair of computers and peripheral equipmentSIC 95110 · 1,645 companiesRepair of household appliances and home and garden equipmentSIC 95220 · 1,202 companiesRepair of furniture and home furnishingsSIC 95240 · 952 companiesRepair of personal and household goods n.e.c.SIC 95290 · 688 companiesRepair of consumer electronicsSIC 95210 · 548 companiesRepair of watches, clocks and jewellerySIC 95250 · 414 companiesRepair of communication equipmentSIC 95120 · 402 companiesActivities of political organizationsSIC 94920 · 318 companiesRepair of footwear and leather goodsSIC 95230 · 251 companiesActivities of trade unionsSIC 94200 · 122 companies
Section U — Activities of extraterritorial organisations
Section Q — Human health and social work activities
Other human health activitiesSIC 86900 · 75,183 companiesSpecialists medical practice activitiesSIC 86220 · 28,401 companiesGeneral medical practice activitiesSIC 86210 · 22,577 companiesDental practice activitiesSIC 86230 · 18,932 companiesOther social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.SIC 88990 · 13,071 companiesHospital activitiesSIC 86101 · 9,496 companiesOther residential care activities n.e.c.SIC 87900 · 8,478 companiesChild day-care activitiesSIC 88910 · 7,901 companiesResidential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuseSIC 87200 · 7,177 companiesResidential care activities for the elderly and disabledSIC 87300 · 6,556 companiesSocial work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabledSIC 88100 · 6,130 companiesResidential nursing care facilitiesSIC 87100 · 5,528 companiesMedical nursing home activitiesSIC 86102 · 3,906 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 · 58,984 companiesLicensed restaurantsSIC 56101 · 42,622 companiesUnlicensed restaurants and cafesSIC 56102 · 37,392 companiesPublic houses and barsSIC 56302 · 27,227 companiesEvent catering activitiesSIC 56210 · 18,315 companiesHotels and similar accommodationSIC 55100 · 17,544 companiesOther food servicesSIC 56290 · 16,621 companiesOther holiday and other collective accommodationSIC 55209 · 13,203 companiesOther accommodationSIC 55900 · 11,310 companiesRecreational vehicle parks, trailer parks and camping groundsSIC 55300 · 2,752 companiesLicensed clubsSIC 56301 · 1,958 companiesHoliday centres and villagesSIC 55201 · 990 companiesYouth hostelsSIC 55202 · 282 companiesFreight transport by roadSIC 6024 · 20 companiesStorage and warehousingSIC 6312 · 6 companiesSea and coastal water transportSIC 6110 · 4 companiesTransport via railwaysSIC 6010 · 4 companiesTelecommunicationsSIC 6420 · 3 companiesTaxi operationSIC 6022 · 3 companiesOther supporting land transport activitiesSIC 6321 · 2 companiesActivities of travel agencies and tour operators; tourist assistance activities not elsewhere classifiedSIC 6330 · 2 companiesCargo handlingSIC 6311 · 1 companiesInland water transportSIC 6120 · 1 companiesOther passenger land transportSIC 6023 · 1 companiesOther scheduled passenger land transportSIC 6021 · 1 companies
Section H — Transportation and storage
Freight transport by roadSIC 49410 · 56,161 companiesTaxi operationSIC 49320 · 18,099 companiesOther transportation support activitiesSIC 52290 · 13,613 companiesOther passenger land transportSIC 49390 · 7,377 companiesUnlicensed carrierSIC 53202 · 6,437 companiesOperation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activitiesSIC 52103 · 5,513 companiesRemoval servicesSIC 49420 · 4,670 companiesLicensed carriersSIC 53201 · 2,497 companiesOther service activities incidental to land transportation, n.e.c.SIC 52219 · 2,435 companiesSea and coastal freight water transportSIC 50200 · 2,123 companiesNon-scheduled passenger air transportSIC 51102 · 1,424 companiesPostal activities under universal service obligationSIC 53100 · 1,287 companiesService activities incidental to air transportationSIC 52230 · 1,155 companiesOther urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)SIC 49319 · 1,049 companiesCargo handling for land transport activitiesSIC 52243 · 1,021 companiesSea and coastal passenger water transportSIC 50100 · 938 companiesService activities incidental to water transportationSIC 52220 · 881 companiesFreight air transportSIC 51210 · 846 companiesPassenger rail transport, interurbanSIC 49100 · 737 companiesScheduled passenger air transportSIC 51101 · 565 companiesCargo handling for water transport activitiesSIC 52241 · 532 companiesCargo handling for air transport activitiesSIC 52242 · 456 companiesFreight rail transportSIC 49200 · 444 companiesOperation of warehousing and storage facilities for water transport activitiesSIC 52101 · 394 companiesOperation of bus and coach passenger facilities at bus and coach stationsSIC 52213 · 341 companiesInland passenger water transportSIC 50300 · 336 companiesOperation of warehousing and storage facilities for air transport activitiesSIC 52102 · 211 companiesUrban and suburban passenger railway transportation by underground, metro and similar systemsSIC 49311 · 113 companiesOperation of rail freight terminalsSIC 52211 · 85 companiesSpace transportSIC 51220 · 78 companiesInland freight water transportSIC 50400 · 73 companiesTransport via pipelineSIC 49500 · 51 companiesOperation of rail passenger facilities at railway stationsSIC 52212 · 48 companies
Section P — Education
Other education n.e.c.SIC 85590 · 37,882 companiesEducational support servicesSIC 85600 · 19,858 companiesSports and recreation educationSIC 85510 · 13,328 companiesPre-primary educationSIC 85100 · 8,358 companiesCultural educationSIC 85520 · 7,086 companiesPrimary educationSIC 85200 · 5,086 companiesDriving school activitiesSIC 85530 · 3,603 companiesTechnical and vocational secondary educationSIC 85320 · 3,504 companiesGeneral secondary educationSIC 85310 · 2,945 companiesFirst-degree level higher educationSIC 85421 · 1,347 companiesPost-secondary non-tertiary educationSIC 85410 · 1,145 companiesPost-graduate level higher educationSIC 85422 · 979 companiesPrivate households with employed personsSIC 9500 · 3 companies
Section R — Arts, entertainment and recreation
Artistic creationSIC 90030 · 21,243 companiesOther sports activitiesSIC 93199 · 20,401 companiesPerforming artsSIC 90010 · 17,633 companiesOther amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.SIC 93290 · 15,424 companiesFitness facilitiesSIC 93130 · 13,205 companiesSupport activities to performing artsSIC 90020 · 10,007 companiesActivities of sport clubsSIC 93120 · 8,643 companiesOperation of sports facilitiesSIC 93110 · 7,424 companiesOperation of arts facilitiesSIC 90040 · 2,646 companiesGambling and betting activitiesSIC 92000 · 1,233 companiesMuseums activitiesSIC 91020 · 864 companiesOperation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractionsSIC 91030 · 758 companiesActivities of amusement parks and theme parksSIC 93210 · 665 companiesBotanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activitiesSIC 91040 · 520 companiesActivities of racehorse ownersSIC 93191 · 461 companiesArchives activitiesSIC 91012 · 322 companiesLibrary activitiesSIC 91011 · 238 companies
Section C — Manufacturing
Other manufacturing n.e.c.SIC 32990 · 16,423 companiesPrinting n.e.c.SIC 18129 · 8,194 companiesManufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinerySIC 16230 · 7,857 companiesManufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.SIC 25990 · 7,435 companiesRepair of other equipmentSIC 33190 · 5,927 companiesManufacture of other food products n.e.c.SIC 10890 · 5,430 companiesRepair of machinerySIC 33120 · 5,191 companiesManufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakesSIC 10710 · 5,138 companiesManufacture of other furnitureSIC 31090 · 5,019 companiesRepair of electrical equipmentSIC 33140 · 4,923 companiesManufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories n.e.c.SIC 14190 · 4,775 companiesManufacture of metal structures and parts of structuresSIC 25110 · 4,697 companiesManufacture of other plastic productsSIC 22290 · 3,676 companiesInstallation of industrial machinery and equipmentSIC 33200 · 3,646 companiesManufacture of jewellery and related articlesSIC 32120 · 3,480 companiesRepair and maintenance of other transport equipment n.e.c.SIC 33170 · 3,413 companiesManufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.SIC 28990 · 2,793 companiesManufacture of medical and dental instruments and suppliesSIC 32500 · 2,753 companiesMachiningSIC 25620 · 2,613 companiesManufacture of perfumes and toilet preparationsSIC 20420 · 2,431 companiesManufacture of other electrical equipmentSIC 27900 · 2,352 companiesRepair and maintenance of aircraft and spacecraftSIC 33160 · 2,307 companiesManufacture of kitchen furnitureSIC 31020 · 2,283 companiesManufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehiclesSIC 29320 · 2,100 companiesDistilling, rectifying and blending of spiritsSIC 11010 · 1,937 companiesRepair and maintenance of ships and boatsSIC 33150 · 1,933 companiesManufacture of sports goodsSIC 32300 · 1,913 companiesManufacture of beerSIC 11050 · 1,817 companiesManufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materialsSIC 16290 · 1,701 companiesManufacture of other games and toys, n.e.c.SIC 32409 · 1,658 companiesProduction of coffee and coffee substitutesSIC 10832 · 1,592 companiesManufacture of electronic componentsSIC 26110 · 1,541 companiesManufacture of soft furnishingsSIC 13921 · 1,486 companiesManufacture of doors and windows of metalSIC 25120 · 1,469 companiesManufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled watersSIC 11070 · 1,414 companiesManufacture of other textiles n.e.c.SIC 13990 · 1,397 companiesManufacture of consumer electronicsSIC 26400 · 1,390 companiesManufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process controlSIC 26511 · 1,333 companiesPre-press and pre-media servicesSIC 18130 · 1,308 companiesCutting, shaping and finishing of stoneSIC 23700 · 1,202 companiesRepair of fabricated metal productsSIC 33110 · 1,168 companiesManufacture of other women's outerwearSIC 14132 · 1,165 companiesManufacture of other men's outerwearSIC 14131 · 1,131 companiesTreatment and coating of metalsSIC 25610 · 1,097 companiesManufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.SIC 20590 · 1,092 companiesFinishing of textilesSIC 13300 · 1,083 companiesManufacture of office and shop furnitureSIC 31010 · 1,081 companiesManufacture of basic pharmaceutical productsSIC 21100 · 1,064 companiesManufacture of motor vehiclesSIC 29100 · 1,058 companiesReproduction of sound recordingSIC 18201 · 1,016 companiesManufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c.SIC 28290 · 1,008 companiesManufacture of computers and peripheral equipmentSIC 26200 · 992 companiesManufacture of electric lighting equipmentSIC 27400 · 969 companiesManufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harnessSIC 15120 · 966 companiesManufacture of prepared meals and dishesSIC 10850 · 943 companiesManufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinerySIC 30300 · 884 companiesManufacture of electronic industrial process control equipmentSIC 26512 · 864 companiesManufacture of soap and detergentsSIC 20411 · 862 companiesManufacture of paper stationerySIC 17230 · 848 companiesManufacture of condiments and seasoningsSIC 10840 · 839 companiesManufacture of toolsSIC 25730 · 827 companiesProduction of meat and poultry meat productsSIC 10130 · 806 companiesRepair of electronic and optical equipmentSIC 33130 · 797 companiesManufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans)SIC 29201 · 788 companiesManufacture of lifting and handling equipmentSIC 28220 · 772 companiesManufacture of other transport equipment n.e.c.SIC 30990 · 738 companiesManufacture of ice creamSIC 10520 · 722 companiesManufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionerySIC 10821 · 711 companiesManufacture of prepared pet foodsSIC 10920 · 700 companiesOther processing and preserving of fruit and vegetablesSIC 10390 · 699 companiesManufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloysSIC 24100 · 693 companiesProcessing and preserving of meatSIC 10110 · 683 companiesManufacture of other rubber productsSIC 22190 · 680 companiesSawmilling and planing of woodSIC 16100 · 657 companiesReproduction of computer mediaSIC 18203 · 653 companiesBuilding of pleasure and sporting boatsSIC 30120 · 652 companiesManufacture of printed labelsSIC 18121 · 636 companiesmanufacture of household textilesSIC 13923 · 631 companiesManufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatusSIC 27120 · 626 companiesManufacture of concrete products for construction purposesSIC 23610 · 619 companiesManufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steelSIC 24200 · 617 companiesManufacture of workwearSIC 14120 · 587 companiesManufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articlesSIC 23410 · 564 companiesManufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealantsSIC 20301 · 562 companiesManufacture of fruit and vegetable juiceSIC 10320 · 551 companiesManufacture of household and sanitary goods and of toilet requisitesSIC 17220 · 543 companiesManufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakesSIC 10720 · 528 companiesManufacture of pharmaceutical preparationsSIC 21200 · 519 companiesManufacture of electric motors, generators and transformersSIC 27110 · 515 companiesManufacture of non-domestic cooling and ventilation equipmentSIC 28250 · 490 companiesManufacture of other machine toolsSIC 28490 · 489 companiesManufacture of homogenized food preparations and dietetic foodSIC 10860 · 487 companiesManufacture of leather clothesSIC 14110 · 485 companiesManufacture of plastic packing goodsSIC 22220 · 483 companiesManufacture of other paper and paperboard containersSIC 17219 · 475 companiesManufacture of musical instrumentsSIC 32200 · 463 companiesManufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard n.e.c.SIC 17290 · 435 companiesManufacture of loaded electronic boardsSIC 26120 · 427 companiesBuilding of ships and floating structuresSIC 30110 · 400 companiesManufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles and their enginesSIC 29310 · 395 companiesTea processingSIC 10831 · 392 companiesManufacture of mattressesSIC 31030 · 390 companiesManufacture of communication equipment other than telegraph, and telephone apparatus and equipmentSIC 26309 · 380 companiesManufacture of electric domestic appliancesSIC 27510 · 377 companiesManufacture of footwearSIC 15200 · 376 companiesManufacture of pumpsSIC 28131 · 375 companiesReproduction of video recordingSIC 18202 · 374 companiesForging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgySIC 25500 · 370 companiesManufacture of other electronic and electric wires and cablesSIC 27320 · 364 companiesProcessing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscsSIC 10200 · 363 companiesManufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery other than tractorsSIC 28302 · 361 companiesManufacture of other technical and industrial textilesSIC 13960 · 361 companiesManufacture of sugar confectionerySIC 10822 · 357 companiesManufacture of wooden containersSIC 16240 · 355 companiesManufacture of cleaning and polishing preparationsSIC 20412 · 352 companiesWeaving of textilesSIC 13200 · 349 companiesManufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle enginesSIC 28110 · 348 companiesManufacture of wine from grapeSIC 11020 · 346 companiesManufacture of plastics in primary formsSIC 20160 · 345 companiesManufacture of builders ware of plasticSIC 22230 · 343 companiesManufacture of cider and other fruit winesSIC 11030 · 331 companiesManufacture of knitted and crocheted fabricsSIC 13910 · 329 companiesManufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compoundsSIC 20150 · 325 companiesShaping and processing of flat glassSIC 23120 · 325 companiesManufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processingSIC 28930 · 321 companiesManufacture of ready-mixed concreteSIC 23630 · 316 companiesManufacture of locks and hingesSIC 25720 · 313 companiesManufacture of other organic basic chemicalsSIC 20140 · 311 companiesManufacture of professional and arcade games and toysSIC 32401 · 311 companiesManufacture of prepared feeds for farm animalsSIC 10910 · 297 companiesManufacture of optical precision instrumentsSIC 26701 · 294 companiesManufacture of bicycles and invalid carriagesSIC 30920 · 293 companiesManufacture of plastic plates, sheets, tubes and profilesSIC 22210 · 291 companiesManufacture of other non-metallic mineral products n.e.c.SIC 23990 · 288 companiesManufacture and processing of other glass, including technical glasswareSIC 23190 · 288 companiesManufacture of imitation jewellery and related articlesSIC 32130 · 287 companiesManufacture of other inorganic basic chemicalsSIC 20130 · 286 companiesManufacture of batteries and accumulatorsSIC 27200 · 282 companiesManufacture of wire products, chain and springsSIC 25930 · 277 companiesManufacture of rubber tyres and tubes; retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyresSIC 22110 · 275 companiesManufacture of fasteners and screw machine productsSIC 25940 · 269 companiesPreparation and spinning of textile fibresSIC 13100 · 269 companiesManufacture of breakfast cereals and cereals-based foodSIC 10612 · 268 companiesPrecious metals productionSIC 24410 · 263 companiesBinding and related servicesSIC 18140 · 261 companiesManufacture of caravansSIC 29203 · 252 companiesManufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panelsSIC 16210 · 249 companiesManufacture of oils and fatsSIC 10410 · 245 companiesManufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elementsSIC 28150 · 244 companiesManufacture of watches and clocksSIC 26520 · 243 companiesManufacture of trailers and semi-trailersSIC 29202 · 241 companiesManufacture of taps and valvesSIC 28140 · 239 companiesManufacture of bricks, tiles and construction products, in baked claySIC 23320 · 239 companiesManufacture of women's underwearSIC 14142 · 237 companiesButter and cheese productionSIC 10512 · 235 companiesManufacture of paper and paperboardSIC 17120 · 223 companiesOther non-ferrous metal productionSIC 24450 · 208 companiesManufacture of other non-distilled fermented beveragesSIC 11040 · 207 companiesManufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stockSIC 30200 · 206 companiesManufacture of essential oilsSIC 20530 · 204 companiesManufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipmentSIC 26600 · 202 companiesManufacture of other tanks, reservoirs and containers of metalSIC 25290 · 196 companiesManufacture of central heating radiators and boilersSIC 25210 · 196 companiesManufacture of fluid power equipmentSIC 28120 · 196 companiesManufacture of other milk productsSIC 10519 · 192 companiesManufacture of other articles of concrete, plaster and cementSIC 23690 · 187 companiesLiquid milk and cream productionSIC 10511 · 182 companiesAluminium productionSIC 24420 · 174 companiesManufacture of other knitted and crocheted apparelSIC 14390 · 174 companiesManufacture of flat glassSIC 23110 · 173 companiesManufacture of industrial gasesSIC 20110 · 170 companiesmanufacture of canvas goods, sacks, etc.SIC 13922 · 165 companiesManufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical productsSIC 20200 · 162 companiesManufacture of plaster products for construction purposesSIC 23620 · 161 companiesManufacture of telegraph and telephone apparatus and equipmentSIC 26301 · 155 companiesProcessing and preserving of poultry meatSIC 10120 · 152 companiesManufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard, sacks and bagsSIC 17211 · 144 companiesManufacture of photographic and cinematographic equipmentSIC 26702 · 144 companiesManufacture of non-wovens and articles made from non-wovens, except apparelSIC 13950 · 142 companiesManufacture of other ceramic products n.e.c.SIC 23490 · 138 companiesGrain millingSIC 10611 · 137 companiesManufacture of dyes and pigmentsSIC 20120 · 134 companiesManufacture of metal forming machinerySIC 28410 · 133 companiesManufacture of ovens, furnaces and furnace burnersSIC 28210 · 131 companiesManufacture of woven or tufted carpets and rugsSIC 13931 · 131 companiesOther treatment of petroleum products (excluding petrochemicals manufacture)SIC 19209 · 130 companiesManufacture of plastics and rubber machinerySIC 28960 · 128 companiesCold forming or foldingSIC 24330 · 124 companiesPrinting of newspapersSIC 18110 · 123 companiesMineral oil refiningSIC 19201 · 123 companiesManufacture of motorcyclesSIC 30910 · 122 companiesCasting of steelSIC 24520 · 117 companiesCasting of other non-ferrous metalsSIC 24540 · 116 companiesCasting of light metalsSIC 24530 · 115 companiesTanning and dressing of leather; dressing and dyeing of furSIC 15110 · 113 companiesManufacture of other carpets and rugsSIC 13939 · 112 companiesManufacture of glass fibresSIC 23140 · 110 companiesManufacture of other technical ceramic productsSIC 23440 · 107 companiesManufacture of tobacco productsSIC 12000 · 106 companiesCasting of ironSIC 24510 · 103 companiesManufacture of men's underwearSIC 14141 · 102 companiesManufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather productionSIC 28940 · 101 companiesManufacture of cutlerySIC 25710 · 95 companiesManufacture of machinery for miningSIC 28921 · 91 companiesManufacture of weapons and ammunitionSIC 25400 · 88 companiesManufacture of refractory productsSIC 23200 · 85 companiesManufacture of knitted and crocheted hosierySIC 14310 · 84 companiesManufacture of cordage, rope, twine and nettingSIC 13940 · 84 companiesManufacture of assembled parquet floorsSIC 16220 · 82 companiesManufacture of light metal packagingSIC 25920 · 80 companiesManufacture of gluesSIC 20520 · 80 companiesManufacture of wallpaperSIC 17240 · 78 companiesManufacture of wiring devicesSIC 27330 · 74 companiesManufacture of printing inkSIC 20302 · 73 companiesProcessing and preserving of potatoesSIC 10310 · 71 companiesManufacture of ceramic tiles and flagsSIC 23310 · 71 companiesManufacture of non-electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process controlSIC 26513 · 69 companiesManufacture of equipment for concrete crushing and screening and roadworksSIC 28923 · 67 companiesManufacture of non-electric domestic appliancesSIC 27520 · 62 companiesManufacture of cementSIC 23510 · 61 companiesManufacture of macaroni, noodles, couscous and similar farinaceous productsSIC 10730 · 61 companiesManufacture of fibre optic cablesSIC 27310 · 56 companiesManufacture of machinery for paper and paperboard productionSIC 28950 · 56 companiesManufacture of non-electronic industrial process control equipmentSIC 26514 · 55 companiesProduction of abrasive productsSIC 23910 · 54 companiesManufacture of office machinery and equipment (except computers and peripheral equipment)SIC 28230 · 54 companiesManufacture of earthmoving equipmentSIC 28922 · 51 companiesManufacture of man-made fibresSIC 20600 · 50 companiesManufacture of ceramic insulators and insulating fittingsSIC 23430 · 48 companiesManufacture of compressorsSIC 28132 · 48 companiesManufacture of steel drums and similar containersSIC 25910 · 48 companiesManufacture of power-driven hand toolsSIC 28240 · 46 companiesManufacture of brooms and brushesSIC 32910 · 46 companiesCopper productionSIC 24440 · 40 companiesCold drawing of wireSIC 24340 · 35 companiesManufacture of ceramic sanitary fixturesSIC 23420 · 35 companiesManufacture of agricultural tractorsSIC 28301 · 31 companiesManufacture of hollow glassSIC 23130 · 30 companiesManufacture of pulpSIC 17110 · 29 companiesManufacture of steam generators, except central heating hot water boilersSIC 25300 · 28 companiesManufacture of synthetic rubber in primary formsSIC 20170 · 28 companiesManufacture of starches and starch productsSIC 10620 · 27 companiesManufacture of sugarSIC 10810 · 25 companiesManufacture of machinery for metallurgySIC 28910 · 25 companiesManufacture of maltSIC 11060 · 25 companiesManufacture of magnetic and optical mediaSIC 26800 · 24 companiesLead, zinc and tin productionSIC 24430 · 22 companiesManufacture of fibre cementSIC 23650 · 21 companiesCold rolling of narrow stripSIC 24320 · 20 companiesManufacture of explosivesSIC 20510 · 20 companiesStriking of coinsSIC 32110 · 20 companiesManufacture of lime and plasterSIC 23520 · 19 companiesCold drawing of barsSIC 24310 · 18 companiesManufacture of coke oven productsSIC 19100 · 14 companiesManufacture of mortarsSIC 23640 · 13 companiesManufacture of margarine and similar edible fatsSIC 10420 · 13 companiesManufacture of articles of furSIC 14200 · 12 companiesManufacture of military fighting vehiclesSIC 30400 · 11 companiesProcessing of nuclear fuelSIC 24460 · 10 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 · 10,512 companiesTrade of electricitySIC 35140 · 2,139 companiesSteam and air conditioning supplySIC 35300 · 1,625 companiesDistribution of electricitySIC 35130 · 886 companiesTransmission of electricitySIC 35120 · 436 companiesManufacture of gasSIC 35210 · 326 companiesTrade of gas through mainsSIC 35230 · 310 companiesDistribution of gaseous fuels through mainsSIC 35220 · 293 companiesGeneral mechanical engineeringSIC 2852 · 70 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 other office and shop furnitureSIC 3612 · 12 companiesManufacture of lifting and handling equipmentSIC 2922 · 12 companiesManufacture of toolsSIC 2862 · 12 companiesCasting of ironSIC 2751 · 10 companiesManufacture of chairs and seatsSIC 3611 · 10 companiesBuilding and repairing of shipsSIC 3511 · 9 companiesManufacture of other electrical equipment not elsewhere classifiedSIC 3162 · 9 companiesManufacture of fasteners, screw machine products, chain and springsSIC 2874 · 9 companiesPreparation and spinning of other textile fibresSIC 1717 · 8 companiesManufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakesSIC 1581 · 8 companiesManufacture of other products of woodSIC 2051 · 8 companiesManufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailersSIC 3420 · 8 companiesManufacture of plastics in primary formsSIC 2416 · 7 companiesManufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and of containers of paper and paperboardSIC 2121 · 7 companiesManufacture of other ceramic productsSIC 2625 · 6 companiesManufacture of electric motors, generators and transformersSIC 3110 · 6 companiesFinishing of textilesSIC 1730 · 6 companiesPreparation and spinning of woollen-type fibresSIC 1712 · 6 companiesManufacture of other outerwearSIC 1822 · 5 companiesManufacture of knitted and crocheted hosierySIC 1771 · 5 companiesManufacture of carpets and rugsSIC 1751 · 5 companiesManufacture of insulated wire and cableSIC 3130 · 5 companiesManufacture of builders carpentry and joinerySIC 2030 · 5 companiesManufacture of motor vehiclesSIC 3410 · 5 companiesManufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles and their enginesSIC 3430 · 5 companiesSawmilling and planing of wood; impregnation of woodSIC 2010 · 5 companiesProduction of meat and poultry meat productsSIC 1513 · 4 companiesProcessing and preserving of fruit and vegetables not elsewhere classifiedSIC 1533 · 4 companiesManufacture of electronic valves and tubes and other electronic componentsSIC 3210 · 4 companiesPreparation and spinning of cotton-type fibresSIC 1711 · 4 companiesManufacture of wire productsSIC 2873 · 4 companiesManufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather productionSIC 2954 · 4 companiesManufacture of machine toolsSIC 2940 · 4 companiesManufacture of cutlerySIC 2861 · 4 companiesCopper productionSIC 2744 · 4 companiesManufacture of other rubber productsSIC 2513 · 4 companiesCutting, shaping and finishing of ornamental and building stoneSIC 2670 · 3 companiesOther non-ferrous metal productionSIC 2745 · 3 companiesManufacture of flat glassSIC 2611 · 3 companiesManufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard not elsewhere classifiedSIC 2125 · 3 companiesManufacture of paper stationerySIC 2123 · 3 companiesManufacture of electric domestic appliancesSIC 2971 · 3 companiesManufacture of cocoa; chocolate and sugar confectionerySIC 1584 · 3 companiesManufacture of light metal packagingSIC 2872 · 3 companiesManufacture of aircraft and spacecraftSIC 3530 · 3 companiesManufacture of computers and other information processing equipmentSIC 3002 · 3 companiesCotton-type weavingSIC 1721 · 3 companiesManufacture of other textiles not elsewhere classifiedSIC 1754 · 2 companiesManufacture of basic pharmaceutical productsSIC 2441 · 2 companiesManufacture of other inorganic basic chemicalsSIC 2413 · 2 companiesProduction of abrasive productsSIC 2681 · 2 companiesBookbinding and finishingSIC 2223 · 2 companiesManufacture of refined petroleum productsSIC 2320 · 2 companiesProcessing and preserving of fish and fish productsSIC 1520 · 2 companiesOperation of dairies and cheese makingSIC 1551 · 2 companiesManufacture of wooden containersSIC 2040 · 2 companiesTanning and dressing of leatherSIC 1910 · 2 companiesTreatment and coating of metalsSIC 2851 · 2 companiesCasting of steelSIC 2752 · 2 companiesManufacture of footwearSIC 1930 · 2 companiesManufacture of non-domestic cooling and ventilation equipmentSIC 2923 · 2 companiesManufacture of other machine tools not elsewhere classifiedSIC 2943 · 2 companiesManufacture of steel tubesSIC 2722 · 2 companiesAluminium productionSIC 2742 · 2 companiesManufacture of railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stockSIC 3520 · 2 companiesManufacture of other kitchen furnitureSIC 3613 · 2 companiesRecycling of non-metal waste and scrapSIC 3720 · 2 companiesManufacture of concrete products for construction purposesSIC 2661 · 2 companiesManufacture of paper and paperboardSIC 2112 · 2 companiesManufacture of bricks, tiles and construction products, in baked claySIC 2640 · 2 companiesManufacture of perfumes and toilet preparationsSIC 2452 · 1 companiesManufacture of made-up textile articles, except apparelSIC 1740 · 1 companiesManufacture of cementSIC 2651 · 1 companiesManufacture of motorcyclesSIC 3541 · 1 companiesManufacture of medical and surgical equipment and orthopaedic appliancesSIC 3310 · 1 companiesManufacture of lighting equipment and electric lampsSIC 3150 · 1 companiesManufacture of machinery for mining, quarrying and constructionSIC 2952 · 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 companiesForging, pressing, stamping and roll forming of metal; powder metallurgySIC 2840 · 1 companiesManufacture of tanks, reservoirs and containers of metalSIC 2821 · 1 companiesManufacture of builders carpentry and joinery of metalSIC 2812 · 1 companiesCold forming or foldingSIC 2733 · 1 companiesManufacture of instruments and appliances for measuring, checking, testing, navigating and other purposes except industrial process control equipmentSIC 3320 · 1 companiesManufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articlesSIC 2621 · 1 companiesManufacture and processing of other glass including technical glasswareSIC 2615 · 1 companiesManufacture of hollow glassSIC 2613 · 1 companiesShaping and processing of flat glassSIC 2612 · 1 companiesManufacture of builders ware of plasticSIC 2523 · 1 companiesManufacture of plastic plates, sheets, tubes and profilesSIC 2521 · 1 companiesManufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compoundsSIC 2415 · 1 companiesOther publishingSIC 2215 · 1 companiesPublishing of journals and periodicalsSIC 2213 · 1 companiesManufacture of television and radio receivers, sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus and associated goodsSIC 3230 · 1 companiesWorsted-type weavingSIC 1723 · 1 companiesPreparation and spinning of worsted-type fibresSIC 1713 · 1 companiesManufacture of other food products not elsewhere classifiedSIC 1589 · 1 companiesManufacture of prepared feeds for farm animalsSIC 1571 · 1 companiesProduction and preserving of meatSIC 1511 · 1 companiesManufacture of other chemical products not elsewhere classifiedSIC 2466 · 1 companiesManufacture of refractory ceramic productsSIC 2626 · 1 companies
Section A — Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Mixed farmingSIC 01500 · 8,646 companiesGrowing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seedsSIC 01110 · 4,058 companiesSupport activities for crop productionSIC 01610 · 2,767 companiesSilviculture and other forestry activitiesSIC 02100 · 2,460 companiesRaising of horses and other equinesSIC 01430 · 2,376 companiesMarine fishingSIC 03110 · 2,224 companiesSupport services to forestrySIC 02400 · 2,058 companiesSupport activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) n.e.c.SIC 01629 · 2,042 companiesRaising of dairy cattleSIC 01410 · 1,619 companiesRaising of other animalsSIC 01490 · 1,588 companiesGrowing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubersSIC 01130 · 1,499 companiesFarm animal boarding and careSIC 01621 · 1,279 companiesRaising of poultrySIC 01470 · 1,268 companiesRaising of other cattle and buffaloesSIC 01420 · 823 companiesFreshwater fishingSIC 03120 · 777 companiesRaising of sheep and goatsSIC 01450 · 701 companiesPlant propagationSIC 01300 · 701 companiesHunting, trapping and related service activitiesSIC 01700 · 641 companiesLoggingSIC 02200 · 612 companiesMarine aquacultureSIC 03210 · 483 companiesGrowing of other perennial cropsSIC 01290 · 430 companiesGrowing of other tree and bush fruits and nutsSIC 01250 · 425 companiesGrowing of other non-perennial cropsSIC 01190 · 382 companiesRaising of swine/pigsSIC 01460 · 351 companiesPost-harvest crop activitiesSIC 01630 · 338 companiesFreshwater aquacultureSIC 03220 · 254 companiesGrowing of grapesSIC 01210 · 253 companiesGrowing of pome fruits and stone fruitsSIC 01240 · 156 companiesGrowing of spices, aromatic, drug and pharmaceutical cropsSIC 01280 · 144 companiesSeed processing for propagationSIC 01640 · 76 companiesRaising of camels and camelidsSIC 01440 · 66 companiesGrowing of fibre cropsSIC 01160 · 62 companiesGathering of wild growing non-wood productsSIC 02300 · 51 companiesGrowing of riceSIC 01120 · 44 companiesGrowing of beverage cropsSIC 01270 · 42 companiesGrowing of tropical and subtropical fruitsSIC 01220 · 27 companiesGrowing of sugar caneSIC 01140 · 9 companiesGrowing of oleaginous fruitsSIC 01260 · 8 companiesGrowing of tobaccoSIC 01150 · 7 companiesGrowing of citrus fruitsSIC 01230 · 4 companiesAgricultural service activitiesSIC 0141 · 4 companiesFarming of swineSIC 0123 · 2 companiesGrowing of cereals and other crops not elsewhere classifiedSIC 0111 · 1 companiesAnimal husbandry service activities, except veterinary activitiesSIC 0142 · 1 companiesGrowing of crops combined with farming of animals (mixed farming)SIC 0130 · 1 companies
Section E — Water supply; sewerage, waste management
Collection of non-hazardous wasteSIC 38110 · 6,383 companiesRemediation activities and other waste management servicesSIC 39000 · 2,746 companiesRecovery of sorted materialsSIC 38320 · 1,878 companiesWater collection, treatment and supplySIC 36000 · 1,491 companiesTreatment and disposal of non-hazardous wasteSIC 38210 · 1,484 companiesSewerageSIC 37000 · 1,340 companiesTreatment and disposal of hazardous wasteSIC 38220 · 317 companiesCollection of hazardous wasteSIC 38120 · 286 companiesDismantling of wrecksSIC 38310 · 169 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 · 4,459 companiesFire service activitiesSIC 84250 · 1,732 companiesGeneral public administration activitiesSIC 84110 · 940 companiesPublic order and safety activitiesSIC 84240 · 700 companiesDefence activitiesSIC 84220 · 418 companiesRegulation of and contribution to more efficient operation of businessesSIC 84130 · 372 companiesJustice and judicial activitiesSIC 84230 · 192 companiesForeign affairsSIC 84210 · 74 companiesOther service activities not elsewhere classifiedSIC 9305 · 45 companiesCompulsory social security activitiesSIC 84300 · 22 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 · 2,886 companiesExtraction of crude petroleumSIC 06100 · 1,130 companiesSupport activities for other mining and quarryingSIC 09900 · 773 companiesOther mining and quarrying n.e.c.SIC 08990 · 752 companiesQuarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slateSIC 08110 · 440 companiesMining of chemical and fertilizer mineralsSIC 08910 · 373 companiesMining of other non-ferrous metal oresSIC 07290 · 350 companiesOperation of gravel and sand pits; mining of clays and kaolinSIC 08120 · 300 companiesExtraction of natural gasSIC 06200 · 227 companiesMining of iron oresSIC 07100 · 64 companiesOpen cast coal workingSIC 05102 · 46 companiesExtraction of saltSIC 08930 · 22 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.