Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for water transport activities (SIC code 52101)
Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for water transport activities is UK SIC code 52101. It sits in division 52 (Warehousing and support activities for transportation) of the SIC 2007 list. On the August 2026 Companies House register, 620 active UK companies list 52101 among their SIC codes. 390 of them list it first.
620active UK companies list SIC 52101 among their codes on the public recordCompanies House · counts as of August 2026
SIC 52101 in numbers
620 companies is 0.01 per cent of the 5,190,464 active companies on the UK register. 52101 is the 9th most used of the 10 codes we track in division 52.
390 put 52101 first and 230, 37 per cent, list it in one of their other three slots. First code only gives the tighter list; any position gives more of them.
ACTIVE COMPANIES BY REGISTERED-OFFICE POST TOWN (WHERE THE PAPERWORK SITS, NOT NECESSARILY THE WORK) · COMPANIES HOUSE PUBLIC RECORD, AUGUST 2026
London is the largest cluster at 16 per cent and the top five post towns hold 25 per cent, so the other 75 per cent sit across the rest of the country. A regional filter narrows the list without gutting it.
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Division 52 keeps freight moving without driving, sailing or flying it.
Related SIC codes
How to read SIC 52101
SIC 52101 reads as division 52 (warehousing and support activities for transportation), group 521, class 5210, then the full five digits, inside section H, transportation and storage. A company picks its own codes, up to four, and Companies House does not check them, so 52101 is the company's own description of what it does, and 390 list it first where 620 list it anywhere.
Who sells into division 52
Suppliers to logistics treat these codes as their master list. Warehouse fit-out and racking firms, forklift and materials handling dealers, WMS and freight software vendors, industrial property agents and cargo insurers all sell to forwarders and warehouse operators.
About SIC 52101
How many UK companies use SIC code 52101?
620 active UK companies list 52101 (Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for water transport activities) among their registered SIC codes. Each company may register up to four. Of those, 390 put it first. The figures come from the August 2026 Companies House register snapshot, and count active companies only.
Which SIC code should a freight forwarder choose?
Use 52290, other transportation support activities. It is the standard forwarder code. It also covers customs brokerage, ship and air cargo agency, and general logistics arranging. The company picks it at incorporation or on a confirmation statement, and nobody vets it. Forwarders who also run their own vehicles often add 49410 as a second code.
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