UK SIC 2007 · 69201
Accounting and auditing activities
UK accountancy practices, audit, accounts preparation, year-end filings, payroll, bookkeeping, and tax. This is the canonical 'firm of accountants' SIC code, distinct from 69202 (bookkeeping only) and 69203 (tax consultancy).
As of the July 2026 Companies House register, 43,591 active UK companies list 69201 among their SIC codes (40,819 as their first code).
Companies House data refreshed daily. Page reviewed July 2026.
Division 69: Legal and accounting activities
Legal and accounting activities pairs two regulated professions in one division. Accountancy dominates the register: 69201 covers accounting and auditing practices, 69202 the large population of bookkeepers, and 69203 dedicated tax consultancies. On the legal side, 69102 identifies solicitor firms while 69109 sweeps up patent and copyright agents and other legal services such as will writers and paralegal practices. The accounting codes span everything from sole practitioners to national firms, whereas incorporated solicitor practices are typically SRA-regulated entities.
These firms are prospected heavily because they buy recurring software and services: practice management platforms, tax and audit tools, legal case management, professional indemnity insurance, outsourced paralegal or bookkeeping capacity, and marketing aimed at their own client acquisition. A newly incorporated practice usually signals a partner or senior manager going solo, the best moment to win them onto a software stack. Recruiters also work this division constantly, since qualified staff shortages make growing practices reliable, repeat clients.
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Is SIC 69201 the right code for sole-director bookkeepers?
No, sole-director bookkeepers should file 69202 (bookkeeping only). 69201 implies the practice does full audit + accounts work, which requires ICAEW / ACCA / similar regulation.
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