Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities (SIC code 72200)
Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities is UK SIC code 72200. It sits in division 72 (Scientific research and development) of the SIC 2007 list. On the August 2026 Companies House register, 4,380 active UK companies list 72200 among their SIC codes. 2,114 of them list it first. That makes it the third most used code in its division.
4,380active UK companies list SIC 72200 among their codes on the public recordCompanies House · counts as of August 2026
SIC 72200 in numbers
4,380 companies is 0.08 per cent of the 5,190,464 active companies on the UK register. 72200 is the third most used of the 3 codes we track in division 72.
Only 2,114 of the 4,380 put it first. The other 2,266, 52 per cent, list it behind another code, so a search on the first code alone would miss most of them. Match any of the four positions and tighten it with a second filter.
ACTIVE COMPANIES BY REGISTERED-OFFICE POST TOWN (WHERE THE PAPERWORK SITS, NOT NECESSARILY THE WORK) · COMPANIES HOUSE PUBLIC RECORD, AUGUST 2026
The five busiest post towns hold 45 per cent of them and London alone 39 per cent. Selling nationally, those towns are most of the market. Selling locally outside them, expect a small pool, so cover a county or a region rather than one town.
A worked example: 72200, registered office in London, incorporated in the last ninety days, from a pool of 4,380. Each lead you get arrives with a working website and a real email, and the director's name when the record has one. If we cannot complete one, you pay nothing.
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Organisations here sell knowledge. Code 72190 is the broadest entry.
Related SIC codes
How to read SIC 72200
SIC 72200 reads as division 72 (scientific research and development), group 722, class 7220, then the full five digits, inside section M, professional, scientific and technical activities. A company picks its own codes, up to four, and Companies House does not check them, so 72200 is the company's own description of what it does, and 2,114 list it first where 4,380 list it anywhere.
Who sells into division 72
Investors, grant consultants and R&D tax relief advisers watch these codes closely. A new 72110 or 72190 company often follows a funding award or a spinout agreement.
About SIC 72200
How many UK companies use SIC code 72200?
4,380 active UK companies list 72200 (Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities) among their registered SIC codes. Each company may register up to four. Of those, 2,114 put it first. The figures come from the August 2026 Companies House register snapshot, and count active companies only.
Do I need a division 72 SIC code to claim R&D tax relief?
No. HMRC judges R&D relief claims on the nature of the work, not the SIC code at Companies House. A company in any division can qualify. SIC codes are self-selected with no approval process. Advisers do scan division 72 for new clients, so an accurate research code may bring more approaches your way, welcome or not.
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