Tour operator activities (SIC code 79120)
Tour operator activities is UK SIC code 79120. It sits in division 79 (Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities) of the SIC 2007 list. On the August 2026 Companies House register, 7,521 active UK companies list 79120 among their SIC codes. 4,295 of them list it first. That makes it the second most used code in its division.
7,521active UK companies list SIC 79120 among their codes on the public recordCompanies House · counts as of August 2026
SIC 79120 in numbers
7,521 companies is 0.14 per cent of the 5,190,464 active companies on the UK register. 79120 is the second most used of the 4 codes we track in division 79.
Only 4,295 of the 7,521 put it first. The other 3,226, 43 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 36 per cent of them and London alone 29 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.
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Division 79: Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities
Division 79 splits the travel trade by who carries the risk. Agencies under 79110 sell travel provided by others.
Related SIC codes
How to read SIC 79120
SIC 79120 reads as division 79 (travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities), group 791, class 7912, then the full five digits, inside section N, administrative and support service activities. A company picks its own codes, up to four, and Companies House does not check them, so 79120 is the company's own description of what it does, and 4,295 list it first where 7,521 list it anywhere.
Who sells into division 79
Suppliers to travel work these codes for bedbank access, booking technology, merchant payment services and specialist insurance. ATOL consultants and trade associations target new tour operators, who face financial protection duties that agencies do not.
About SIC 79120
How many UK companies use SIC code 79120?
7,521 active UK companies list 79120 (Tour operator activities) among their registered SIC codes. Each company may register up to four. Of those, 4,295 put it first. The figures come from the August 2026 Companies House register snapshot, and count active companies only.
Do I need an ATOL before registering a travel SIC code?
No, the two are unrelated. Companies House accepts any SIC code without checks, chosen at incorporation or on the confirmation statement (CS01). An ATOL comes from the Civil Aviation Authority. You need one before you sell flight-inclusive holidays in the UK. Many agents avoid holding their own by working under a host or consortium. That is a regulatory decision, not a registration one.
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