First-degree level higher education (SIC code 85421)
First-degree level higher education is UK SIC code 85421. It sits in division 85 (Education) of the SIC 2007 list. On the August 2026 Companies House register, 2,461 active UK companies list 85421 among their SIC codes. 1,314 of them list it first.
2,461active UK companies list SIC 85421 among their codes on the public recordCompanies House · counts as of August 2026
SIC 85421 in numbers
2,461 companies is 0.05 per cent of the 5,190,464 active companies on the UK register. 85421 is the 11th most used of the 12 codes we track in division 85.
Only 1,314 of the 2,461 put it first. The other 1,147, 47 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 37 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 85: Education
Education on the companies register looks nothing like the school system. Most state schools and academy trusts sit outside ordinary company lists.
Related SIC codes
How to read SIC 85421
SIC 85421 reads as division 85 (education), group 854, class 8542, then the full five digits, inside section P, education. A company picks its own codes, up to four, and Companies House does not check them, so 85421 is the company's own description of what it does, and 1,314 list it first where 2,461 list it anywhere.
Who sells into division 85
Training businesses buy learning platforms, accreditation, booking systems and marketing. The freelance-heavy 85590 group is a good place to look for accountants and insurers.
About SIC 85421
How many UK companies use SIC code 85421?
2,461 active UK companies list 85421 (First-degree level higher education) among their registered SIC codes. Each company may register up to four. Of those, 1,314 put it first. The figures come from the August 2026 Companies House register snapshot, and count active companies only.
Do I need Ofsted registration before using an education or childcare SIC code?
No. The two systems are separate. Companies House records whatever SIC codes you declare, with no checks, at incorporation or on the confirmation statement (CS01). Ofsted registration is a legal requirement in its own right, and it applies when you actually provide regulated childcare or certain education services. The same goes for the equivalent regulators in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The company register has no say in it.
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