Sports and recreation education (SIC code 85510)
Sports and recreation education is UK SIC code 85510. It sits in division 85 (Education) of the SIC 2007 list. On the August 2026 Companies House register, 16,253 active UK companies list 85510 among their SIC codes. 13,201 of them list it first. That makes it the third most used code in its division.
16,253active UK companies list SIC 85510 among their codes on the public recordCompanies House · counts as of August 2026
SIC 85510 in numbers
16,253 companies is 0.31 per cent of the 5,190,464 active companies on the UK register. 85510 is the third most used of the 12 codes we track in division 85.
13,201 put 85510 first and 3,052, 19 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 22 per cent, so the other 78 per cent sit across the rest of the country. A regional filter narrows the list without gutting it.
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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 85510
SIC 85510 reads as division 85 (education), group 855, class 8551, 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 85510 is the company's own description of what it does, and 13,201 list it first where 16,253 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 85510
How many UK companies use SIC code 85510?
16,253 active UK companies list 85510 (Sports and recreation education) among their registered SIC codes. Each company may register up to four. Of those, 13,201 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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