Driving school activities (SIC code 85530)
Driving school activities is UK SIC code 85530. It sits in division 85 (Education) of the SIC 2007 list. On the August 2026 Companies House register, 4,251 active UK companies list 85530 among their SIC codes. 3,578 of them list it first.
4,251active UK companies list SIC 85530 among their codes on the public recordCompanies House · counts as of August 2026
SIC 85530 in numbers
4,251 companies is 0.08 per cent of the 5,190,464 active companies on the UK register. 85530 is the 9th most used of the 12 codes we track in division 85.
3,578 put 85530 first and 673, 16 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 12 per cent and the top five post towns hold 20 per cent, so the other 80 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 85530
SIC 85530 reads as division 85 (education), group 855, class 8553, 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 85530 is the company's own description of what it does, and 3,578 list it first where 4,251 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 85530
How many UK companies use SIC code 85530?
4,251 active UK companies list 85530 (Driving school activities) among their registered SIC codes. Each company may register up to four. Of those, 3,578 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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