Educational support services (SIC code 85600)
Educational support services is UK SIC code 85600. It sits in division 85 (Education) of the SIC 2007 list. On the August 2026 Companies House register, 41,354 active UK companies list 85600 among their SIC codes. 20,068 of them list it first. That makes it the second most used code in its division.
41,354active UK companies list SIC 85600 among their codes on the public recordCompanies House · counts as of August 2026
SIC 85600 in numbers
41,354 companies is 0.80 per cent of the 5,190,464 active companies on the UK register. 85600 is the second most used of the 12 codes we track in division 85.
Only 20,068 of the 41,354 put it first. The other 21,286, 51 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 37 per cent of them and London alone 30 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 85600
SIC 85600 reads as division 85 (education), group 856, class 8560, 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 85600 is the company's own description of what it does, and 20,068 list it first where 41,354 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 85600
How many UK companies use SIC code 85600?
41,354 active UK companies list 85600 (Educational support services) among their registered SIC codes. Each company may register up to four. Of those, 20,068 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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