Operation of arts facilities (SIC code 90040)
Operation of arts facilities is UK SIC code 90040. It sits in division 90 (Creative, arts and entertainment activities) of the SIC 2007 list. On the August 2026 Companies House register, 5,943 active UK companies list 90040 among their SIC codes. 2,675 of them list it first.
5,943active UK companies list SIC 90040 among their codes on the public recordCompanies House · counts as of August 2026
SIC 90040 in numbers
5,943 companies is 0.11 per cent of the 5,190,464 active companies on the UK register. 90040 is the 4th most used of the 4 codes we track in division 90.
Only 2,675 of the 5,943 put it first. The other 3,268, 55 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.
A worked example: 90040, registered office in London, incorporated in the last ninety days, from a pool of 5,943. Each lead you get arrives with a working website and a real email, and the director's name when the record has one. If we cannot complete one, you pay nothing.
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Individual creators dominate this division. Code 90030, artistic creation, is used by artists, authors, illustrators and composers trading through limited companies.
Related SIC codes
How to read SIC 90040
SIC 90040 reads as division 90 (creative, arts and entertainment activities), group 900, class 9004, then the full five digits, inside section R, arts, entertainment and recreation. A company picks its own codes, up to four, and Companies House does not check them, so 90040 is the company's own description of what it does, and 2,675 list it first where 5,943 list it anywhere.
Who sells into division 90
Accountants who specialise in entertainment work this division most systematically. They watch new 90010 and 90030 companies, which mean a performer or creator is putting their affairs in order.
About SIC 90040
How many UK companies use SIC code 90040?
5,943 active UK companies list 90040 (Operation of arts facilities) among their registered SIC codes. Each company may register up to four. Of those, 2,675 put it first. The figures come from the August 2026 Companies House register snapshot, and count active companies only.
Do freelance musicians and actors need a limited company?
No. Plenty work as sole traders. Many still incorporate, either for tax planning or because engagers prefer to contract with a company. Those companies usually register 90010 or 90030. The director chooses the SIC code at incorporation, with no approval process, and can revise it later on a confirmation statement (CS01). A performer who also teaches can add a cultural education code, up to 4 in total.
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