UK SIC 2007 · 94120
Activities of professional membership organisations
Activities of professional membership organisations is UK SIC code 94120, part of division 94 (Activities of membership organisations) in the SIC 2007 classification. As of the July 2026 Companies House register, 4,243 active UK companies list 94120 among their SIC codes, and 2,838 list it as their first code. That makes it the third most used code in its division.
As of the July 2026 Companies House register, 4,243 active UK companies list 94120 among their SIC codes (2,838 as their first code).
Companies House data refreshed daily. Page reviewed July 2026.
Division 94: Activities of membership organisations
Activities of membership organisations is largely a non-commercial division. Trade associations and employer bodies register under 94110, professional membership organisations under 94120, religious organisations under 94910, and 94990 collects other membership bodies, from residents' associations to hobby clubs and campaigning groups. Most entries are companies limited by guarantee, frequently with charitable status, run by boards or volunteers rather than owner-managers. That structure shapes everything about how they operate, spend and respond to approaches, and distinguishes them sharply from the trading companies elsewhere on the register.
These organisations do buy, but differently: membership management and CRM platforms, event and conference services, insurance for premises and trustees, accountancy familiar with charity reporting, and venue hire. Suppliers selling to associations also use these codes in reverse, identifying trade bodies whose member directories and sponsorship inventories offer routes into an entire industry. Decision cycles run through committees and AGMs, so patience beats urgency. New incorporations here often follow a community campaign or a professional group formalising, both moments when governance and banking services are needed.
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Where SIC 94120 clusters in the UK
About SIC 94120
How many UK companies use SIC code 94120?
4,243 active UK companies include 94120 (Activities of professional membership organisations) among their up-to-four registered SIC codes, of which 2,838 list it first. Figures are from the July 2026 Companies House register snapshot, counting active companies only.
Can a company limited by guarantee choose any SIC code?
Yes. The SIC rules are identical for all company types: codes are self-declared at incorporation, changeable through the confirmation statement (CS01), capped at 4 per company, and never vetted by Companies House. Guarantee companies simply tend to pick division 94 codes because membership activity describes them best. Charitable status, where held, comes separately from the Charity Commission or OSCR, not from the SIC code.
Which SIC code fits a community group or club?
94990, activities of other membership organisations n.e.c., is the usual home for incorporated clubs, societies and community associations that do not fit the professional, business or religious categories. Sports clubs may prefer 93120 in the recreation division instead. Either way the choice is free and unapproved, and a club running both membership and facility activities can list codes from both divisions, up to 4 in total.
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