UK SIC 2007 · 90030
Artistic creation
Artistic creation is UK SIC code 90030, part of division 90 (Creative, arts and entertainment activities) in the SIC 2007 classification. As of the July 2026 Companies House register, 41,903 active UK companies list 90030 among their SIC codes, and 21,751 list it as their first code. That makes it the most used code in its division.
As of the July 2026 Companies House register, 41,903 active UK companies list 90030 among their SIC codes (21,751 as their first code).
Companies House data refreshed daily. Page reviewed July 2026.
Division 90: Creative, arts and entertainment activities
Creative, arts and entertainment activities is dominated by individual creators. 90030, artistic creation, is used by artists, authors, illustrators and composers trading through limited companies, while 90010 covers performing arts, the code of choice for actors, musicians and theatre producers. Behind the stage, 90020 holds support activities such as lighting, sound, set construction and stage management businesses, and 90040 the operators of arts venues and facilities. Personal service companies vastly outnumber organisations here, a legacy of performers incorporating for tax and contracting reasons.
Accountants with entertainment industry specialisms are the most systematic prospectors of this division, watching new 90010 and 90030 incorporations that signal a performer or creator formalising their affairs. Specialist insurers, equipment suppliers and hire companies target the production support codes, where businesses own kit and premises. Venues under 90040 buy ticketing, bar and event technology. Filing deadlines are a genuinely useful signal for the creator population, whose admin is often neglected, and a no-website flag means little for performers whose presence lives on social platforms instead.
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About SIC 90030
How many UK companies use SIC code 90030?
41,903 active UK companies include 90030 (Artistic creation) among their up-to-four registered SIC codes, of which 21,751 list it first. Figures are from the July 2026 Companies House register snapshot, counting active companies only.
Do freelance musicians and actors need a limited company?
No, plenty work as sole traders, but many incorporate for tax planning or because engagers prefer contracting with a company, and those companies typically register 90010 or 90030. The SIC code is chosen by the director at incorporation, with no approval process, and can be revised later on a confirmation statement (CS01). A performer who also teaches can add a cultural education code, up to 4 in total.
What is the difference between SIC codes 90010 and 90020?
90010 is for the performers and producers themselves: actors, musicians, dancers, theatre companies. 90020 covers the businesses that make performance possible without appearing on stage, such as lighting, sound, rigging, set building and stage management. The split matters commercially because 90020 companies own equipment and buy insurance, finance and crew, while 90010 entries are mostly personal service companies with very light spending.
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