Division 59 of the UK SIC 2007 list. It holds 5 codes, listed in full below with the number of active UK companies filed under each.
The UK's screen and music industries register here. Production splits by what you make. Video production is 59112, the natural code for corporate, commercial and social content makers. Film is 59111. Television programmes are 59113. Post-production houses take 59120. Code 59200 gathers sound recording and music publishing, from studios to artists' own companies. The division is full of small personal service companies and single-project vehicles. Freelancers and productions both incorporate as a matter of routine. So the register is unusually granular: directors, editors, composers and camera operators all show up as companies.
All those freelancers shape who sells here. Accountants who specialise in creative clients and touring artists build whole practices from these codes. Kit rental houses, production insurers, crew agencies and studio space providers work alongside them. Music companies attract royalty accounting, sync licensing and management services. A new incorporation often lines up with a first big commission, or a move from PAYE to contracting. That is prime timing for bookkeeping and insurance offers. Growth in filed accounts means bigger productions. Video companies are also easy targets for the poor-website filter, which makes them natural leads for portfolio-site builders.
59111, Motion picture production activities59112, Video production activities59113, Television programme production activities59120, Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities59200, Sound recording and music publishing activitiesPick 59112, video production activities. It suits corporate films, commercials, weddings, events and online content. Code 59111 is aimed at motion picture work, meaning cinema-style production. The line between them is loose and nobody enforces it. Choose whichever matches your work. Add 59120 if you also edit for others. You can adjust it on a confirmation statement whenever you like.
Use 59200, sound recording and music publishing activities. It covers recording artists, producers, studios and companies exploiting musical works. If live performance is the core business, 90010, performing arts, may fit better. Many music companies hold both. Companies House allows up to four codes and does not vet or approve the choice.
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