Division 74 of the UK SIC 2007 list. It holds 9 codes, listed in full below with the number of active UK companies filed under each.
This is the register's professional services odds and ends. Code 74909 covers other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified. It is a true catch-all, picked when nothing else fits. A list built on it mixes unrelated trades and needs careful filtering. Code 74990 is different again. Companies House labels it non-trading company, and it mostly marks entities with little value to a seller. The cleaner segments are easy to name: 74100 for specialised design, 74901 for environmental consulting, 74902 for quantity surveying, 74300 for translation, and 74201, 74202 and 74209 for photography.
Work this division code by code. Designers under 74100 buy creative software, hardware and portfolio services. Construction firms and insurance providers sell to quantity surveyors. Environmental consultants buy training, accreditation and tender-alert services. Photographers buy kit, insurance and booking tools. Skip 74990 altogether. Treat 74909 as a research pile, never as one audience. Across the useful codes, a new incorporation plus the poor-website filter points to a freelancer formalising the business. That is a good moment for accountants and insurers to introduce themselves.
74100, Specialised design activities74201, Portrait photographic activities74202, Other specialist photography74209, Photographic activities not elsewhere classified74300, Translation and interpretation activities74901, Environmental consulting activities74902, Quantity surveying activities74909, Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.74990, Non-trading companyOn the UK register, 74990 is labelled non-trading company. It marks an entity that exists but is not carrying on business. That is different from the dormant code 99999. Like any SIC code, it is self-declared. If your company starts trading, update the code on your next confirmation statement (CS01) to something descriptive. There is no approval process, and you can list up to 4 codes.
Code 74909 exists for professional and technical activities not elsewhere classified. It is a legitimate choice when nothing else matches. Check the full condensed SIC list first. A specific code makes your company easier for customers, lenders and directories to place. You can also combine codes. Companies House permits up to 4, changeable at any confirmation statement.
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