Division 81 of the UK SIC 2007 list. It holds 7 codes, listed in full below with the number of active UK companies filed under each.
This division is home to the cleaning and grounds trades. General building cleaning sits under 81210. Code 81299 collects other cleaning services. Code 81222 marks specialised work such as trauma, industrial or high-level cleaning. Window cleaners use 81221. Wider building and industrial cleaning uses 81229. Landscapers, one of the biggest groups here, register under 81300. Code 81100 marks combined facilities support providers. They bundle cleaning, maintenance and reception into one contract, and they are usually the largest companies in the division.
These are classic local service businesses, so the sellers are familiar ones. Insurance brokers offer public liability. Accountants chase new incorporations. Job scheduling and quoting apps, equipment and chemical suppliers, and franchisors recruiting operators all work the same lists. Commercial cleaning and facilities firms also appear on procurement radars, when offices, schools and managing agents look for contractors. A weak website usually marks a word-of-mouth operator, and the poor-website filter finds the audience that website builders and local SEO services convert best. Growth marks firms moving from domestic work into contracts.
81100, Combined facilities support activities81210, General cleaning of buildings81221, Window cleaning services81222, Specialised cleaning services81229, Other building and industrial cleaning activities81299, Other cleaning services81300, Landscape service activitiesMost domestic and general cleaners register 81210, general cleaning of buildings. Code 81299 covers services that fit no standard category. Code 81221 is specifically for window cleaning. There is no penalty for a wrong answer. Companies House runs no approval process, and you can refine your codes on any confirmation statement (CS01). Firms covering several trades often list two or three codes, up to the maximum of 4.
Ongoing landscape services sit under 81300 in this division. That means planting, grounds maintenance and gardening for clients. Hard landscaping is really construction work. Building patios, driveways or retaining walls fits division 43 codes better. Landscape design belongs with the architects under 71112. A firm that designs, builds and maintains can hold codes from more than one division.
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