Division 94 of the UK SIC 2007 list. It holds 4 codes, listed in full below with the number of active UK companies filed under each.
Division 94 is largely non-commercial. Trade associations and employer bodies register under 94110. Professional membership organisations use 94120. Religious organisations use 94910. Code 94990 collects other membership bodies, from residents' associations to hobby clubs and campaigning groups. Most entries are companies limited by guarantee, and many hold charitable status. Boards and volunteers run them, not owner-managers. That structure shapes how they operate, how they spend and how they answer approaches. It sets them apart from the trading companies elsewhere on the register.
These organisations do buy, just differently. They need membership management and CRM platforms, event and conference services, insurance for premises and trustees, accountancy that understands charity reporting, and venue hire. Suppliers also use these codes the other way round. A trade body's member directory and sponsorship inventory is a route into a whole industry. Decisions here go through committees and AGMs, so patience beats urgency. A new incorporation often follows a community campaign, or a professional group formalising itself. Governance and banking services are both needed at that point.
Yes. The SIC rules are the same for every company type. Codes are self-declared at incorporation, changeable on 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 from the Charity Commission or OSCR. It has nothing to do with the SIC code.
Use 94990, activities of other membership organisations n.e.c. It is the usual home for incorporated clubs, societies and community associations that are not professional, business or religious bodies. Sports clubs may prefer 93120 in the recreation division. Either way the choice is free and needs no approval. A club with both membership and facility activities can list codes from both divisions, up to 4 in total.
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