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UK industries

Every active UK company routed by SIC → ICB into one of 11 industries plus Unclassified — no editorial bucketing, no overlap.

313,431 routed · 80,514 detailed filers · 12/12 populated

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The 11 ICB industries · ranked by company count

Industry Companies Detailed Coverage
Industrials 105,629 23,730 22%
Consumer Discretionary 92,317 21,995 24%
Real Estate 32,271 4,181 13%
Health Care 17,503 3,889 22%
Technology 17,115 4,233 25%
Unclassified 14,699 7,616 52%
Financials 14,040 7,757 55%
Consumer Staples 6,620 1,888 29%
Utilities 5,424 1,752 32%
Basic Materials 4,822 2,095 43%
Telecommunications 1,847 634 34%
Energy 1,144 744 65%

Browse by sector

70 SIC divisions (72,056 detailed filers) across 12 industries

Sector (SIC division) Filers
Industrials 23,334
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6,452
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 2,899
Construction of buildings 2,847
Specialised construction activities 1,559
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1,108
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 907
Land transport and transport via pipelines 885
Employment activities 751
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 650
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 609
Civil engineering 583
Rental and leasing activities 566
Scientific research and development 555
Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery 431
Manufacture of electrical equipment 420
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 382
Water transport 314
Services to buildings and landscape activities 283
Legal and accounting activities 249
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 232
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 183
Manufacture of other transport equipment 177
Air transport 154
Security and investigation activities 138
Consumer Discretionary 21,803
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4,401
Education 3,940
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1,837
Other personal service activities 1,689
Accommodation 1,429
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1,151
Other manufacturing 1,117
Food and beverage service activities 907
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 868
Activities of membership organisations 850
Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities 834
Publishing activities 586
Creative, arts and entertainment activities 516
Advertising and market research 372
Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities 368
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 261
Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities 236
Manufacture of textiles 168
Manufacture of furniture 162
Gambling and betting activities 111
Financials 7,732
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 4,134
Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security 1,810
Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities 1,788
Technology 4,239
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 3,137
Information service activities 573
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 529
Real Estate 4,207
Real estate activities 4,207
Health Care 3,470
Human health activities 1,390
Residential care activities 1,069
Social work activities without accommodation 786
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 225
Basic Materials 1,980
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 611
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 551
Manufacture of paper and paper products 248
Manufacture of basic metals 207
Other mining and quarrying 198
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 165
Consumer Staples 1,716
Manufacture of food products 1,013
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 475
Manufacture of beverages 228
Utilities 1,643
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1,643
Energy 688
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas 392
Mining support service activities 296
Telecommunications 631
Telecommunications 631
Unclassified 613
Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 484
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 129