UK SIC 2007 code in Section I: Accommodation and food service activities
56101 Licensed restaurants
SIC 56101 is the UK code for licensed restaurants, part of the class "restaurants and mobile food service activities". Companies House accepts it when you register a company or file a confirmation statement.
- Code
- 56101 (UK SIC 2007, Companies House list)
- Section
- Section I: Accommodation and food service activities
- Division
- 56 Food and beverage service activities
- SIC 2026
- 56.11 Restaurant activities (1:3); 56.12 Mobile food service activities (1:3); 56.30 Beverage serving activities (1:3)
- Closest US NAICS
- 722330, 722511, 722513, 722514 and 1 more
Activities ONS lists under 56101
The ONS index assigns these 12 activities to this code. If one describes your company, this is the code to use.
- Buffet (licensed)
- Cafeteria (licensed)
- Chop house (licensed)
- Civic restaurant (licensed)
- Fast-food restaurants, licensed
- Function room (licensed)
- Luncheon bar (licensed)
- Oyster bar (licensed)
- Railway dining car or buffet (licensed)
- Restaurant (licensed)
- Self-service restaurant (licensed)
- Steak houses (licensed)
Source: ONS UK SIC 2007 alphabetical index.
Businesses that use this code
What changes in SIC 2026
ONS published UK SIC 2026 in 2026. Its correspondence table maps this code's class (56.10) to:
| SIC 2026 code | Heading | Link type |
|---|---|---|
| 56.11 | Restaurant activities | 1:3 |
| 56.12 | Mobile food service activities | 1:3 |
| 56.30 | Beverage serving activities | 1:3 |
"1:1" means the class carries over unchanged in scope; other link types mean it was split or merged. Companies House still uses SIC 2007, so keep filing with 56101 until it announces a switch.
Closest US NAICS codes
Matched through the shared international class (ISIC Rev. 4). Treat these as a starting point and read the definition before using one.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. Source: Companies House condensed SIC list. How this page is built.