UK SIC 2007 code in Section I: Accommodation and food service activities
56290 Other food services
SIC 56290 is the UK code for other food services, part of the class "other food service activities". Companies House accepts it when you register a company or file a confirmation statement.
- Code
- 56290 (UK SIC 2007, Companies House list)
- Section
- Section I: Accommodation and food service activities
- Division
- 56 Food and beverage service activities
- SIC 2026
- 56.22 Contract catering service activities and other food service activities (1:1)
- Closest US NAICS
- 722310
Activities ONS lists under 56290
The ONS index assigns these 17 activities to this code. If one describes your company, this is the code to use.
- Airline catering
- Factory or office canteens
- Industrial canteen (run by catering contractor)
- Local authority school meals service
- Luncheon club
- Meals on wheels catering
- NAAFI canteen
- NAAFI headquarters
- Officers' messes
- Other ranks' messes
- Pleasure steamer caterer
- School canteen
- School canteen (run by catering contractor)
- Sergeants' messes
- Staff canteen (run by catering contractor)
- University canteen
- University dining halls
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 (56.29) to:
| SIC 2026 code | Heading | Link type |
|---|---|---|
| 56.22 | Contract catering service activities and other food service activities | 1:1 |
"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 56290 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.