UK SIC 2007 code in Section J: Information and communication

59200 Sound recording and music publishing activities

SIC 59200 is the UK code for sound recording and music publishing activities. Companies House accepts it when you register a company or file a confirmation statement.

Code
59200 (UK SIC 2007, Companies House list)
Section
Section J: Information and communication
Division
59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities
SIC 2026
59.21 Sound recording activities (1:2); 59.22 Music and audio publishing activities (1:2)
Closest US NAICS
512230, 512240, 512250, 512290 and 8 more

Activities ONS lists under 59200

The ONS index assigns these 12 activities to this code. If one describes your company, this is the code to use.

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 (59.20) to:

SIC 2026 codeHeadingLink type
59.21Sound recording activities1:2
59.22Music and audio publishing activities1:2

"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 59200 until it announces a switch.

Source: ONS correspondence table, SIC 2007 to SIC 2026.

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.

Data last changed November 14, 2026. Source: Companies House condensed SIC list. How this page is built.