UK SIC 2007 code in Section M: Professional, scientific and technical activities

72200 Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities

SIC 72200 is the UK code for research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities. Companies House accepts it when you register a company or file a confirmation statement.

Code
72200 (UK SIC 2007, Companies House list)
Section
Section M: Professional, scientific and technical activities
Division
72 Scientific research and development
SIC 2026
72.20 Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities (1:1)
Closest US NAICS
541720

Activities ONS lists under 72200

The ONS index assigns these 15 activities to this code. If one describes your company, this is the code to use.

Source: ONS UK SIC 2007 alphabetical index.

What changes in SIC 2026

ONS published UK SIC 2026 in 2026. Its correspondence table maps this code's class (72.20) to:

SIC 2026 codeHeadingLink type
72.20Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities1:1

"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 72200 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.