UK SIC 2007 code in Section Q: Human health and social work activities
87900 Other residential care activities n.e.c.
SIC 87900 is the UK code for other residential care activities n.e.c., part of the class "other residential care activities". Companies House accepts it when you register a company or file a confirmation statement.
- Code
- 87900 (UK SIC 2007, Companies House list)
- Section
- Section Q: Human health and social work activities
- Division
- 87 Residential care activities
- SIC 2026
- 87.99 Other residential care activities n.e.c. (1:1)
- Closest US NAICS
- 623990
Activities ONS lists under 87900
The ONS index assigns these 30 activities to this code. If one describes your company, this is the code to use.
- Children's boarding homes and hostels (charitable)
- Children's boarding homes and hostels (non-charitable)
- Children's home (charitable)
- Children's home (non-charitable)
- Community homes for children (charitable)
- Community homes for children (non-charitable)
- Convalescent home without medical care (charitable)
- Convalescent homes without medical care (non-charitable)
- Discharged prisoners' hostel (charitable)
- Discharged prisoners' hostel (non-charitable)
- Halfway group homes for persons with social or personal problems (charitable)
- Halfway group homes for persons with social or personal problems (non-charitable)
- Halfway homes for young offenders and offenders (charitable)
- Halfway homes for young offenders and offenders (non-charitable)
- Hostel for the homeless (charitable)
- Hostel for the homeless (non-charitable)
- Juvenile correction homes (charitable)
- Juvenile correction homes (non-charitable)
- Local authority community homes (children)
- Orphanages (charitable)
- Orphanages (non-charitable)
- Residential nurseries (charitable)
- Residential nurseries (non-charitable)
- Salvation army shelter (charitable)
- Social work activities with accommodation (charitable)
- Social work activities with accommodation (non-charitable)
- Temporary accommodation for the homeless (charitable)
- Temporary accommodation for the homeless (non-charitable)
- Temporary homeless shelters (charitable)
- Temporary homeless shelters (non-charitable)
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 (87.90) to:
| SIC 2026 code | Heading | Link type |
|---|---|---|
| 87.99 | Other residential care activities n.e.c. | 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 87900 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.
Data last changed November 14, 2026. Source: Companies House condensed SIC list. How this page is built.