UK SIC 2007 code in Section R: Arts, entertainment and recreation
90030 Artistic creation
SIC 90030 is the UK code for artistic creation. Companies House accepts it when you register a company or file a confirmation statement.
- Code
- 90030 (UK SIC 2007, Companies House list)
- Section
- Section R: Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Division
- 90 Creative, arts and entertainment activities
- SIC 2026
- 90.11 Literary creation and musical composition activities (1:4); 90.12 Visual arts creation activities (1:4); 90.13 Other arts creation activities (1:4); 91.30 Conservation, restoration and other support activities for cultural heritage (1:4)
- Closest US NAICS
- 711110, 711120, 711130
Activities ONS lists under 90030
The ONS index assigns these 34 activities to this code. If one describes your company, this is the code to use.
- Art expert
- Artist
- Author
- Cartoonists
- Copper plate engraver (artistic)
- Decorative wall painting
- Designing (artistic)
- Engravers
- Etchers
- Fashion artist
- Fine art expert
- Freelance journalist
- Furnace tile restoration
- Heraldic painting
- Illuminating (illustrating)
- Journalists
- Librettist
- Lithographic artist (own account)
- Lyric author
- Music composer
- Music copyist and transcriber (own account)
- Painters (artistic)
- Picture restoring
- Playwright
- Poet
- Polychrome restoration (interior)
- Repair and restoration of works of art
- Scenario writer
- Scenic artist
- Sculptors
- Song writer
- Technical and training manual authors
- Text and composition writing on a fee or contract basis
- Wood engraver (artistic)
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 (90.03) to:
| SIC 2026 code | Heading | Link type |
|---|---|---|
| 90.11 | Literary creation and musical composition activities | 1:4 |
| 90.12 | Visual arts creation activities | 1:4 |
| 90.13 | Other arts creation activities | 1:4 |
| 91.30 | Conservation, restoration and other support activities for cultural heritage | 1:4 |
"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 90030 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.
Similar codes to compare
Data last changed November 14, 2026. Source: Companies House condensed SIC list. How this page is built.