Licensed sponsors by industry
What licensed sponsors actually do, taken from the Companies House record and grouped into the standard SIC sections.
- Industry sections in use
- 21
- Sponsors with an industry
- 98,240
- Largest section: wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles
- 19,100
- Register published
- 4 Sept 2026
Industry comes from the SIC code on the sponsor's Companies House record. Sponsors that are not companies (NHS trusts, councils, most GP practices, sole traders) hold no SIC code and do not appear here.
- Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles19,100SIC section G19,100 sponsors
- Information and communication12,153SIC section J12,153 sponsors
- Accommodation and food service activities11,876SIC section I11,876 sponsors
- Professional, scientific and technical activities11,315SIC section M11,315 sponsors
- Human health and social work activities9,105SIC section Q9,105 sponsors
- Manufacturing6,919SIC section C6,919 sponsors
- Administrative and support service activities6,674SIC section N6,674 sponsors
- Construction5,255SIC section F5,255 sponsors
- Other service activities3,200SIC section S3,200 sponsors
- Financial and insurance activities2,944SIC section K2,944 sponsors
- Education2,414SIC section P2,414 sponsors
- Transportation and storage2,282SIC section H2,282 sponsors
- Real estate activities1,914SIC section L1,914 sponsors
- Arts, entertainment and recreation1,534SIC section R1,534 sponsors
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing543SIC section A543 sponsors
- Water supply, sewerage and waste management261SIC section E261 sponsors
- Mining and quarrying226SIC section B226 sponsors
- Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply223SIC section D223 sponsors
- Public administration and defence221SIC section O221 sponsors
- Activities of households as employers73SIC section T73 sponsors
- Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies8SIC section U8 sponsors