detailed explanation for each SIC code - Biffa

UK Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities 2007 – SIC(2007)
Explanatory Notes
Section S
Other Service Activities
This section (as a residual category) includes the activities of membership organisations, the repair of computers and personal
and household goods and a variety of personal service activities not covered elsewhere in the classification.
94 Activities of membership organisations
This division includes activities of organisations representing interests of special groups or promoting ideas to the general
public. These organisations usually have a constituency of members, but their activities may involve and benefit non-members
as well. The primary breakdown of this division is determined by the purpose that these organisations serve, namely interests of
employers, self-employed individuals and the scientific community (group 94.1), interests of employees (group 94.2) or
promotion of religious, political, cultural, educational or recreational ideas and activities (group 94.9).
94.1 Activities of business, employers and professional membership organisations
This group includes the activities of units that promote the interests of the members of business and employers organisations.
In the case of professional membership organisations, it also includes the activities of promoting the professional interests of
members of the profession.
94.11 Activities of business and employers membership organisations
This class includes:
– activities of organisations whose members’ interests centre on the development and prosperity of enterprises in a particular
line of business or trade, including farming, or on the economic growth and climate of a particular geographical area or
political subdivision without regard for the line of business
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activities of federations of such associations
activities of chambers of commerce, guilds and similar organisations
dissemination of information, representation before government agencies, public relations and labour
negotiations of business and employer organisations
This class excludes:
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activities of trade unions, see 94.20
94.12 Activities of professional membership organisations
This class includes:
– activities of organisations whose members’ interests centre chiefly on a particular scholarly discipline or professional practice
or technical field, such as medical associations, legal associations, accounting associations, engineering associations,
architects associations etc.
– activities of associations of specialists engaged in scientific, academic or cultural activities, such as associations of writers,
painters, performers of various kinds, journalists etc.
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dissemination of information, the establishment and supervision of standards of practice, representation
before government agencies and public relations of professional organisations
This class also includes:
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activities of learned societies
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This class excludes:
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education provided by these organisations, see division 85
94.2 Activities of trade unions
94.20 Activities of trade unions
This class includes:
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promoting of the interests of organised labour and union employees
This class also includes:
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activities of associations whose members are employees interested chiefly in the representation of their views concerning the
salary and work situation, and in concerted action through organisation
activities of single plant unions, of unions composed of affiliated branches and of labour organisations composed of affiliated
unions on the basis of trade, region, organisational structure or other criteria
This class excludes:
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education provided by such organisations, see division 85
94.9 Activities of other membership organisations
This group includes the activities of units (except business and employers organisations, professional organisations, trade
unions) that promote the interests of their members.
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