We often get asked how to categorise businesses in the UK.
This list seems the best way:
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing (cultivation of land or animals)
- Arts, sports and recreation (includes leisure and culture facilities and services)
- Catering and accommodation (includes hotels, hostels, cafes, bars, restaurants and take-away)
- Construction (building and civil engineering works)
- Education (includes teaching, training and instruction)
- Health and social care services (includes medical practice, complimentary therapies and residential or day care)
- IT and telecommunications services (includes training, publishing, repair and consultancy)
- Manufacturing (production of goods for sale)
- Media and creative services (includes production, distribution broadcasting and publishing)
- Mining, energy and utilities (extraction of metals, oil, and gas, and the supply of electricity, gas and water supply)
- Personal services (includes cosmetic, domestic and spiritual activities)
- Professional and business services (includes financial, legal, real estate, office and advertising activities)
- Retail, hire and repair (the sale, rental and restoration of goods)
- Wholesale (the sale of goods in large quantities for resale by retailers)
Hope this helps!