93 - SPORTS ACTIVITIES AND AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES Companies in United Kingdom
Approximately 215,249 real businesses classified under 93 - Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities in United Kingdom, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.
Approximately 215,249 real businesses classified under 93 - Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities operate in United Kingdom. Covers companies officially classified under UK SIC 2007 code 93 (Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities), part of United Kingdom's UK SIC 2007 classification of economic activities. This division is one of the sub-sectors making up the broader Arts, Entertainment and Recreation sector. Ownership, beneficial-ownership disclosure and company-registration rules for businesses under this specific activity code follow the same general framework that applies across Arts, Entertainment and Recreation in United Kingdom.
45 companies under this specific code are indexed on Zavia so far, part of a continually growing dataset.
Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Arts, Entertainment and Recreation companies in United Kingdom follow the same national framework as every other sector there.
Full United Kingdom beneficial ownership overviewTop 93 - Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities Companies in United Kingdom
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Data Coverage
Record counts for SIC Code R in United Kingdom, as of the last reconciliation.
Section R is 3% of the United Kingdom register by entity count and its 13th largest sector — see all sectors.
Analysis
What this data actually tells you
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation in the UK includes a licensing structure with real, specific exemptions built in. A premises licence under the Licensing Act 2003 is generally required for regulated entertainment or hot food sold late at night, but the Live Music Act 2012 created carve-outs: unamplified live music is exempt at any location between 8am and 11pm with no audience cap, and amplified live music is exempt in on-licensed premises for audiences up to 500 (raised from 200 by a 2014 reform) — meaning many venues legally host live music without that specific activity requiring its own licence.
Those exemptions aren’t unconditional, though: if complaints are made about a licensed premises, the local authority can review the licence and add conditions that specifically disapply the Live Music Act exemption. For verification, a UK entertainment venue’s actual licensed status is more nuanced than a simple licensed/unlicensed check — it depends on which specific activities are exempt under the Live Music Act, and whether any prior complaint has already stripped that exemption through a licence review.
United Kingdom Arts, Entertainment and Recreation, by the register
Charts render from live counts. Modules are suppressed where coverage is too thin to be meaningful.
Entities by sub-sector
SIC division level, live from official registries.
Active vs. inactive
Section R entities currently on the register as active, vs. struck off or dormant.
Company size, by disclosed headcount
By number of employees on file, Section R, United Kingdom. 1,340 entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.
Who uses United Kingdom arts, entertainment and recreation ownership data
The three checks this sector's data is most often run for.
Premises licence and Live Music Act exemption check
A UK venue needs a premises licence for regulated entertainment or late-night hot food — but the Live Music Act 2012 exempts unamplified music at any time and amplified live music for audiences up to 500 in on-licensed premises, so a venue can legally host live music without a licence covering that specific activity.
Licence-review risk from complaints
A local authority can respond to complaints about a venue by reviewing its licence and adding conditions that disapply the Live Music Act exemption — meaning an exemption a venue currently relies on isn’t necessarily permanent or unconditional.
Event-driven, seasonal revenue exposure
Arts, entertainment and recreation businesses often depend on a small number of large, seasonal events for most of their annual revenue, which shapes how lenders and counterparties assess cash-flow risk in the sector.
Sub-sectors within Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
SIC divisions inside this section, each with its own United Kingdom company directory.
Creative, arts and entertainment activities
188,190 companies
Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities
9,708 companies
Gambling and betting activities
9,091 companies
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
215,249 companies
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many companies are classified under 93 - Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities in United Kingdom?
Approximately 215,249 businesses are classified under 93 - Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities in United Kingdom.
What does UK SIC 2007 code 93 cover?
93 - Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities is the official name for this activity under United Kingdom's UK SIC 2007 classification of economic activities. It is a sub-category within the broader Arts, Entertainment and Recreation sector.
How is this different from the broader Arts, Entertainment and Recreation category?
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation is the top-level sector; UK SIC 2007 code 93 identifies one specific activity within it, letting you narrow a search to exactly this business type rather than the whole sector.
What ownership information is available for these companies?
The same beneficial-ownership, shareholder and officer disclosure framework applies as for any other company in United Kingdom, regardless of its specific activity classification. See the individual company profile for the full ownership picture, or the Arts, Entertainment and Recreation sector overview for the general national framework.
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