Industry benchmarks
What does a typical business make?
Medians across companies that publish a full P&L, by SIC code. Small companies rarely publish revenue, so benchmarks skew towards larger filers — read them as a guide, not a forecast.
Human health and social work
| Industry (SIC) | With P&L | Median revenue | Median profit | Median margin | Profitable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other human health activities86900 | 401 | £3m | £70.8k | 5.7% | 78% |
| Residential nursing care facilities87100 | 241 | £6.4m | £660k | 9% | 86% |
| Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled87300 | 236 | £4.6m | £417k | 7.8% | 86% |
| Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse87200 | 106 | £2.2m | £171k | 8.4% | 80% |
| Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.88990 | 104 | £288k | £9.8k | 1.4% | 63% |
| Specialists medical practice activities86220 | 79 | £317k | £90.6k | 30.4% | 87% |
| Other residential care activities n.e.c.87900 | 79 | £4m | £95.5k | 7.4% | 84% |
| Child day-care activities88910 | 73 | £253k | £12.5k | 3.6% | 77% |
| Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled88100 | 72 | £1.2m | £21.9k | 2.3% | 72% |
| General medical practice activities86210 | 71 | £7.6m | £64.9k | 4.1% | 83% |
| Dental practice activities86230 | 52 | £556k | £69.9k | 17.4% | 81% |
| Medical nursing home activities86102 | 45 | £6.2m | £667k | 11.5% | 84% |
| Hospital activities86101 | 37 | £8.4m | £74.5k | 3.8% | 73% |
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