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Education Businesses in UK

Explore the UK's Education sector. From regional hotspots to turnover breakdowns, discover key intelligence on company performance, market concentration, and growth opportunities across the UK.

35,659
Businesses
92.8%
Active
9.8 yrs
Avg company age
London
Top Location · 7,783
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

9.8% of education survive beyond 20 years – vs 12.5% cross-sector average. Established players are rarer here than across the UK economy as a whole.

Market: new incorporations, six-year view

New company registrations for Education, 2021-2026 (2026 shown year-to-date). The sector added more companies in 2022 than any year on record.

SOURCE: COMPANIES HOUSE INCORPORATION DATA · SIC 85590 · SYNCED DAILY

Outlook: sector signals

A composite view across six dimensions, scored 0–100.

    What the score means

    Business profile: who runs UK agencies

    Active companies by Education. The sector is overwhelmingly founder-owned private companies

      Structure & age: a young sector

      Age distribution of active businesses. – are under five years old - and only – make it past twenty.

      UK CROSS-SECTOR AVERAGE AGE: 10.6 YRS · AGENCIES: 9.8 YRS

      Key companies

      Largest active Education by latest reported turnover. Click through for filings, directors and group structure.

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active Education businesses registered in each location.

      01London7,78321.8% of sector
      02Birmingham6801.9% of sector
      03Manchester6731.9% of sector
      04Liverpool4461.3% of sector
      05Bristol4161.2% of sector