Education companies in the UK

On the register

Share of these companies on the live register, by status.

• Active 85%
• Proposal to strike off 14%
• In insolvency or administration <1%

New registrations

Companies registered each month, October 2025 – September 2026, that are still on the register. See registrations by month across all companies.

Company age

How long the active companies have been registered.

• Under 1 year 19%
• 1–3 years 23%
• 3–5 years 13%
• 5–10 years 20%
• 10–20 years 17%
• 20 years or more 7%

SIC codes in this industry

Active companies under each SIC code. Codes with fewer than 250 active companies don't have a page of their own.

• 85590 – Other education n.e.c. 66,200
• 85600 – Educational support services 41,300
• 85510 – Sports and recreation education 16,400
• 85520 – Cultural education 11,600
• 85100 – Pre-primary education 8,730
• 85200 – Primary education 6,780
• 85310 – General secondary education 6,150
• 85320 – Technical and vocational secondary education 5,330
• 85530 – Driving school activities 4,290
• 85422 – Post-graduate level higher education 2,990
• 85421 – First-degree level higher education 2,490
• 85410 – Post-secondary non-tertiary education 2,180

Where they're registered

Active companies by postcode area of their registered office.

• East Central London (EC) 6,600
• West Central London (WC) 6,070
• East London (E) 5,750
• West London (W) 5,210
• Birmingham (B) 4,880
• North London (N) 4,830
• Manchester (M) 3,710
• South East London (SE) 3,570
• South West London (SW) 3,030
• Harrow (HA) 2,400

Recently registered companies

Active education companies registered recently.

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