Sector Overview: Education

Education Industry Scorecard

Approximately 2.59% of the UK's active companies trade under the sector description education.

239,041

Total Incorporations

128,240

Active Companies

107,533

Total Dissolved

Education: Word Choices

The top five most common words used in company names trading within the education sector are: Education, Training, Academy, School, and Services.

Major Towns and Cities for Education

Looking at locations with over 128 active companies registered within them, the top towns and cities by percentage of education businesses are Oxford, Cambridge, and Tower Hamlets.

City Total Active Percentage of Active Businesses
Oxford 575 6.17%
Cambridge 562 4.81%
Tower Hamlets 1,887 4.47%
Kington 210 4.2%
Greenwich 964 4.08%
Sunderland 223 4.02%
Loughborough 142 3.98%
Islington 3,383 3.84%
Lewisham 742 3.82%
Mildenhall 273 3.7%
Newham 1,514 3.7%
Lambeth 943 3.58%
Southwark 1,127 3.39%
Camden 5,469 3.37%
Birkenhead 165 3.31%
Nottingham 676 3.29%
Barking and Dagenham 720 3.25%
Haringey 982 3.22%
Hackney 3,229 3.18%
Birmingham 2,807 3.09%

Education: Oldest Companies

The oldest education company is The Liverpool College Foundation at 154 years, 5 months, and 1 days old.

Company Name Business Incorporated Age
00004466
The Liverpool College Foundation General secondary education 02 Jul 1869 154 years
00005295
Bristol Law Society(The) Other education 18 Feb 1871 152 years
00006400
The Girls' Day School Trust Pre-primary education 26 Jun 1872 151 years
00007663
Brighton College Pre-primary education 18 Sep 1873 150 years
00008756
Birmingham Medical Institute(The) General secondary education 17 Sep 1874 149 years
00008894
Working Men's College Corporation Post-secondary non-tertiary education 04 Nov 1874 149 years
00009330
Manchester Literary And Philosophical Society Other education 22 Mar 1875 148 years
00010631
Edgbaston High School For Girls Primary education 25 May 1876 147 years
00011701
Clifton High School Pre-primary education 12 Sep 1877 146 years
00012192
Royal School Of Needlework(The) First-degree level higher education 16 Apr 1878 145 years

Most Recently Formed Companies: Education

Company Name Business Incorporated Age
15323690
Movement Ecology Collective Cic Other education 03 Dec 2023 New!
15323707
Creatives Now Cic Cultural education 03 Dec 2023 New!
15323710
Project 1957 Cic Cultural education 03 Dec 2023 New!
15323712
Malvern School Of Art Cic Cultural education 03 Dec 2023 New!
15323717
Wipers Youth C.I.C. Other education 03 Dec 2023 New!
15323719
Deep Boroughs Cic Other education 03 Dec 2023 New!
15323722
The School Of Theatre Of The Oppressed Cic Cultural education 03 Dec 2023 New!
15323723
Plysu Cic Cultural education 03 Dec 2023 New!
15323728
Girls In Afrobeats Cic Cultural education 03 Dec 2023 New!
15323735
Bohudar Ltd Other education 03 Dec 2023 New!
15323759
Twelve68 Online Cic Technical and vocational secondary education 03 Dec 2023 New!
15323837
International Centre For Policy Studies Limited Technical and vocational secondary education 03 Dec 2023 New!
15323248
Summerlands Retreats Ltd Sports and recreation education 02 Dec 2023 1 days
15323449
Goodlife Education Services Limited First-degree level higher education 02 Dec 2023 1 days
15323508
Tetyer Ltd Other education 02 Dec 2023 1 days
15323526
Katerusty Ltd Other education 02 Dec 2023 1 days
15323530
Dorset Forest School Training Ltd Other education 02 Dec 2023 1 days
15323595
Evolve Driver Training Ltd Driving school activities 02 Dec 2023 1 days
15320759
Moroks Ltd Other education 01 Dec 2023 2 days
15320766
Malandina Ltd Other education 01 Dec 2023 2 days

Education's Top SICs

Industry Total Incorporated Total Active Percentage of Active
Other Education 90,445 52,271 41%
Educational Support Services 64,236 36,608 29%

Last updated: 03 Dec 2023 07:05