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Tutoring and coaching companies in Bristol

499 tutoring and coaching companies have a registered office in Bristol, and 133 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £16,237 in cash and owed £9,257 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Other education n.e.c.” (SIC 85590), which also covers life or career coaching.

The numbers

Tutoring and coaching companies in Bristol compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBristolUK
Registered companies49940,340
Formed in 2025 or 2026133 (27%)29%
Being struck off or in liquidation20 (4%)6.6%
Typical cash at year end£16,237112 accounts£9,672
Typical amount owed at year end£9,257250 accounts£8,759
Typical number of employees1250 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

You can start without much equipment

The typical tutoring and coaching company in Bristol carries £1,973 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, lower than 95% of UK industries.

Most of the cost of entry is time and running costs rather than kit, so a small test is cheap.

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical tutoring and coaching company in Bristol holds £16,237 in cash and owes £9,257; that cash figure is lower than 86% of UK industries.

Typical operators end the year holding less cash than they owe, so there is little slack if takings dip or a big bill lands early.

Most of your competition will be other newcomers

27% of the 499 tutoring and coaching companies in Bristol were formed in 2025–26, against 18% of all companies in Bristol. Nationally, that share of new companies is higher than 85% of UK industries.

New rivals are arriving faster than in most trades, so your customers already have fresh options. Being new is not a difference on its own.

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What these figures can’t tell you

Companies are counted where their registered office is, which may be an accountant or a home address rather than a shop. Sole traders and partnerships are not on the register, and electronically filed accounts cover roughly 60–75% of accounts filed each year. The figures describe companies that exist; they cannot prove demand for your idea or predict whether it will work. How the figures are built.

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