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Tutoring and coaching companies in Edinburgh

384 tutoring and coaching companies have a registered office in Edinburgh, and 97 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £9,486 in cash and owed £8,150 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 Edinburgh compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureEdinburghUK
Registered companies38440,340
Formed in 2025 or 202697 (25%)29%
Being struck off or in liquidation19 (4.9%)6.6%
Typical cash at year end£9,48686 accounts£9,672
Typical amount owed at year end£8,150175 accounts£8,759
Typical number of employees1188 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

You can start without much equipment

The typical tutoring and coaching company in Edinburgh carries £1,178 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.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical tutoring and coaching company in Edinburgh reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (188 filings).

You are mostly up against owner-operators. Your own hours are likely to be your biggest cost, and the easiest one to undercount.

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical tutoring and coaching company in Edinburgh holds £9,486 in cash and owes £8,150; 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.

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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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