Educational support services: UK companies
21,331 live UK companies list educational support services as their main trade, or 0.4% of the register. It ranks 44th among the 60 trades we cover. 3,259 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 650 still live from 2015. 1,404 (6.6%) have a proposal to strike off on file, close to the UK figure of 7.3%.
Where they're registered
Where this trade is unusually common
The town's share of this trade, compared with its share of all UK companies.
By year formed
Only companies still live are counted, so older years look smaller. 2026 stops on 1 November 2026.
20122026
See every year as a table
| Year | Live companies |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 507 |
| 2013 | 504 |
| 2014 | 580 |
| 2015 | 650 |
| 2016 | 685 |
| 2017 | 747 |
| 2018 | 939 |
| 2019 | 1,133 |
| 2020 | 1,148 |
| 2021 | 1,167 |
| 2022 | 1,486 |
| 2023 | 1,786 |
| 2024 | 2,235 |
| 2025 | 3,259 |
| 2026 | 2,618 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- The Gordon FoundationFormed 1888
- The Independent Schools AssociationFormed 1895
- Incorporated Rochester Diocesan Board of EducationFormed 1895
- Saint Anne's Longsight(royton)building CompanyFormed 1910
- IapsFormed 1923
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Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 85600) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.