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Education Companies in Aberdeen: 171 Active Firms (2026)
Education companies in Aberdeen deliver teaching, training, tutoring, learning support and workforce development across the city region.
Buying decisions tend to sit with employers commissioning workforce training, institutions procuring learner support or specialist delivery, and households paying for tutoring or enrichment. The commercial models therefore range from recurring employer contracts and grant-funded community programmes to term-time classes and ad hoc learner support. Aberdeen’s providers appear to sell mainly into local learners, local employers and education bodies rather than national enterprise buyers. Typical engagements are likely to be modest in scale: course fees, framework call-offs, workplace training packages and support contracts, with only a minority suited to larger, multi-site delivery.
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Aberdeen has 171 actively trading education companies, a compact cohort that appears skewed towards specialist local delivery rather than large national platforms. Reported headcount across the cohort totals 1,527, so the employment footprint is visible but distributed across many small operating bases. Only 2 companies report turnover above £5M, while 52 have been incorporated since 2022. That mix points to a market where new entrants continue to form, but scale remains concentrated in a narrow upper tier.
Operating conditions depend less on the label “education” than on the activity being delivered. Providers handling vocational training, funded places, learning support or work with children face different requirements around safeguarding, assessment quality, accessibility, complaints handling and evidence of learner outcomes. Employer-funded training also brings procurement discipline: buyers tend to ask for accreditation, attendance tracking, completion evidence and clear links to role requirements. For Aberdeen providers, the market structure is therefore partly local and partly compliance-led, with trust, tutor availability and repeat employer demand shaping which operators can move beyond informal or owner-managed delivery.
Employer-skills and institution-facing providers appear better placed to build repeat work than private tutoring or short-course models that rely on local reputation and staff availability. The younger end of the cohort may keep entry levels high, but progression to larger revenue bands looks harder where delivery remains labour-intensive and location-bound. Consolidation is plausible in fragmented niches, especially where back-office compliance, safeguarding processes and tutor recruitment can be shared. Even so, Aberdeen’s education market looks more like a steady local-services base than a venture-style scale-up pool.
171
Active firms
2026
2
Above £5M
Reported revenue threshold
52
Since 2022
Recent incorporations
Key facts
About 1% of the trading cohort reports turnover above £5M (2 of 171 firms) — the rest sits below that revenue band.
30% of the cohort was incorporated since 2022 (52 firms), so a sizeable share is in its first few filing cycles.
Aberdeen education businesses span teaching, tutoring, learning support and workforce-development services.
Provision links local learner demand with employer training needs across the city region.
Buyer demand ranges from smaller-business training needs to provision for larger organisations.
Aberdeen’s education market appears mixed, with regional-operator models sitting alongside lean tutoring, support and specialist-training businesses.
Top Aberdeen Education companies
ST. Margaret's School for Girls.
Operates an independent school for girls offering nursery, junior, secondary and sixth‑year education. Provides academic teaching, exam preparation, pastoral support, extracurricular activities and…
Serves parents and guardians seeking independent all-girls education for children aged 3–18, from nursery through sixth year, with admissions aimed at families in and around Aberdeen.
Location
ALBYN SCHOOL LIMITED Albyn School Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsOperates an independent nursery and school providing education for children aged 2–18, including lower and upper school programmes, bilingual French curriculum options, and co‑curricular activities.…
Serves parents and guardians seeking independent nursery and school places for children aged 2-18 in Aberdeen, plus local families and community groups using holiday clubs, camps and facility hire.
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -79% CAGR over 3y
Location
LORNDALE ABERDEEN LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates nurseries and out-of-school childcare clubs providing early years education and childcare. Offers preschool learning programmes, supervised childcare, and staff training through a childcare…
Serves parents and families in and around Aberdeen seeking early years childcare, pre-school nursery places and out-of-school clubs for young children and primary school pupils.
Financial Health
StableStable · -90% CAGR over 2y
Location
Aberdeen First Aid School Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides first aid training courses for businesses and individuals, including First Aid at Work, offshore first aid, mental health first aid, and specialised courses. Also supplies defibrillators and…
Serves businesses in North East Scotland needing compliant first-aider coverage for staff, plus individual delegates preparing for onshore or offshore roles.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -6% CAGR over 4y
Location
MUCKY BOOTS EDUCATION
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a forest kindergarten providing outdoor early years education for children aged 3–7. Offers funded nursery sessions, nature-based play and learning, holiday clubs, and parent‑child groups,…
Serves families in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire with children aged 3-7, plus parents, childminders, grandparents and home educators seeking parent-child groups, home-school sessions and holiday clubs…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 17% CAGR over 5y
Location
ABERDEEN SKILLS AND ENTERPRISE TRAINING LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides technical and safety training programmes for energy, engineering and industrial sectors. Delivers courses in electrical engineering, process operations, hazardous areas (CompEx), marine…
Serves employers and individual training delegates in energy, oil and gas, renewables, marine, electrical engineering, manufacturing, hazardous-area and industrial safety sectors across the UK and…
Financial Health
StableStable · 2% CAGR over 2y
Location
Array Training Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides training courses and examinations in non‑destructive testing (NDT) methods including ultrasonic, radiographic, magnetic particle, penetrant and visual testing. Also offers certification…
Serves NDT technicians, candidates and employers needing qualification, renewal and compliance support, including companies with in-house NDT staff, audit obligations, procedures or…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · Hiring · 11% CAGR over 2y
Location
Little Trees Children's Nursery Ltd
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsProvides nursery and preschool childcare for children aged 6 months to 5 years. Delivers early years education through play‑based indoor and outdoor learning, and offers full‑day care including…
Serves parents and families in Aberdeen seeking nursery, preschool and childcare for children aged 6 months to 5 years, including weekday and commuting-friendly care for working parents.
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 38% CAGR over 1y
Location
THE BROOMHILL NURSERY (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates day nurseries providing early years education and childcare for young children. Delivers play‑based learning programmes aligned with national early years guidance, with staff-led care,…
Serves parents and families in Aberdeen seeking early learning and childcare for children aged 2–5, including funded places for eligible 2-year-olds and universal funded hours for 3–5-year-olds.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -7% CAGR over 4y
Location
Kingswellies Nursery
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides private early learning and childcare services for children aged 0–5. Offers part-time and full-time nursery care with structured curriculum activities, play-based learning, outdoor play…
Serves parents and families in Aberdeen seeking private early learning and childcare for children aged 0–5, including part-time, full-time, and funded nursery places.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 24% CAGR over 2y
Location
ITB COMPETENCE ASSURANCE LTD.
Trajectory
4y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides workplace training and competence management consultancy. Delivers assessor and internal verifier training, classroom and online courses, leadership programmes, competency audits, bespoke…
Sells to businesses needing workplace competence and assessor training, including employers in energy, industrial and related sectors. Serves training, HR and operational teams seeking competence…
Financial Health
StableStable · -11% CAGR over 3y
Location
AQUATERRA TRAINING LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides workplace training courses covering plant and material handling equipment operation, lifting and access equipment, health and safety, first aid, confined space work, transport of dangerous…
Serves businesses in high-risk industries needing workforce training, safety compliance and leadership development, including teams operating plant, lifting equipment, confined spaces, work at height…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 13% CAGR over 3y
Location
SJM CONSULTING (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsFinancial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
Iona Nursery Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a childcare nursery providing full‑ and part‑time day care for children aged 0–5. Offers early years learning and development, supervised play, and outdoor activities, with government‑funded…
Serves parents and carers in Aberdeen seeking private nursery childcare for children aged 0–5, including families needing full-time, part-time or government-funded early years places.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 7% CAGR over 4y
Location
The Kindergarten Nursery Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates a private childcare nursery providing daytime care and early years education for babies and preschool children. Offers supervised play, learning activities and childcare services for working…
Serves families and working parents in Aberdeen seeking private day care and early years childcare for babies and pre-school children.
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 5% CAGR over 2y
Location
Aberdeen Step By Step Nursery Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides pre-school childcare for children aged 0–5. Operates baby and early years nursery rooms with play areas, cot facilities and outdoor space, delivering supervised care and planned learning…
Serves parents and carers of babies and pre-school children aged 0–5, particularly local families in Danestone, Bridge of Don and Aberdeen seeking weekday nursery childcare and early years places.
Financial Health
StableStable · -3% CAGR over 2y
Location
DD ADVANCED COACHING LTD
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides football coaching for young players, offering one-to-one training, small group sessions and seasonal camps. Sessions focus on skill development through drills, game-based exercises and…
Sells to young football players and their parents, offering B2C coaching for children through one-to-one sessions, group training and camps. Also works alongside a child’s existing football coach.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · Hiring · 34% CAGR over 2y
Location
Sabre Safety Services Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides hydrogen sulphide (H2S) risk management services, H2S safety systems, breathing air and gas detection equipment, fire safety equipment and services, and OPITO-accredited safety training for…
Serves B2B customers in hazardous industrial sectors, primarily oil and gas operators and contractors, including exploration, drilling, refinery, FPSO, offshore, marine, shipping, mining and…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -78% CAGR over 3y
Location
DERP Educational Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
COPPER POTS MONTESSORI LTD
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides day nursery and early years childcare services using Montessori and Reggio Emilia approaches, offering supervised care and play‑based learning that supports children’s independence,…
Serves parents and carers of young children seeking day nursery places in Aberdeen, including families looking for a small, home-like early years setting.
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · 4% CAGR over 2y
Location
KIDSIZE LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides childcare and activity programmes for children, including holiday clubs, before- and after-school clubs, and a playgroup for ages 2–5. Also organises children's parties, entertainment, and…
Serves parents and carers in Aberdeen seeking childcare and activities for children, including preschool children aged 2–5, pupils of Kingswells Primary, and families arranging children’s parties or…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 26% CAGR over 4y
Location
ABERDEEN ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS LIMITED
Trajectory
1y · 2025–NowProvides dance and performing arts tuition for children and adults, offering classes in ballet, tap, jazz, street, contemporary, acro and musical theatre, alongside singing, acting and gymnastics,…
Serves families in Aberdeen, primarily parents of children from 18 months to 18 years, plus adult learners, seeking dance, acting, gymnastics and musical theatre classes, parties, shows and holiday…
Financial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
Tailored Security Services Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides security services including door supervision, corporate and event security staffing. Operates a training centre delivering courses such as SIA door supervisor training, security training,…
Serves businesses needing corporate security, door supervision and event security, plus individuals and companies seeking security, first aid and personal licence training, primarily in the…
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
Salus Technical Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides process safety consultancy, engineering workshops and operational support for hazardous industries. Delivers HAZID and HAZOP studies, safety training courses, and cloud‑based risk management…
Serves businesses and public-sector bodies in hazardous process industries, including offshore energy duty holders, engineering and operations teams, and safety professionals responsible for major…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 64% CAGR over 5y
Location
RADIO MICHAEL LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
INTEGRITY LINK SERVICES LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak
Location
QUENSH SPECIALISTS LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides outsourced health and safety, HR, and HSEQ consultancy services to businesses. Offers risk management, compliance support, management system development, audits, workplace mediation, and…
Serves businesses and organisations of varying sizes across diverse sectors, especially managers responsible for HSEQ, HR, compliance, training and management systems.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 25% CAGR over 4y
Location
Electra Learning Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides change management and learning services for organisations implementing or upgrading business software. Designs e‑learning courses, training programmes and learning platforms, and offers…
Serves businesses and organisations rolling out or upgrading enterprise software, especially IBM Maximo and Microsoft 365, targeting teams responsible for change management, learning, training and…
Financial Health
StableStable · -4% CAGR over 4y
Location
THE SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATION SERVICES UK LTD.
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
BELMONT INTERNATIONAL LTD
Trajectory
2y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · Hiring · 25% CAGR over 1y
Location
GEOWLS Ltd
Trajectory
4y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed · 0% CAGR over 3y
Location
Leigh Global Limited
Trajectory
2y · 2023–NowFinancial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
MANCHESTER INVESTMENT AND REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT LTD
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
ATC (ENERGY) LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
ENERGY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides professional certification, training seminars, webinars, and membership services for energy management professionals. Develops guidelines and education programs on managing and improving…
Serves energy management professionals, facilities engineers, building personnel, property managers, building owners, commissioning authorities and corporate members involved in commercial building…
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
Grampian Training Services Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 32% CAGR over 4y
Location
Casc Prepare Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed · 0% CAGR over 3y
Location
NEPPMETHOD LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
StrongStrong · Growing · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
SUCCESS OF NATIONS AND GOVERNANCE CIC
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak
Location
ARGYLE IT & EDUCATION LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
MIRACLE YEAR LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable
Location
BRIDGE OF DON OUT OF SCHOOL CARE LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable · 2% CAGR over 4y
Location
ENERGY INSIDER LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
Itracoons Ltd
Trajectory
1y · 2025–NowFinancial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
TRINOMIAL SOLUTIONS LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 19% CAGR over 4y
Location
FRESH TALENT EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 3y
Location
I-learner's Hub Ltd
Trajectory
1y · 2024–NowFinancial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
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How Aberdeen Education companies work and how to sell to them
What they do
Education companies in Aberdeen usually earn revenue from delivered hours rather than licenceable intellectual property: tutor time, trainer days, assessment work, classroom places and learner support capacity. Pricing tends to follow the unit being sold, with termly fees for households, per-learner charges for courses, day rates for workplace training and retained arrangements where employers or institutions need recurring provision. Digital materials and online classrooms may sit around the offer, but the core product is typically people-led delivery backed by lesson planning, safeguarding processes, attendance evidence and completion reporting. Margins therefore depend on utilisation, staff mix and the ability to fill cohorts without over-committing specialist tutors.
Who they sell to
The buyer group is mixed but local. Employer-funded work usually starts with HR, operations, compliance or departmental managers who need role-specific training and evidence that staff attended. Institution-facing work tends to involve heads of service, curriculum leads, student-support teams or procurement officers, often with approved-supplier lists, grant conditions or tender paperwork shaping the route in. Household-paid tutoring is more referral-led and can convert quickly when exams, learning needs or school transitions create urgency. Contract values are typically modest, but repeat bookings matter: a provider that becomes part of an employer’s induction cycle or an institution’s support pathway has a steadier pipeline than one selling one-off classes.
What they buy
Most education providers tend to spend on tools and services that reduce teaching admin or make outcomes easier to evidence. Suitable pitches often sit around learner management, scheduling, attendance tracking, assessment workflows, document storage, finance, payroll, HR, recruitment, tutor vetting, website conversion, local search, CRM and email communications. Providers with employer or institution clients may also need contract management, tender support, policies, insurance advice and accounting help that copes with grants, deposits and staged payments. Infrastructure buying is usually pragmatic: cloud hosting, devices, classroom equipment and communications systems are purchased when they remove friction for staff or learners rather than as an abstract technology refresh.
Why and how to sell to them
Aberdeen education buyers tend to evaluate suppliers when delivery complexity starts to outrun informal processes: new employer contracts, extra tutors, funded programmes, a move into institution-facing work, or a need to prove attendance, completion and learner progress more consistently. Other triggers include leadership change, course launches, recruitment pressure, complaints, inspection preparation or a shift from owner-managed spreadsheets to shared systems. Outbound works better when it recognises the operating constraint. A message framed around fewer missed sessions, cleaner evidence for commissioners, faster tutor onboarding, fuller cohorts or lower admin per learner is usually more credible than a broad productivity claim.
How this list is built
Data sources
This list is built from UK Companies House filings, XBRL accounts data, and semantic analysis of each company's public website. Revenue and headcount figures come from the most recent filed accounts; where the company has not filed, values are estimated using a model trained on filed history and peer benchmarks and are labelled as estimates.
Classification
Rather than relying solely on SIC codes, Firmbase classifies each company semantically: the company's website is crawled, an AI model reads what the company actually sells, and the company is placed into the relevant industry and subsectors. SIC codes are used as one signal but not the only one. This means a company that registered under a generic SIC code but pivoted into (for example) fintech is correctly identified as fintech, not as its original SIC category.
Freshness
The underlying company data is refreshed from Companies House continuously; filings appear in the list within days of submission. The curated list ordering is regenerated when the underlying data moves meaningfully (company count changes by more than 5%, a new company enters the top-ranked segment, or the filed-revenue numbers for the top firms change). You can see the last-updated timestamp near the top of the page.
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