There are 3,449 active companies in the driving school activities sector in the UK (SIC code 85530). This sector falls under Section P — Education — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 0.1% dissolution rate — 3,449 of 3,772 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 296.1% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 100% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 5.3 years. London leads with 11% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 25 government contracts valued at £6.1M.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, June 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 296.1% of active companies formed since 2020.
The driving school activities sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">0.1% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 5.3 years old. Geographic concentration: 11% in LONDON.
Companies in the driving school activities sector have been awarded 25 government contracts worth £6.1M in total.
There are 3,449 active companies classified under SIC code 85530 (Driving school activities) in the UK, out of 3,772 total registered.
SIC code 85530 stands for "Driving school activities". It belongs to Section P — Education of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (380), MANCHESTER (87), BIRMINGHAM (84).
The average active driving school activities company in the UK is 5.3 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1956.
Our database contains 18,349 data signals across 9 categories for active driving school activities companies. The largest category is Governance with 10,719 signals from 4 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.