There are 3,706 active companies in the technical and vocational secondary education sector in the UK (SIC code 85320). This sector falls under Section P — Education — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 0.7% dissolution rate — 3,706 of 4,224 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 155.2% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 86% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 10.1 years. 71 large companies, 4 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 22% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 416 government contracts valued at £534.6M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1911.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, June 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 155.2% of active companies formed since 2020.
The technical and vocational secondary education sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">0.7% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 10.1 years old. Geographic concentration: 22% in LONDON.
Companies in the technical and vocational secondary education sector have been awarded 416 government contracts worth £534.6M in total.
There are 3,706 active companies classified under SIC code 85320 (Technical and vocational secondary education) in the UK, out of 4,224 total registered.
SIC code 85320 stands for "Technical and vocational secondary education". It belongs to Section P — Education of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (828), BIRMINGHAM (73), MANCHESTER (69).
The average active technical and vocational secondary education company in the UK is 10.1 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1911.
Our database contains 26,516 data signals across 11 categories for active technical and vocational secondary education companies. The largest category is Governance with 12,086 signals from 5 government sources.
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