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First-degree level higher education: 2,653 live UK companies with SIC code 85421

2,653 live UK companies list SIC code 85421, first-degree level higher education, in the Companies House snapshot dated 1 November 2026. 431 of them were incorporated in the last 12 months and 119 have an accounts due date that had passed, and 156 have a proposal to strike them off the register.

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  • 2,653Live companies
  • 431Incorporated in the last 12 months
  • 119Accounts overdue
  • 156Strike off proposed
  • 85421SIC code
  • 1 November 2026Snapshot

Incorporations per year

Companies incorporated in each year that are still live in the 1 November 2026 snapshot. Companies that closed earlier are not counted, so older years read low.

Year incorporatedLive companies
2022144
2023228
2024245
2025354
2026 so far385

By region

RegionLive companies
London1,303
South East319
North West188
East of England180
West Midlands173
South West100
East Midlands93
Yorkshire and The Humber93
Scotland70
Wales68
North East51
Northern Ireland15

Towns with the most first-degree level higher education companies

Towns with 100 or more live companies; a link opens the page for this industry in that town.

TownRegionLive companies
LondonLondon975
BirminghamWest Midlands70
ManchesterNorth West61
RuislipLondon44
IlfordLondon42
CambridgeEast of England41
LeicesterEast Midlands31
CardiffWales30
CoventryWest Midlands27
Milton KeynesSouth East25
BristolSouth West21
HarrowLondon21
NottinghamEast Midlands21
LeedsYorkshire and The Humber19
DagenhamLondon18
LutonEast of England18
OxfordSouth East18
CroydonLondon17
AbingdonSouth East16
GlasgowScotland16
RomfordLondon16
BarkingLondon15
DartfordSouth East13
PontypriddWales13
SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber13

Newest first-degree level higher education companies

Newest first. Each row links to the Companies House record.

CompanyNumberIncorporatedTownAccounts dueStatusSource
Silkpace Ltd1755383230 October 2026London30 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Berkshire College of Commerce Limited1755371730 October 2026Slough30 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Northbridge College Ltd1755135029 October 2026Batley29 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
UNI Campus Group Ltd1755109329 October 2026London29 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Ltd1755051229 October 2026London29 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Learn Board Ltd1754222726 October 2026London26 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Tahir Rashid International Ltd1754213126 October 2026Manchester26 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
China Chunlai Education (UK) Limited1753986224 October 2026Manchester24 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Power System Training Company Ltd1753896223 October 2026Stafford23 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Tbou Unive London Ltd1753633022 October 2026Ruislip22 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Grade Rise Learning Ltd1753270821 October 2026London21 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
London Centre for Hyflex Education Ltd1753267221 October 2026London21 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
IEU UK EDU Ltd1752484816 October 2026London16 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Aurawillow Learning Limited1752373815 October 2026Woodford Green15 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
The School of Shakespeare Ltd1752330415 October 2026Leeds15 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Anatolia Academy LtdNI74450514 October 2026Belfast14 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Mastery Intl College Ltd1752003214 October 2026Ruislip14 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
X3535 College of Business and Technology Ltd1751951014 October 2026London14 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
AA Learning Ltd175109559 October 2026London9 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Bright Minds Tutoring Hub Ltd175075008 October 2026London8 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Trichollective Ltd175069147 October 2026London7 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
North Yorkshire College Limited175061347 October 2026Wakefield7 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Cambridge College of Technology,Oxford College of Science,Harvard College of Education Ltd175051377 October 2026Ruislip7 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Edvance Services Ltd175027706 October 2026Warwick6 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Sariel Partners Limited175001865 October 2026Surbiton5 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk

Updated November 7, 2026. Read from Companies House Free Company Data Product. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts are of live companies in the Companies House snapshot dated 1 November 2026. The snapshot holds basic company data only: no officers and no persons with significant control. A company is counted under each SIC code it lists, up to four. A region is the part of the UK a postcode area mostly falls in. This page uses Companies House data and is not endorsed by Companies House. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.