What Sublime Science does

Sublime Science is a UK-based, privately held experiential events company founded in 2008 by Marc Wileman and headquartered in Leicester. Its stated proposition is to make parties and events interesting and interactive for primary school children through science-based activities, positioning the firm in the children's edutainment and school-events segment. The business operates with a headcount band of 11-50 employees, consistent with a small service-based operation delivering in-person science demonstrations, parties, and school workshops.

The company's core offering is event delivery — birthday parties, school visits, and similar engagements — built around interactive science demonstrations appropriate for primary-age children. The underlying 'technology' is principally a curated set of hands-on experiments and show formats (e.g., slime, bubbles, dry ice) rather than software or IP-licensed platforms; no proprietary software, app, API, or patents are disclosed in the available data. As a service-led model, scaling depends on the size and utilization of the demonstrator workforce rather than on software gross margins.

Sublime Science generates revenue by selling event bookings — likely a mix of direct-to-parent bookings for parties and B2B contracts with primary schools. Specific pricing, contract structures, customer logos, and revenue figures are not disclosed in the supplied sources, and most operational detail fields are empty, reflecting a significant data gap rather than a deliberate strategy. At this stage, the company is best characterised as a niche UK SME in the children's live-events market, with no disclosed geographic expansion, funding, M&A, or product diversification signals.

Name

Sublime Science

Website

https://sublimescience.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sublime Science is a privately held UK company, founded in 2008 by Marc Wileman and based in Leicester, that delivers interactive science-themed parties and events for primary school children.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Children's Educational Entertainment

NAICS

Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (7139)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Hands-on Science Exploration & Experiments (Lab Kits, Science Clubs) (EDAMABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Science Camps & Field Programs (Nature, Space, Marine, Geology) (EDAMABAB)

Keywords

• Science birthday parties
• Primary school workshops
• Children's STEM events
• Educational entertainment
• School science events

Headquarters

HQ city

Leicester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Core offering

Sublime Science delivers interactive science-themed parties and events for primary school children. The company provides hands-on, experiment-driven entertainment and educational experiences, bringing science activities directly to schools, homes, and event venues across the United Kingdom.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sublime Science Parties Interactive science-themed birthday parties and private events that bring hands-on experiments and demonstrations to primary school children, designed to make parties interesting and educational.
• Sublime Science School Events Interactive science workshops and event activities delivered on-site at primary schools, engaging children with hands-on experiments and demonstrations.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Emerging players

• Science Bob: Science education personality and platform offering experiment ideas, classroom resources, and STEM activities for children; comparable as a content-led hands-on science brand for the same end-audience.
• Whizz Pop Bang: UK children's science magazine and activity-pack brand targeting primary-aged kids; adjacent rather than directly competing, but addressing the same STEM enrichment demand at home.
• Curiosity Hub: UK community interest company running hands-on STEM workshops and events for children and families; an emerging niche player in the same enrichment space.

Broad incumbents

• Steve Spangler Science: US-based science education brand known for experiment kits, classroom programs, and televised demos; comparable as a hands-on science brand targeting kids and schools, though operating at a different scale and geography.
• We The Curious: Bristol-based interactive science centre offering exhibits and live programming for families and schools; comparable as a UK hands-on science engagement destination.
• Eureka! The National Children's Museum: UK children's museum focused on interactive learning experiences; overlapping audience (primary-aged children and family groups) and similar hands-on engagement philosophy.
• The Science Museum (London): Major UK science and technology museum with a public-engagement remit; competes for school trip and family enrichment spend in a much broader, exhibit-based format.

Direct peers

• Science Made Simple: UK-based provider of interactive science shows, workshops, and school events, operating in the same hands-on science engagement category for primary-aged children.
• Mad Science Group: Global franchised provider of hands-on science workshops, parties, and after-school programs for children — the most direct comparable in children's science party and enrichment services.
• Sublime Science Party Entertainers: Listed for completeness — the subject company's own commercial identity as a children's party and events provider; included as the most direct reference point for the service format.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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