Flooglebinder

What Flooglebinder does

Flooglebinder Limited is a privately-held UK educational travel company founded in 2008 and headquartered in Shrewsbury, with a regional office in Shoreditch, London. The company designs and delivers bespoke conservation-focused educational trips for UK secondary schools, sixth forms, and further education colleges, with programmes ranging from 2 days to 3 weeks across more than 20 international destinations including Costa Rica, Borneo, Sri Lanka, Iceland, South Africa, and the Azores. Flooglebinder claims partnerships with over 100 UK schools and colleges and has publicly targeted working with 230 UK schools (3.5% of the UK school base) by 2030.

Name

Flooglebinder

Legal name

Flooglebinder Limited

Website

https://flooglebinder.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Flooglebinder Limited is a privately-held UK educational travel company that designs and delivers bespoke conservation-focused trips for UK secondary schools, sixth forms, and further education colleges across 20+ international destinations, combining curriculum-aligned activities with accredited outcomes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Travel Services

NAICS

Tour Operators (56152)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

School Group & Curriculum-Led Trips (THAKAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cultural & Environmental Education Expeditions (Citizen Science, Conservation Volunteering) (THAAAOAH), Adventure & Expedition Travel Agencies (THAKAFAB), Youth Adventure Camps & Summer Programs (THAAAOAB)

Keywords

• Educational travel services
• Conservation study tours
• School trip programs
• Curriculum-aligned adventures
• Sustainable travel experiences

Headquarters

HQ city

Shrewsbury

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Educational Study Tours: Flooglebinder generates revenue through designing and delivering bespoke educational adventure trips for schools and colleges. Trips range from 2 days to 3 weeks in duration, with programs offered across international destinations including Azores, Bali, Borneo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Ecuador, Greece, Iceland, India, Isle of Wight, Madeira, Morocco, Nicaragua, Peru, Portugal, Romania, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uganda, and Wales. Pricing includes a minimum £150 initial deposit (non-refundable, non-transferable), a second non-refundable but transferable fee of £100 for UK trips and £500 for international trips, with full balance due no less than 12 weeks prior to departure.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Flooglebinder designs and delivers bespoke conservation-focused educational travel trips for UK schools, sixth form colleges, and further education institutions. Trips range from 2 days to 3 weeks and span 20+ international and domestic destinations (e.g., Costa Rica, Borneo, Iceland, South Africa), combining curriculum-aligned activities with hands-on conservation work and accredited outcomes (AQA Unit Awards, Diploma in International Volunteering with UCAS points). The company also offers a Design Your Own Adventure bespoke trip customisation service.

Product overview

Flooglebinder offers a unified educational travel platform centred on conservation-focused trips for schools and colleges. The core product is its Conservation Trips Programme, which provides educational study tours to 20+ global destinations including Azores, Bali, Borneo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Ecuador, Greece, Iceland, India, Isle of Wight, Madeira, Morocco, Nicaragua, Peru, Portugal, Romania, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uganda, and Wales. These trips combine curriculum-aligned activities with hands-on experiential learning in marine and terrestrial conservation, sustainability, and personal development. The offering integrates two key accreditation modules: the AQA Unit Award Scheme and the Diploma in International Volunteering, both enabling students to earn recognised certificates. An optional Design Your Own Adventure module allows schools to customise trips to their specific curriculum requirements. The company also offers the Costa Rica 15-Day Turing Programme as a specific extended programme option. Trips range from 2 days to 3 weeks and provide UCAS points alongside conservation experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conservation Trips Programme
• AQA Unit Award Scheme
• Diploma in International Volunteering
• Design Your Own Adventure
• Costa Rica 15-Day Turing Programme

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of students know what the SDGs are after trips
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ClimateCarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlooglebinder partnered with ClimateCare to calculate the carbon cost of each trip (flights, land transportation, accommodation) and offset emissions through a portfolio of projects including safe drinking water projects in Kenya, Gyapa stoves in Ghana, Burn Stoves in Kenya, and renewable wind farms in India. This partnership enabled Flooglebinder to become carbon positive.
• Osa ConservationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConservation partner for Costa Rica Osa Peninsula programs, providing biodiversity monitoring, sea turtle conservation, reforestation, and sustainable agriculture experiences for students. Home to 50% of Costa Rica's biodiversity.
• Google WorkspacecoreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Workspace (including Google Sheets) used for participant data management, trip planning, logistics coordination, staff scheduling, document storage, and email communications. All processing covered by Data Processing Agreements ensuring UK GDPR compliance.
• Youli PlatformcoreTechnology or IntegrationYouli platform used for trip experience management, participant data collection, engagement, communication, feedback/survey collection, and participant profiles. Operates under Data Processing Agreement ensuring GDPR compliance.
• Association of Bonded Travel Organisers Trust (ABTOT)coreOthersABTOT provides financial protection under its ATOL Franchise for Flooglebinder (membership no. 5527), covering non-flight packages, flight inclusive packages sold to customers outside UK, and LTAs sold as principal. Includes repatriation support.
• Council for Learning Outside the ClassroomminorOthersProvides the Quality Badge certification for educational visit providers, confirming Flooglebinder meets standards for educational needs, high-quality learning experiences, and effective risk management.
• Sustainable Suppliers NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of sustainable suppliers including airlines, hotels, ground operators, and activity providers who share Flooglebinder's sustainability values and meet B Corp ethics standards.
• AQAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAQA Unit Award Scheme partner enabling students on Flooglebinder trips to earn recognized accreditations through their educational adventures, providing tangible qualifications alongside experiential learning.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Intrepid Travel:

Direct peers

• Camps International: Operates school expedition programmes with conservation and community components across multiple continents. Directly comparable on school group B2B focus, conservation volunteering content, and multi-country destination portfolio.
• Projects Abroad: Provider of volunteering and conservation trips for school groups, gap year students, and families. Comparable product mix in conservation volunteering and overseas group experiences for educational buyers.
• Raleigh International: Charity running youth expeditions for schools and individuals with volunteering and conservation elements. Comparable on youth expedition delivery, accredited outcomes, and multi-country footprint.
• GVI (Global Vision International): Specialist in conservation and community development programmes, with school and university group bookings. Comparable on conservation-led curriculum and accredited student outcomes.
• World Challenge: UK-based provider of school expeditions and curriculum-linked travel experiences for secondary schools and colleges. Closest direct competitor given shared school group focus, curriculum alignment, and expedition-led model.
• Adventure Travel UK (operators consortium): UK consortium of small-group adventure tour operators including school expedition specialists. Directly comparable product category and customer base (UK schools, FE colleges).

Emerging players

• Plan My Gap Year: Affordable volunteer abroad provider popular with school leavers and gap year students. Adjacent competitor for post-school-age conservation travel customers.

Broad incumbents

• Explore Worldwide: Established small-group adventure tour operator with school and university group departures. Larger incumbent offering adventure trips that overlap with Flooglebinder's experiential travel category.
• WEXAS (World Expedition Club): Long-established adventure travel provider serving individual travellers and groups including educational expeditions. Overlaps in expedition delivery and conservation-focused content.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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