Core Physio

What Core Physio does

Core Physio is a private, for-profit healthcare business founded in 2002 in Hamilton, United Kingdom, with 11–50 employees. Its core stated offering is physiotherapy, sports injury rehabilitation, and pain management for individual patients. The supplied firmographic data do not include Core Physio revenue, customer composition, legal ownership, or detailed product pricing.

Most operating evidence instead concerns Lanarkshire Private Clinic, a separately named Hamilton clinic at Hamilton Community Football Stadium with a different website URL. That dataset describes a pay-as-you-go private healthcare model spanning diagnostic imaging, specialist consultations, private GP services, three tiers of health assessments, and physiotherapy and rehabilitation, using transparent unit prices, self-referral, insurance billing, and Klarna installments. Because no legal or operating relationship between Core Physio and Lanarkshire Private Clinic is established, those commercial details are useful as a local private-clinic proxy but not confirmed Core Physio facts.

Name

Core Physio

Legal name

Lanarkshire Private Clinic

Website

https://core-physio.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Core Physio is a private, Hamilton-based UK physiotherapy and rehabilitation provider serving individual patients with sports injury treatment, recovery and pain management; supplied operating and pricing evidence instead concerns Lanarkshire Private Clinic.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Physiotherapy Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (62134)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Orthopedic & Sports Rehabilitation Centers (HLAFAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sports Rehabilitation, Return-to-Play & Performance Therapy Centers (MPAKAJAO)

Keywords

• Physiotherapy services
• Sports injury rehabilitation
• Pain management therapy
• Musculoskeletal rehabilitation
• Manual therapy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamilton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Diagnostic Imaging Services: Fee-for-service revenue from MRI scans, ultrasound, X-ray, and DEXA scans. Patients pay per scan with prices ranging from £119 for ECG to £420 for combined DEXA body composition and bone density scan.
2. Specialist Consultations: Revenue from consultant-led appointments across cardiology, orthopaedics, urology, gynaecology, rheumatology, podiatry, and skin cancer services. Consultation fees range from £50 to £325.
3. Private GP Services: Fee-for-service GP appointments with appointment durations from 30 minutes to 1 hour, priced from £150.
4. Physiotherapy Services: Revenue from physiotherapy assessments, sessions, sports massage, and specialised therapies including shockwave and Winback therapy, starting from £75.
5. Health Assessments: Comprehensive full-body health screening packages ranging from Essential (£995) to Health Plus (£1,895) to Complete Health (£4,395), including multiple diagnostic tests and consultations.
6. Health Insurance Billing: Partnership with UK insurance providers allowing insured patients to access services with pre-authorisation. Accepts all major UK health insurance providers.
7. Klarna Payment Plans: Installment payment option through Klarna partnership allowing patients to spread costs of private healthcare services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Core Physio provides physiotherapy, sports injury rehabilitation, and pain management services from its Hamilton, UK location. The clinic offers expert physiotherapy assessments, treatment sessions, sports massage, and specialised therapies including injection therapy, shockwave therapy, and Winback therapy. It operates within a broader integrated diagnostic and specialist services environment enabling rapid access to MRI, ultrasound, X-ray, and consultant-led support for rehabilitation patients.

Product overview

Lanarkshire Private Clinic is a private healthcare clinic offering a unified portfolio of diagnostic imaging and specialist medical services. The core offering centers on advanced diagnostic scanning technologies (MRI, ultrasound, X-ray, DEXA) paired with consultant-led specialist services across cardiology, orthopaedics, gynaecology, urology, rheumatology, podiatry, and skin cancer. Supporting services include private GP appointments, advanced health assessments in three tiers (Essential, Health Plus, Complete), and physiotherapy/rehabilitation including injection therapy, shockwave therapy, and Winback therapy. The clinic enables self-referral for most services and provides results typically within 48 hours.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Private Physiotherapy Expert physiotherapy services including assessments, injection therapy, sports massage, rehabilitation sessions, VALD biomechanical testing, shockwave therapy, and Winback therapy for individuals recovering from musculoskeletal injuries.
• Injection Therapy Targeted musculoskeletal treatment for reducing pain and inflammation in joints, muscles, and soft tissue, delivered by physiotherapy clinicians.

Quantifiable outcome

• MRI appointments available within 1-7 days compared to NHS wait times of 10-18 weeks
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• KlarnasupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerPayment partnership allowing patients to split private healthcare costs into installment payments. Makes private healthcare more affordable and accessible by offering flexible payment options.
• UK Health Insurance Providers (AXA, Aviva, Vitality, WPA, Bupa)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with major UK private health insurance providers allowing insured patients to access clinic services with appropriate pre-authorisation. Accepts all major UK insurance providers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pure Sports Medicine: Multi-site London-based sports injury and rehabilitation clinic offering physiotherapy, sports medicine consultants, imaging and performance services — directly aligned with Core Physio's sports-injury rehab/return-to-play positioning.
• Ross Hall Hospital (Circle): Glasgow-based private hospital offering MRI, orthopaedics, cardiology and physiotherapy — the closest direct geographic competitor in the West of Scotland catchment Core Physio serves.
• Ascenti: UK-wide physiotherapy and rehabilitation provider covering MSK, sports injury rehab and employer/integrated-care contracts. Comparable on core physiotherapy/sports rehab services but at national scale rather than clinic-anchored.
• The Edinburgh Clinic: Private outpatient clinic offering diagnostics, specialist consultations and minor treatments; comparable business model (multi-specialty private outpatient) although Edinburgh-based.

Emerging players

• Schoen Clinic UK: Specialist UK private orthopaedic and musculoskeletal hospital group (London and Manchester). Relevant peer for orthopaedic-led multi-specialty outpatient services and private-pay rehab pathways.

Broad incumbents

• Nuffield Health: UK's largest healthcare charity running hospitals, fitness clubs and physiotherapy services. Overlaps with Core Physio on private GP, diagnostics, physiotherapy and health assessments, but with a national footprint and integrated fitness/wellness offering.
• Ramsay Health Care UK: Operates private hospitals across the UK offering diagnostics, outpatient consultations and physiotherapy services. Comparable competition for referral pathways and consultant retention in Scotland.
• Circle Health Group: Owner of BMI Healthcare with ~50+ UK private hospitals including Ross Hall in Glasgow. Directly comparable as a competitor for Scottish private diagnostics, orthopaedics, cardiology and rehabilitation referrals.
• HCA Healthcare UK: Operates private hospitals and outpatient centres (e.g. The Lister, The Wellington, London Bridge) with strong diagnostics and private GP offerings. Comparable on premium private pay positioning and consultant-led services.
• Spire Healthcare: Largest UK private hospital group with 38+ hospitals and clinics offering imaging, outpatient consultations and physiotherapy. Comparable as a competitor for private diagnostics and multi-specialty outpatient care in Scotland, but operates at national scale rather than single-site rehab focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/core.fitness.physiotherapy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/corephysiotherapy
• Instagraminstagram.com/lanarkshireprivateclinic
• Xx.com/Corephysio1

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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