What Help First Aid Training Limited does

Help First Aid Training Limited is a privately-held, instructor-led first aid training provider founded in 2009 and headquartered at a single training facility in Shildon, County Durham, serving the North East of England. The company delivers a portfolio of 12 HSE- and Ofsted-compliant courses, including the core First Aid at Work (3-day), Emergency First Aid at Work (1-day), Paediatric First Aid (2-day), and Re-qualification First Aid at Work (2-day), alongside specialised offerings in Mental Health First Aid, Dental First Aid, Fire Warden, Evac Chair, Defibrillator Competent User, Administration of Medication, and Basic Life Support. Courses are priced per delegate (for example, £110 to £210 plus VAT for core workplace courses and £140 plus VAT for Paediatric First Aid) and delivered either as open enrollment at the Shildon training facility or as bespoke onsite training at client premises across County Durham, Tyne and Wear, and surrounding North East towns.

The business operates with a small team of around five employees, led by Director and Lead Instructor Graham, whose background is in paramedic services, and Director Craig. The company does not use proprietary technology beyond standard classroom delivery and explicitly positions its value against online alternatives on the basis of hands-on practical training required under Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981. Marketing relies on a SEO-optimized website with an active blog, customer testimonials, and direct phone and email enquiry channels. There is no disclosed external funding, no M&A activity, no AI or digital product layer, and no parent company, indicating an independently owned, founder-operated micro-business.

Revenue is generated almost entirely from one-time per-delegate training fees, with no subscription or recurring contract model. The customer base spans enterprises in construction (Persimmon Homes, FT Construction, Astley), manufacturing (Palram UK), social housing (Livin), education (Bishop Auckland College, Timothy Hackworth School, Outdoor Pre-School Darlington), local government (Great Aycliffe Town Council), and healthcare, plus individual open-enrollment delegates. The company markets itself as approximately 30% cheaper than Red Cross and St John Ambulance, leveraging instructor credibility, regional accessibility, and competitive pricing rather than technology differentiation.

Name

Help First Aid Training Limited

Legal name

Help First Aid Training Ltd

Website

https://helpfirstaidtraining.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Help First Aid Training Limited is an independent UK first aid training provider, founded in 2009 and based in Shildon, County Durham, delivering HSE- and Ofsted-compliant instructor-led courses to businesses, schools, nurseries, dental practices, and individuals across the North East of England.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workplace First Aid Training

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Response, First Aid/CPR/AED & Incident Management Training (BPAKAOAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health, Safety & Compliance Training (CPR/First Aid, Safeguarding, Licensing) (EDACAIAH)

Keywords

• First aid training
• Workplace first aid
• Paediatric first aid
• HSE compliance training
• First aid certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Shildon

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. First Aid Training Courses: Revenue generated from instructor-led first aid training courses offered as open enrollment at their training facility or onsite at client premises. Course fees are charged per delegate per course. Pricing varies by course duration and type, ranging from half-day courses to 3-day comprehensive courses. Additional revenue from onsite training with mileage charges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Help First Aid Training Limited delivers instructor-led, classroom-based first aid training courses to workplaces, schools, nurseries, childcare settings, dental practices, and individuals across the North East of England. Core offerings include HSE-compliant First Aid at Work, Emergency First Aid at Work, Ofsted-compliant Paediatric First Aid, Re-qualification courses, and specialised courses in mental health first aid, fire warden training, defibrillator use, and administration of medication. Courses are delivered either as open enrolment at the company's Shildon training facility or as onsite training at client premises.

Product overview

Help First Aid Training Limited offers a portfolio of classroom-based first aid training courses primarily serving businesses, schools, nurseries, and individuals across the North East of England. The core offerings include First Aid at Work (3-day comprehensive course), Emergency First Aid at Work (1-day introductory course), Paediatric First Aid (2-day Ofsted-compliant course for childcare settings), and Re-qualification First Aid at Work (2-day refresher). Specialized courses include First Aid for Mental Health, Basic Life Support, Defibrillator Competent User, Fire Warden Training, Evac Chair Training, and Administration of Medication for schools. The company delivers both open courses at their Shildon training facility and onsite workplace training, with courses certified for either three years or one year depending on the qualification type.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• First Aid at Work

Quantifiable outcome

• Certificates valid for 3 years for main courses (Emergency First Aid at Work, First Aid at Work, Re-qualification First Aid at Work, Paediatric First Aid, First Aid for Mental Health)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Nuco Training: UK-based first aid and health & safety training provider delivering regulated courses to businesses, schools, and care settings. Closely matched business model — instructor-led, regionally delivered, HSE/Ofsted compliant — with comparable pricing structure.
• Tigerlily Training: Specialist UK first aid training company offering workplace, paediatric, mental health, and dental courses with onsite and open-enrollment delivery. Highly comparable niche competitor with similar target verticals and a comparable compliance-driven value proposition.
• SkillBase First Aid: Independent UK first aid training company delivering regulated workplace, paediatric, and emergency courses nationwide. Closely comparable in target customer (employers, schools) and course portfolio, with overlapping geographic coverage in northern England.
• First Aid for Life: UK first aid training provider offering HSE, paediatric, and specialist courses to businesses, schools, and individuals. Directly comparable on product mix, regulatory positioning (Ofsted/HSE), and instructor-led delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• St John Ambulance: The dominant UK first aid charity and training provider, offering HSE-compliant workplace first aid, paediatric, and mental health courses nationally. Directly comparable on course catalogue and target customer base, but operates at vastly greater scale and brand recognition.
• British Red Cross: Major UK first aid training provider competing head-to-head on workplace and paediatric courses; the company's own marketing benchmarks its prices as '30% less than Red Cross and St John.' Overlapping product range, regulated compliance, and customer segments.

Emerging players

• ProTrainings: Blended-learning first aid training provider combining online theory with in-person practical sessions. Comparable on regulated qualification output, but represents a hybrid/online competitive threat that could erode the pure in-person model Help First Aid Training relies on.
• React First: UK specialist first aid training company offering workplace, paediatric, and AED training with strong focus on healthcare and dental sectors. Comparable vertical-specialty positioning (particularly dental, similar to Help First Aid's GDC course) but typically London/south-east oriented.

Others

• Qualsafe Awards: UK awarding organisation that accredits first aid qualifications delivered by training providers including many of Help First Aid Training's competitors. Comparable ecosystem participant that defines the regulated qualification framework under which the subject company operates.

Regional players

• Safe and Sound Training: Independent UK first aid and health & safety training provider delivering onsite and open courses to regional businesses and schools. Comparable business model (small independent provider, HSE/Ofsted compliant) but operating primarily in a different UK region, making it a non-overlapping regional peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/help-first-aid-training-limited

Compliance3 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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