Tutors United

Name

Tutors United

Legal name

Tutors United

Website

https://tutorsunited.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Educational Tutoring

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic Tutoring Services (Subject-Specific & General) (EDAJALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

K–12 Core Curriculum Small-Group Tutoring Centers (Math/ELA/Science/Social Studies) (EDANAHAA), Academic Support & Learning Assistance (Tutoring Centers) (EDALABAF)

Keywords

• Community tutoring services
• Primary school education
• Youth employment programmes
• Educational charity services
• Maths english tutoring

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding and Donations: Tutors United is a registered charity funded by housing associations, corporate partners, local councils, and grant-making organisations. The charity does not charge families for its tutoring services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tutors United is a UK-registered charity that delivers free community-based Maths and English tutoring to primary school pupils (Years 4, 5 and 6) from low-income, migrant and refugee backgrounds. The charity hires, trains and pays diverse university students to deliver small-group lessons (max six pupils) both in person at community centre hubs and online via Zoom. Programmes are funded and co-delivered by housing associations, local councils and corporate partners.

Product overview

Tutors United is a charitable organization offering community-based tutoring services rather than a technology product company. Its core offering is the Tutoring Young Residents (TYR) Programme, providing free Maths and English tutoring to primary school children in Years 4-6 through local community centers and online sessions in partnership with housing associations. A supplementary programme, S.T.E.A.M. Ahead, offers holiday-based STEM learning combined with youth work support. All tutoring follows the National Curriculum with small class sizes (maximum six pupils) to optimize individual attention.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tutoring Young Residents: Free Maths and English tutoring programme for primary school children (Year 4, 5, and 6) delivered in communities and online in partnership with housing associations.
• S.T.E.A.M. Ahead
• Breakfast and Learn

Products and services

• Tutoring Young Residents (TYR) Programme Free Maths and English tutoring programme for Year 4, 5, and 6 primary school pupils, delivered in local communities and online in partnership with housing associations. Classes are capped at six pupils to ensure individual attention, following National Curriculum guidelines.
• S.T.E.A.M. Ahead Programme Week-long holiday programme for Year 5, 6, and 7 pupils combining challenge-based STEM learning, peer-led wellbeing sessions with youth workers, and employer-led activities. Delivered in partnership with KORI Youth Charity, focusing on secondary school transition support.
• Breakfast and Learn Family engagement programme exploring Maths and English topics with pupils and their families, designed to bridge the gap between school and home learning.

Quantifiable outcome

• 155% average progress in Maths for pupils
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Clarion FuturescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing association partner delivering community-based tutoring programmes. Clarion Futures Communities works with Tutors United to support children in local communities with academic tutoring.
• EquinixcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped a 1:1 mentorship programme matching Equinix employees with diverse Tutors United tutors. Equinix is a leading global digital infrastructure company providing career mentorship and professional connections.
• KORI Youth CharitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to deliver the S.T.E.A.M. Ahead programme combining tutoring with youth work. KORI provides experienced youth workers for wellbeing sessions while Tutors United provides curriculum design and tutors.
• Mott MacDonaldsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner delivering LEGO activities and employer-led STEM activities for S.T.E.A.M. Ahead programme pupils, demonstrating real-world STEM applications.
• South Liverpool HomescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing association partner enabling Tutors United's first in-person programme in Liverpool. Partnership delivered Speke-based hub with 11 primary school pupils tutored and 4 university student tutors.
• Lewisham CouncilsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresented £10,000 funding to Tutors United for Lewisham programme, supported by Mayor Brenda Dacres OBE.
• L&QsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Tutors United for Breakfast and Learn morning in February 2026, exploring Maths and English topics with pupils and families to bridge the gap between school and home.
• PeabodysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing association partner providing community-based tutoring for residents.
• Notting Hill GenesissupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing association partner providing community-based tutoring for residents.
• Metropolitan Thames Valley (MTVH)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing association partner. Former pupil Jayden now serves as Classroom Assistant in his home MTVH hub while tackling his A-Levels.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Teach First: Major UK education charity tackling educational disadvantage through teacher training and leadership programmes. Comparable charity positioning, education-equity mission, and corporate-funder ecosystem, though focused on schools rather than direct tutoring.
• Kumon: Global after-school maths and English programme operating through franchised learning centres. Comparable subject focus and centre-based primary delivery, but commercial and self-study rather than community-tutoring model.
• Kip McGrath: International franchise of tutoring centres delivering maths, English, and reading programmes to primary-aged children. Comparable subject mix and small-group centre format, but commercial rather than charitable.
• Explore Learning: Large UK chain of tutoring centres offering maths, English, and entrance-exam tuition. Comparable subject focus on primary maths/English but serves fee-paying families rather than disadvantaged pupils.

Direct peers

• The Access Project: UK charity supporting disadvantaged students through in-school tutoring delivered by trained volunteer tutors. Comparable mission, beneficiary demographic, and volunteer-tutor delivery architecture.
• MyTutor: UK online tutoring platform that connects school pupils with university student tutors. Comparable tutor cohort and online delivery format, but operates as a for-profit marketplace rather than a charity.
• The Tutor Trust: Manchester-based UK charity providing affordable tutoring to pupils from low-income backgrounds using university student tutors. Directly comparable in target beneficiary, tutor cohort, and community-school delivery approach.
• Action Tutoring: UK charity delivering free tutoring to disadvantaged primary and secondary school pupils via trained volunteers. Closest direct peer in mission, beneficiary profile, and volunteer-tutor delivery model.
• IntoUniversity: UK education charity running local learning centres that support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds with academic mentoring and tutoring. Comparable community-embedded delivery model serving low-income pupils.

Emerging players

• Coach Bright: UK education charity providing university-student mentors and tutors to pupils from low-income backgrounds. Overlapping mission and tutor demographic but with a mentoring-led rather than curriculum-led approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tutorsunited
• Xx.com/tutorsunited
• Facebookfacebook.com/tutorsunitedorg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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