Confident children. Recurring revenue.
A business that adds up.
Mathnasium is recruiting ambitious operators to open maths learning centres across the UK. No teaching background required. What matters is leadership, drive and a commitment to changing young lives.
About Mathnasium
Mathnasium has spent more than two decades proving a single idea: that every child can master maths once it is taught in a way that clicks for them as an individual. The teaching approach behind the brand was refined over four decades, and the first centre opened its doors in 2002. Today there are more than 1,100 Mathnasium centres worldwide, and the UK is one of the network’s fastest-growing chapters.
The UK business is led by John Preston, a former investment banker who built one of the country’s most successful Mathnasium centres before acquiring the UK development rights. Under his leadership the network has grown to around 38 centres across England and Scotland, drawn from roughly 250 available territories. For the right operators, the runway is wide open.
The Concept
A Mathnasium centre is a high street space dedicated to one subject and one subject only. Children aged 5 to 16 come in after school and at weekends to work through a personalised learning plan, guided face to face by trained instructors. The same instruction is delivered online and through a hybrid model, so a single centre reaches well beyond its own postcode.
The teaching is built on mastery. Instead of drilling children to memorise, instructors work through more than 45 critical skills that run from early primary up to GCSE, building understanding that holds firm under exam pressure. Every assessment feeds into Radius, the brand’s own centre management system, which tracks each child’s progress and shapes what comes next.
Why the Model Works
What makes this an attractive business, rather than only a worthwhile one, is how it earns. Families join on a monthly subscription and return week after week, giving franchisees predictable, recurring revenue and the cash flow to plan ahead. The franchisee runs the business and leads the team. The instructors deliver the tuition. That separation is deliberate, and it is what allows one centre to become two, then more.
A strong single-centre operator can expect to earn in excess of £100,000 a year within two to three years, based on existing franchisee performance. Multi-centre operators have considerably more headroom, and the brand actively backs those who want to scale.
A Market on the Rise
The timing is hard to argue with. Around 13.2 million children under the age of 16 live in the UK, and close to a third of secondary pupils have received private tuition at some point. The tuition market is valued at somewhere between £2 billion and £6 billion a year, and demand keeps climbing.
Several forces are pushing it higher. VAT on private school fees is sending more families towards supplemental education. Competition for grammar school places stays fierce, with more than 600,000 children sitting the 11+ each year. And as careers in technology, engineering and AI come to rest on mathematical fluency, parents increasingly treat maths as a foundation rather than a hurdle. Mathnasium sits in the middle of all of it, bringing professional standards to a sector that has long been fragmented.
The Support Behind You
No franchisee works it out alone. A dedicated Franchise Support team guides every operator from the first conversation through launch and well beyond. Initial training is thorough, and it continues through online and in-person sessions, regional business hubs, the Mathnasium Engagement Group, an annual UK conference and access to the brand’s international convention and APEX summit.
Marketing is a particular strength. A national marketing fund covers central collateral, digital campaigns, the website, social media and branded merchandise, backed by an in-house designer and a digital agency. On the ground, franchisees receive one-to-one marketing support across the full journey, from pre-opening through launch and into ongoing growth, with a hyper-local plan spanning Google, Meta, school outreach, community events and local visibility.
Territories are not handed out at random. Mathnasium uses demographic mapping software to weigh income, population and affluence, and only awards an area where the numbers support a thriving centre. Each franchisee holds exclusive marketing rights within their territory.
Who We’re Looking For
You do not need to be a teacher, and you do not need a maths degree. Mathnasium’s most successful UK franchisees have arrived from finance, consulting, technology, property and well beyond. What they share is leadership, commercial sense, an appetite to build something of their own and a desire to make a difference where they live.
If you can lead a team, build relationships across your community and commit to running a high-quality operation, you have the foundation the brand is looking for.
Key Facts at a Glance
Franchise fee
£29,500
Total investment
£100,000 to £200,000, depending on location and model
Liquid capital
From approximately £30,000
Bank funding
Up to 75% of total investment, through established high street lenders
Ongoing royalty
10% of gross revenue
Marketing fee
2% of gross revenue, plus a fixed monthly contribution
Earnings potential
In excess of £100,000 a year for a strong single centre within two to three years
Formats
In-centre, online and hybrid. Single-unit, multi-unit and development agreements
UK network
Around 38 centres across England and Scotland, part of more than 1,100 worldwide
Recognition
Current holder of the BFA HSBC Franchisor of the Year, Expanding award
Your Route In
The path to ownership is structured and typically runs over five to nine months. It opens with an initial conversation and the franchise prospectus, then moves to a Discovery Day at one of the brand’s London centres. Due diligence follows, with access to existing franchisees and the brand’s banking contacts. From there you present your business plan, and once accepted you sign, secure a site with help from an appointed property consultant, and move into training and launch.
Next Steps
Platinum Wave is supporting Mathnasium with franchise recruitment across the UK. To request the full prospectus and arrange an initial conversation, please email Steve Lampshire at steve@platinumwave.co.uk
