Mobile spa treatments at home

Busy professionals, new parents, older people who prefer treatments at home, and groups booking pamper parties or hen days.

Price per treatment or per package, plus group bookings where you treat several guests in one visit. A travel charge for longer journeys can help.

• Recognised massage or facial qualification
• Calm, friendly manner with clients
• Booking and diary management

• Treatment insurance and public liability insurance, which insurers usually expect for beauty and massage work
• Some councils require a licence or registration for therapists, even mobile ones, so check with your local council
• Patch tests and health questions before treatments, and knowing when to decline a treatment
• Personal safety when visiting new clients alone, so tell someone your schedule
• Check your car insurance covers business use

Startup costs are typically estimated at around £500 to £2,500, depending on your portable couch, products, insurance and any training you still need. A recognised massage or facial qualification is one of the skills the business relies on.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around £500 to £3,000, depending on your treatment prices, how many clients you book and whether you add pamper parties. Most people start at about eight hours a week.

Check treatment and public liability insurance, and whether your local council requires a licence or registration for therapists. Also check patch tests and health questions, personal safety when visiting new clients, and that your car insurance covers business use.