Start a mobile massage therapy business

Busy professionals, people with active lifestyles, older clients who prefer not to travel, and small firms booking staff wellbeing days.

A fixed price per session (typically 30, 60 or 90 minutes), plus repeat bookings, block bookings and corporate visits.

• Recognised massage qualification
• Good communication and a calm manner
• Physical stamina and good technique
• Time and travel planning

• Professional indemnity and public liability insurance, check it covers mobile work
• Client health forms and knowing when to refer someone to a GP
• Personal safety when visiting new clients, consider a check-in routine
• Joining a professional body is optional but often helps with trust and insurance, so check your options
• Travel time can eat into earnings, keep your area tight

Startup costs are typically around £400 to £2,000, depending on your portable table, oils, linen, insurance and marketing. These are estimates, so price up your own kit list and check what your insurer requires for mobile work.

Monthly revenue is typically around £500 to £3,000, depending on how many clients you see, your prices and how much time you spend travelling. These are estimates, and keeping your area tight helps stop travel time eating into earnings.

Check that your professional indemnity and public liability insurance covers mobile work. Use client health forms and know when to refer someone to a GP. Plan for personal safety when visiting new clients, and consider joining a professional body.