Health and wellness business ideas you can start in the UK
132 ideas
This page brings together 133 health and wellness business ideas, from low-cost, solo practices to ideas that need premises or equipment. Some are hands-on, such as a home treatment room for acupuncture or Reiki.
Online daily living aids shop
Sell grab rails, dressing aids, kitchen helpers and other small daily living products to disabled people and carers online.
- £1.5k-7.5k
- Side hustle
- Online
Mobility equipment hire with delivery
Hire out wheelchairs, scooters and walkers for holidays, recovery or events, delivered and collected by you.
- £5k-25k
- Part-time
- Out and about
Mobility and daily living showroom
Open a local shop where people can try, buy and hire mobility aids, with friendly advice and after-sales help.
- £25k-80k
- Full-time
- Own premises
Small independent dental lab
Make crowns, bridges and dentures to order for local dental practices from a small workshop unit.
- £15k-60k
- Full-time
- Own premises
Home-based digital dental design
Design crowns and bridges on screen from digital scans for labs and practices, from a home office.
- £3k-12k
- Side hustle
- From home
Small home care agency for older people
Run a small, regulated team of carers who support older people with personal care in their own homes.
- £10k-40k
- Full-time
- Out and about
Online family counsellor
Support families with communication and relationship difficulties through video sessions from a private space at home.
- £500-2.5k
- Side hustle
- Online
Family counsellor from a rented therapy room
See families face to face in a rented room by the hour, with no long lease and low fixed costs.
- £800-4k
- Side hustle
- Own premises
Hearing aid repair bench
Repair and service hearing aids from a small home workshop, for dispensers and users who post them in.
- £1.5k-7k
- Part-time
- From home
Mobile hearing aid care and minor repairs
Visit care homes and housebound clients to clean, maintain and do simple fixes on hearing aids.
- £500-2.5k
- Side hustle
- Out and about
Online aromatherapy supply shop
Sell essential oils, carrier oils and diffusers online to home users and therapists, packed and posted from home.
- £800-4k
- Side hustle
- Online
Companionship and home help for older people
Offer visits, errands, meals and company to older neighbours, without the personal care that needs regulation.
- £300-2k
- Side hustle
- Out and about
Local wheelchair hire with delivery
Hire wheelchairs by the day or week to people recovering, travelling or visiting, and deliver them locally.
- £800-3.5k
- Side hustle
- Out and about
Wheelchair and mobility hire point
Run a small hire counter near a seaside, attraction or event site, renting wheelchairs and mobility aids to visitors.
- £4k-18k
- Part-time
- Own premises
Mobile drug and alcohol test collector
Visit workplaces and homes to collect test samples, then send them to a laboratory for analysis.
- £600-3k
- Side hustle
- Out and about
Drug and alcohol testing room by appointment
Run a private testing room where clients book in for workplace, legal and personal tests.
- £3k-12k
- Part-time
- Own premises
Shared Lives carer: adult living in your home
Share your home and family life with an adult who needs support, as a self-employed carer approved by a local scheme.
- £0-3k
- Part-time
- From home
Shared Lives short breaks and day support carer
Host an adult for day sessions or short stays, giving their family a break, alongside other work or commitments.
- £0-1.5k
- Side hustle
- From home
Online mobility aids shop
Sell walkers, rollators and daily living aids online, with friendly advice and delivery to people's doors.
- £600-3k
- Side hustle
- Online
Local mobility equipment hire and delivery
Hire out wheelchairs, scooters and walkers for short stays, and deliver and collect them locally.
- £3k-12k
- Part-time
- Out and about
Mobility aids showroom
Open a small local shop where people try, buy or hire mobility aids with proper advice.
- £15k-60k
- Full-time
- Own premises
Online couples counsellor
Help couples talk and resolve conflict through video sessions from a private room at home.
- £500-2.5k
- Side hustle
- Online
Face-to-face couples counsellor
See couples in person from a rented therapy room, building a local private practice.
- £800-4k
- Side hustle
- Own premises
Small adult day care centre
Run a welcoming daytime centre with meals, activities and support for older or disabled adults in your area.
- £15k-60k
- Full-time
- Own premises
About these ideas
Others work online, like naturopathy or Ayurvedic consultations. If you would rather run a service with equipment, look at mobility equipment hire with delivery or a small day spa with treatment rooms. These ideas suit people with a personal interest in wellbeing, a caring approach, or existing training they want to put to use. Before anything else, check what qualifications, insurance and registration your chosen therapy might expect, and be careful about the claims you make to clients. Then think about where you will work, who your first ten customers could be, and how much time you can commit.
More ideas
- Social day club in a hired hall
- Chinese medicine practice from a rented clinic room
- Home-based acupuncture and herbal clinic
- Home-based holistic therapy practice
- Holistic practitioner in a rented clinic room
- Online holistic wellbeing consultations
- Aromatherapy workshops in local venues
- Online nutrition coaching
- Local in-person nutritionist
- Meditation classes in hired local spaces
- Online and one-to-one meditation teacher
- Workplace meditation sessions for local employers
- Mobile foot care visits
- Foot care from a home treatment room
- Small foot care clinic
- Online health and wellbeing coach
- Local in-person health coach
- Online homeopathy consultations
- Homeopathy practice from a clinic room
- Antenatal classes for local parents-to-be
- Online antenatal course
- Home-based reflexologist
- Mobile reflexologist
- Reflexologist in a rented therapy room
- Mobile complementary therapist
- Therapist renting a room in a wellbeing clinic
- Online wellness coaching programme
- Workplace wellness programmes for small firms
- Mobile spa treatments at home
- Home treatment room spa
- Small day spa with treatment rooms
- Acupuncture from a rented treatment room
- Your own East Asian medicine clinic
- Home treatment room acupuncture
- Acupuncture from a rented clinic room
- Heated Bikram yoga studio
- Hot yoga classes in a rented room
- Seitai treatments from a home studio
- Mobile seitai for homes and workplaces
- Community yoga classes
- Private and workplace yoga sessions
- Online yoga classes
- Mobile massage therapist
- Massage clinic room, rented by the day
- Home treatment room massage
- Small massage studio
- Mobile sauna for events and beaches
- Neighbourhood sauna with bookable sessions
- Home treatment room for massage and wellness
- Mobile sauna sessions
- Small local day spa
- Mobile sauna for public sessions
- Small community sauna in a rented space
- Home treatment room Reiki therapist
- Reiki therapist in rented rooms or at clients' homes
- Online aromatherapy classes
- Mobile first aid trainer
- Event first aid cover
- Visiting occupational health adviser
- Remote occupational health assessments
- Online Ayurvedic consultations
- Ayurvedic practice from a rented room
- Workplace wellbeing sessions
- Online private counsellor
- Private counsellor in a rented therapy room
- Home-based herbal practice
- Herbalist in a shared clinic room
- Online herbal consultations
- Mobile Thai massage therapist
- Home treatment room for Thai massage
- Thai massage clinic in a rented room
- Mobile sports massage therapist
- Sports massage from a home treatment room
- Sports massage in a rented gym or clinic room
- Home-based craniosacral therapist
- Craniosacral therapist in a rented clinic room
- Mobile blood testing at home
- Small wellness studio in rented rooms
- Home-based hypnotherapist
- Online hypnotherapy sessions
- Online gestalt therapy practice
- Gestalt therapy from a rented room
- Small neighbourhood hammam
- Hammam scrub and wash treatments
- Private counselling in a rented room
- Online and phone counselling practice
- Mobile DNA sample collector
- Online DNA test advice and booking service
- Online one-to-one life coach
- Local group coaching and workshops
- Complementary therapy from a home treatment room
- Therapy practice in a rented clinic room
- Birth doula
- Postnatal doula
- Home-based kinesiology practice
- Kinesiology clinic in a rented therapy room
- Online naturopathy consultations
- Naturopath in a rented clinic room
- Online weight loss coach
- Local weight loss group
- Home-visit breastfeeding support
- Online breastfeeding consultations
- Lymph drainage from a home treatment room
- Mobile lymph drainage therapist
- Biofeedback practice from a rented therapy room
- Online biofeedback and breathing coach
- Workplace blood testing sessions
- Pop-up wellness sessions in hired spaces
Questions
Do I need qualifications to start a health and wellness business in the UK?
It depends on the therapy. Some areas are regulated, while many complementary therapies are not, but insurers, clients and professional bodies often expect recognised training. Check which bodies cover your chosen therapy and what insurers require before you take bookings.
What should I check before running treatments from home?
Look at your lease or mortgage terms, home insurance, and whether your local council has any requirements for your activity. You may also need a licence or registration for some treatments. Check parking, privacy and a suitable, hygienic space for clients.
Can I make health claims when promoting my services?
Be careful. UK advertising rules expect claims to be honest and backed by evidence, and some health claims may be restricted. Check guidance from the Advertising Standards Authority and your professional body, and describe your service without promising cures or medical outcomes.