Start your own successful swim school today
Have you dreamt of running your own business? Have a passion for swimming, early years development or teaching? Then why not consider becoming a Turtle Tots franchisee?
Enjoy a fun, flexible and rewarding career
Since 2011, we’ve welcomed more than 50 franchisees to launch their own Turtle Tots swim schools in locations all across the UK and Ireland. We’ve proven time and time again that our business model works and enables individuals to work as part of a growing network of experts to create succesful, rewarding careers that are fun and flexible.
Download your free Turtle Tots franchise prospectus today and kick, kick, kick start your journey to career success.
Being a Turtle Tots franchisee gives me the chance to work with children, which I love, but there’s so much more than that. I love being my own boss, and having the flexibility to work my business around my family.
JULIE MILLIER, TURTLE TOTS FRANCHISEE, GLASGOW & RENFREWSHIRE
Benefits of becoming a Turtle Tots franchisee
Make a Difference
Swimming is a life skill and on every parent’s wish list for their child. Franchisees find it hugely rewarding seeing each baby and toddler progress, knowing that they are making a difference to people’s lives.
Innovative Programme
Our unique Turtle Tots swim programme uses the latest research in child development and neuroscience to ensure that babies, toddlers and their parents enjoy every moment of their journey. Turtle Tots is the only UK swim school to be honoured with a prestigious Mom’s Choice Award for our teaching programme.
Proven Business Model
We more than 50 successful franchise businesses across the UK and Ireland varying in size and potential, we have proven time and again that the Turtle Tots business model can be rewarding and lucrative for potential franchisees.
Be Your Own Boss
Running a Turtle Tots business gives franchisees the opportunity to take control of their future and make their own choices. You’ll be running your own business, but with the recognition of a major brand behind you. Whether you want a small family team, or to manage a team of teachers across multiple venues, we’re with you every step of the way.
Flexible & Fun
You can build your career with Turtle Tots at a pace that is right for you. Your aspirations, big or small, are achievable, as you can work to grow your business around the commitments in your life.
Plenty of Support
Our Head Office Team is dedicated to supporting each franchisee in every area, to ensure that they run efficient, profitable, rewarding businesses. We are there every step of the way to enhance your strengths and assist you where and when you need it.
Award-Winning Brand
Turtle Tots is a leading baby and toddler swimming company in the UK and Ireland. We have won multiple awards including AFA Franchisor of the Year, and are consistently named in the Elite 100 Top Franchises.
Franchise locations
Despite our existing coverage across the UK and Ireland, brand new territories are available in many regions.
The pins on our location map show the locations of our current franchises, those looking to sell their established businesses at this time, and those territories that are currently available. Click in the pins for more information about our available franchise locations.
If you have a different location in mind for a Turtle Tots swim school, whether that is in the UK, Ireland or somewhere else in the world, get in touch today and we’ll see if we can create the right opportunity for you.
The Turtle Tots business model is scalable and has given me the opportunity to grow my business significantly in just a few years. I now run a successful swim school with 22 employees that covers a territory of nearly 5 million people!
Alan Reinhardt, Turtle Tots Franchise Partner, Dublin
The numbers
Initial investment starts at just £13,000 plus VAT. Or, for those looking to build and manage a larger business from day one, bespoke packages are available to meet your aspiration.
Turtle Tots has excellent longstanding relationships with leading financial institutions including NatWest and HSBC. We can introduce you to our contacts to help you with any initial funding you may need, and also your ongoing banking requirements.
We recommend you have sufficient working capital to sustain yourself for the first six to twelve months, so that you aren’t drawing on the business and are able to reinvest profits into your franchise and grow as quickly as possible.
Our model is very simple — franchisees pay 8.5% of revenue on a monthly basis. There is also a small IT payment that includes the cost of our website, app, business management software and Microsoft 365.
The franchise agreement term is for five years, and there is no fee to renew it at the end of each term.
Revenues depend on the size of the customer base you build. Established franchisees can expect to reach a turnover of more than £300,000 per annum within the first five years*. How quickly you reach that goal is up to you!
* There is no guarantee that you will achieve these figures and nor is it intended that you should rely on them as a warranty or guarantee. Figures are determined by the performance of each individual franchisee.
A franchise is an asset and will increase in value as your business and its profitability grow. Where franchisees have decided to sell their business having grown it successfully, we have seen their franchises re-sold for significant sums.
The best thing about buying an established business was that we could see the cashflow forecast, and what our earnings would be, which was a massive help. It’s a scary step going from being employed to self-employed, so seeing the cashflow forecast and knowing the numbers helped hugely.
IMOGEN & NATHAN HOLMES, TURTLE TOTS FRANCHISEES, BATH & WILTSHIRE
