Business coaching in Wales
Wales has more than a hundred thousand registered businesses, and construction is the largest group. Coaching is one-to-one, fortnightly and ninety minutes at a time, in four areas: personal, leadership, business and financial.
Construction is the largest group.
Wales has 14,870 construction businesses, 14.0% of the total. Coaching for contractors and trades starts with job costing, pricing and the cash between stage payments and supplier bills.
Farming is the second largest group.
13,645 Welsh businesses are in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 12.9% of the total. Farm businesses need cash planning around seasons and grants, and a plan for succession.
Nearly all firms are small.
98.2% of Welsh businesses employ fewer than fifty people. Owners of small firms carry most of the jobs themselves, and coaching works on what to hand over first.
Wales businesses in numbers
ONS counted 106,170 VAT or PAYE registered businesses in Wales in March 2026. 94,555 employ fewer than ten people, which is 89.1%, the same as the UK share, and 104,280 (98.2%) employ fewer than fifty. Construction is the largest group with 14,870 businesses (14.0%), followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing with 13,645 (12.9%). Cardiff has a lower micro share than Wales as a whole, at 86.7%.
Source: ONS, UK business: activity, size and location 2026, published 24 September 2026.
Business support in Wales
Business Wales is the Welsh Government’s business support service, on 03000 6 03000, offering tailored support and guidance. Chambers Wales South East, South West and Mid covers Cardiff, Swansea and much of South and Mid Wales. Coaching is a paid, regular, one-to-one arrangement focused on the owner, and it works alongside free support. UK coaching options compared sets out the routes side by side.
Where do sessions happen?
Sessions for owners in Wales run by video, at a fixed fortnightly time. Owners who want to meet in person can do so by appointment at the Salford or East Finchley offices. In person and online cost the same. Everything starts with a free discovery call, and the Performance on Purpose scorecard shows where you sit before it.
Frequently asked questions
Which parts of Wales do you cover?
All of Wales, because coaching runs by video. There are separate pages for Cardiff and Swansea, with the business figures for each and the local support services. Owners in Newport, Wrexham, the valleys and rural Wales are coached the same way, with the same fortnightly rhythm and ninety-minute sessions. The method, the scorecards and the ninety-day review against measures you set in the first month are the same wherever you are.
I run a farm business in Wales. Can coaching help?
Yes. Farm businesses deal with seasonal income, long payment cycles, changing support schemes and succession across generations. Financial Coaching with Peter Allen builds a cash view across the year and sets the owner’s drawings on a basis the business can carry. Business Coaching covers pricing, diversification and the contracts that add steady income. Where two generations are involved, the family business coaching work covers roles, decisions and a handover plan agreed by everyone involved.
How do Welsh rules affect Financial Coaching?
Wales sets the Welsh rates of income tax for Welsh taxpayers, and Land Transaction Tax replaces Stamp Duty Land Tax on property bought in Wales. Financial Coaching takes those into account where they affect the owner’s pay or a property decision. Corporation Tax, VAT and National Insurance are UK-wide. Tax advice and returns are a matter for your accountant, and the coaching works on the decisions behind the numbers: what to charge, when to hire, how much to draw and how much cash to hold.
Book a free discovery call for your Wales business.
The call with Andy Jackson is free and lasts 30 minutes. You leave with your position on the Performance on Purpose quadrant, your money, time and mind scores, and your top three priorities in writing.