TOP 10 OPERATORS
PUBLIC SECTOR
Top 10 Operators: Gyms & Members
SLM
450 k
400 k
350 k
300 k
250 k
GLL
200 k
Places Leisure
150 k
Freedom
100 k
Serco
High Life
50 k
Parkwood
Halo
YMCA
Fusion
0 k
0
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Number of gyms per operator
■ SLM (Everyone Active) has the highest average number of members per gym (around 2,500); Fusion, High Life Highland and Halo Leisure have the lowest (<1,000). ■ Freedom Leisure has the highest average monthly membership fee (just under £40) followed by Parkwood Leisure (around £38). High Life Highland has the lowest at just under £23 a month. ■ Compared to 2022, average monthly fees at GLL are +4.7%, SLM +5.8% and Freedom Leisure +3.6%.
■ SLM (Everyone Active) has the largest fitness membership base in the public sector, with around 400,000 members. ■ GLL, the UK’s #1 public sector operator by number of gyms, has the second largest fitness membership base: around 320,000 fitness members across 191 gyms. Places Leisure has the third highest with around 140,000 members. ■ High Life Highland and Halo Leisure each have fewer than 25,000 fitness members.
Top 10 Operators: Average Members & Average Membership Fee Per Gym
SLM
2750
2500
2250
Places Leisure
2000
GLL
1750
Serco
1500
1250
YMCA
Parkwood
Halo
1000
High Life
Fusion
Freedom
750
500
£20
£22
£24
£26
£28
£30
£32
£34
£36
£38
£40
Average membership fee per gym
59
STATE OF THE UK FITNESS INDUSTRY REPORT 2023
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