OPENINGS & CLOSURES
PUBLIC SECTOR
Openings & Closures 2011 - 23
100
Closures
Openings
97
80
65
60
60
51
46
46
43
43
40
38
37
34
30
23
20
81
62
56
56
46
49
50
33
37
35
16
33
24
0
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
With 24 gyms opening and 37 gyms closing, there was a net loss of 13 this year. This compares to a net gain of three gyms in 2022 and a net loss of seven in 2021.
Since April 2022
CLOSED GYM CHARACTERISTICS
Market Value
Gyms Members
■ 30% Top 10 Operator
24 44 k £19 m
Openings
■ 62% Dry
■ 38% Wet
37 31 k £11 m
Closures
Net loss of 13 gyms
N.B. Overall, public gym numbers are down by 69 since 2022; this includes the net loss of 37 closed gyms plus either public gyms changing their access (e.g. dual use education centres being opened up/closed to the public) or our ever-expanding coverage of the UK market.
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STATE OF THE UK FITNESS INDUSTRY REPORT 2023
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