TOP 10 POOL OPERATORS
PRIVATE SECTOR
The top 10 operators account for 36% of all UK private sector clubs with a swimming pool. The top three account for 21.5%.
POOLS 652
CLUBS 473
Clubs with pool
Top 10 pool operators: Market share
Rank Operator
70%
113
1 Nuffield Health
64%
101
2 David Lloyd Clubs
60%
68
3 Bannatyne
50%
51
4 Sports Direct Fitness
40%
33
5 Virgin Active
36%
30%
33
6 Village Gym
22
7 YouFit
20%
18
8 Delta
10%
18
9 LivingWell
0%
16
10 Spindles Health & Leisure
Top 10
Rest of Market
■ The top 10 operators for 2023 are the same as in 2022, with one exception: Spindles Health & Leisure has replaced Total Fitness in 10th place. ■ This brings the number of hotel operators in the top 10 to five: Village Gym, YouFit, Delta (previously Marriott), LivingWell and Spindles Health & Leisure. ■ In total, the top 10 operators have 473 clubs that between them have 652 pools – seven clubs fewer than in our 2022 report. (For a by-operator breakdown, please see next page.)
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STATE OF THE UK SWIMMING INDUSTRY REPORT 2023
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