Leisure DB State of the UK Swimming Industry Report 2023

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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