MANAGEMENT MODELS
MANAGEMENT MODELS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR
All public centres with a pool
Trust operators
Public sector pool management: Market share by model
2023
2024
2023
2024
60%
1,646 1,613 -2.0 %
833 810 -2.8 %
Centres
Centres
50.22%
50%
UK 1,613 CENTRES WITH A POOL
40%
2,703 2,659 -1.6 %
1,439 1,401 -2.6 %
Pools
Pools
30%
22.63%
20%
11.22%
Leisure management contractors
In-house operators
8.43%
10%
7.50%
2023
2024
2023
2024
0%
Trust
In-house
Leisure Management Contractor (LMC)
Education
Other
186 181 -2.7 %
358 365 +2.0 %
Centres
Centres
50.2% of all public centres with a pool are managed by a trust – a similar proportion as in 2023 (50.6%).
Meanwhile, 22.6% of the UK’s public centres with pools are under in-house local authority management (+0.8%), 11.2% are managed by a leisure management contractor (LMC, -0.1%) and just 7.5% are managed by an educational establishment (-0.2%). Could this be set to change in the coming years? We’re already seeing more councils insource leisure, while Places Leisure is asking itself questions such as: “Is management contracting the only model moving forward?” as it considers building pools and centres itself (see interview, page 62.) It will certainly be interesting to see what the future holds for public sector pool management.
344 338 -1.7 %
604 621 +2.8 %
Pools
Pools
Broken down by country, this translates to: ■ 47.5% of facilities in England ■ 25.6% in Northern Ireland ■ 66.7% in Scotland ■ 56.2% in Wales
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STATE OF THE UK SWIMMING INDUSTRY REPORT 2024
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