OPENINGS & CLOSURES
OPENINGS & CLOSURES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR
2023
Openings & closures: 2011 –25
24 GYMS OPENED
37 GYMS CLOSED
100
Closures
Openings
97
80
■ 38% top 10 operators ■ 44 k members ■ £19 m market value
■ 30% top 10 operators ■ 31 k members ■ £11 m market value
65
60
60
51
46
46
43
43
40
38
37
34
30
30
26
23
20
81
62
56
56
46
49
50
33
37
35
16
33
24
14
17
2024
0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
14 GYMS OPENED
30 GYMS CLOSED
With 17 gyms opening and 26 gyms closing, there was a net loss of nine public sector gyms this year. * This compares to a net loss of 16 gyms in 2024 and a net loss of 13 gyms in 2023.
■ 43% top 10 operators ■ 25 k members ■ £11 m market value
■ 23% top 10 operators ■ 32 k members ■ £12 m market value
Since April 2024
CLOSED GYM CHARACTERISTICS
2025
Market value
Gyms Members
17 GYMS OPENED ■ 41% top 10 operators ■ 20 k members ■ £9 m market value
26 GYMS CLOSED
■ 35% top 10 operators
17 20 k £9 m
Openings
■ 50% dry
■ 35% top 10 operators ■ 27 k members ■ £12 m market value
■ 50% wet
26 27 k £12 m
Closures
Net loss of nine gyms
* Overall, public gym numbers are down by 21 since 2024. This factors in the net loss of nine closed gyms, as well as cases where public gyms have changed their access (e.g. dual use education centres being opened up/closed to the public), as well as new data uncovered via our ever-expanding coverage of the UK market. Please see page 46 for a detailed briefing on how openings and closures are calculated, which will account for any apparent discrepancies.
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STATE OF THE UK FITNESS INDUSTRY REPORT 2025
STATE OF THE UK FITNESS INDUSTRY REPORT 2025
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