OPENINGS & CLOSURES
OPENINGS & CLOSURES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR
2023
Openings & closures: 2011–25
145 CLUBS OPENED
139 CLUBS CLOSED
300
Closures
Openings
277
250
■ 68% top 10 operators ■ 55% low-cost operators ■ 17% independents ■ 342 k members ■ £118 m market value
■ 25% top 10 operators ■ 10% low-cost operators ■ 59% independents ■ 134 k members ■ £45 m market value
200
150
142
139
129
119
116
114
100
93
93
90
87
87
85
82
74
50
68
101
111
121
145
175
222
242
178 181
56
135
145
120 155
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2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
2024
120 CLUBS OPENED
129 CLUBS CLOSED
If a club is taken over by another operator, this is not counted as a closure or a new opening.
With 155 clubs opening and 93 clubs closing, there was a net gain of 62 private sector clubs this year. * This compares to a net loss of nine clubs in 2024 and a net gain of six clubs in 2023.
■ 54% top 10 operators ■ 38% low-cost operators ■ 20% independents ■ 276 k members ■ £134 m market value
■ 25% top 10 operators ■ 2% low-cost operators ■ 53% independents ■ 128 k members ■ £64 m market value
Since April 2024
CLOSED CLUB CHARACTERISTICS ■ 22% top 10 operators ■ 5% low-cost operators ■ 59% independents
Market value
2025 155
Clubs Members
93 CLUBS CLOSED
155 267 k £142 m
Openings
CLUBS OPENED ■ 49% top 10 operators ■ 41% low-cost operators ■ 30% independents ■ 267 k members ■ £142 m market value
■ 22% top 10 operators ■ 5% low-cost operators ■ 59% independents ■ 83 k members ■ £39 m market value
93 83 k £39 m
Closures
Net gain of 62 clubs
* Overall, private club numbers are up by 214 since 2024. This factors in the net loss of 93 closed clubs and the loss of clubs no longer offering public access. It also includes the net gain of 155 new clubs, as well as additional clubs that have been added due to our ever-expanding coverage of the UK market, the majority of which are small independent clubs. 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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