OPENINGS & CLOSURES
OPENINGS & CLOSURES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR
2022
Openings and closures: 2011 –24
33 GYMS OPENED ■ 45% top 10 operator ■ 58 k members ■ £25 m market value
30 GYMS CLOSED ■ 27% top 10 operator ■ 30 k members ■ £11 m market value
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Closures
Openings
97
80
65
60
60
51
46
46
43
43
40
38
37
34
30
30
23
20
81
62
56
56
46
49
50
33
37
35
16
33
24
14
2023
0
2011
2012 2013 2014 2015
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
2022 2023 2024
24 GYMS OPENED ■ 38% top 10 operator ■ 44 k members ■ £19 m market value
37 GYMS CLOSED ■ 30% top 10 operator ■ 31 k members ■ £11 m market value
With 14 gyms opening and 30 gyms closing, there was a net loss of 16 public sector gyms this year. * This compares to a net loss of 13 gyms in 2023 and a net gain of three gyms in 2022.
Since April 2023
CLOSED GYM CHARACTERISTICS
2024
Market value
Gyms Members
14 GYMS OPENED ■ 43% top 10 operator ■ 25 k members ■ £11 m market value
30 GYMS CLOSED ■ 23% top 10 operator ■ 32 k members ■ £12 m market value
■ 23% top 10 operator
14 25 k £11 m
Openings
■ 50% dry
■ 50% wet
30 32 k £12 m
Closures
Net loss of 16 gyms
* Overall, public gym numbers are down by 42 since 2023, including the net loss of 30 closed gyms, public gyms changing their access (e.g. dual use education centres being opened up/closed to the public) and our ever-expanding coverage of the UK market.
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STATE OF THE UK FITNESS INDUSTRY REPORT 2024
STATE OF THE UK FITNESS INDUSTRY REPORT 2024
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