Read for Free: 2024 State of the UK Fitness Industry Report

OPENINGS & CLOSURES

OPENINGS & CLOSURES

PRIVATE SECTOR

PRIVATE SECTOR

2022 135

114 CLUBS CLOSED

Openings & closures: 2011–24

300

Closures

Openings

277

CLUBS OPENED

250

■ 56% top 10 operator ■ 48% low-cost operator ■ 26% independents ■ 280 k members ■ £96 m market value

■ 12% top 10 operator ■ 13% low-cost operator ■ 65% independents ■ 104 k members ■ £39 m market value

200

150

142

139

129

119

116

114

100

93

90

87

87

85

82

74

50

68

101

111

121

145

175

222

242

178

181

56

135

145

120

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2011

2012 2013 2014 2015

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

2022 2023 2024

2023

145 CLUBS OPENED

139 CLUBS CLOSED

If a club is taken over by another operator, this is not counted as a closure or a new opening.

With 120 clubs opening and 129 clubs closing, there was a net loss of nine private sector clubs this year. * This compares to a net gain of six clubs in 2023 and a net gain of 21 clubs in 2022.

■ 68% top 10 operator ■ 55% low-cost operator ■ 17% independents ■ 342 k members ■ £118 m market value

■ 25% top 10 operator ■ 10% low-cost operator ■ 59% independents ■ 134 k members ■ £45 m market value

Since April 2023

CLOSED CLUB CHARACTERISTICS ■ 25% top 10 operator ■ 2% low-cost operator ■ 53% independents

Market value

2024

Clubs Members

120 CLUBS OPENED

129 CLUBS CLOSED ■ 25% top 10 operator ■ 2% low-cost operator ■ 53% independents ■ 128 k members ■ £64 m market value

120 276 k £134 m

Openings

■ 54% top 10 operator ■ 38% low-cost operator ■ 20% independents ■ 276 k members ■ £134 m market value

129 128 k £64 m

Closures

Net loss of 9 clubs

* Overall, private club numbers are up by 53 since 2023. This includes the net loss of 129 closed clubs and the loss of clubs no longer offering public access, plus the net gain of 120 new clubs and additional clubs that have been added due to our ever-expanding coverage of the UK market (the majority are small independent clubs).

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STATE OF THE UK FITNESS INDUSTRY REPORT 2024

STATE OF THE UK FITNESS INDUSTRY REPORT 2024

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