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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