MANAGEMENT MODELS
MANAGEMENT MODELS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR
All public centres with a pool
Trust operators
Public sector pool management: Market share by model
2024 2025
2024 2025
48.72%
50%
1,613 1,603 -0.6 %
810 781 -3.6 %
Centres
Centres
UK 1,603 CENTRES WITH A POOL
40%
2,659 2,646 -0.5 %
1,401 1,345 -4 %
Pools
Pools
30%
23.77%
20%
Leisure management contractors
In-house operators
11.73%
2024 2025
2024 2025
10%
8.42%
7.36%
181
188 +3.9 %
365
381 +4.4 %
Centres
Centres
0%
Trust
In-house
LMC
Education
Other
338 351 +3.8 %
621
650 +4.7 %
Pools
Pools
48.7% of all public sector pools are managed by a trust – a slightly lower proportion compared to 2024 (50.2%).
Broken down by country, this translates to: ■ 45.8% of facilities in England ■ 66.8% in Scotland ■ 25.6% in Northern Ireland ■ 53.8% in Wales
Meanwhile, 23.8% of the UK’s public centres with pools are under in-house local authority management (+1.2%), while 11.7% are managed by a leisure management contractor (LMC) – up 0.5%. Just 7.4% are managed by an educational establishment (-0.1%).
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STATE OF THE UK SWIMMING INDUSTRY REPORT 2025
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