Data and Facts


Founded: 1993 Bournemouth, Dorset UK by Mike Balfour and Christopher Pearce

CEO: Colin Waggett
CFO: Duncan Tatton Brown
UK MD: John Gamble

Countries: Operating in 15 countries and with franchises in 6 countries

Europe:
  • UK
  • Germany
  • Belgium
  • Holland
  • Spain
  • Italy
  • France
  • Luxembourg
Worldwide:
  • Australia
  • Hong Kong
  • Singapore
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Thailand
  • Indonesia
  • India
Franchises:
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Lebanon
  • Jordan
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Qatar
  • Bahrein
Staffing Figures: We have over 20,000 people working for us

Membership Figures:
Total UK: over 405,000
Total worldwide: over 1.7 million

UK Demographic of members:
Male: 59.18%
Female: 40.82%

Motivations of members:
60% join to change their body shape
15% join to be fit later in life
9% to have time for themselves
4.5% to improve in sport
4% join because they are going on holiday

Personal Training
PTs Total UK: over 1300

Health and Beauty
Total UK rooms: 291

Club Trivia:
  • There are over 4,200 treadmills across the UK
  • Over 7,000 studio classes per week are held for members across the UK
  • There are over 51,000 member lockers across the country
  • There are over 202 sunbeds across 160 clubs

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