The Gym Group

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The Gym Group plc
Company type Public limited company
LSE:  GYM
FTSE SmallCap Component
ISIN GB00BZBX0P70
Founded2007;18 years ago (2007)
FounderJohn Treharne
Headquarters Croydon, London
Key people
RevenueIncrease2.svg £226.3 million (2024) [1]
Increase2.svg £23.8 million (2024) [1]
Increase2.svg £4.4 million (2024) [1]
Number of employees
2,000 (2023) [2]
Website www.thegymgroup.com
Corporate Site
former logo The gym group logo.jpeg
former logo

The Gym Group is a chain of 24/7 no contract fitness clubs in the United Kingdom. The company is headquartered Addiscombe Road in Croydon, London, England.

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Operations

The Gym location in Lewisham, London The Gym, Lewisham.jpg
The Gym location in Lewisham, London

The company was founded by a squash player, John Treharne, in Hounslow in West London in 2007. [3] Phoenix Equity Partners and Bridges Ventures invested in the company in its early years. [4] [5]

The business was listed on the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 in 2012. [6] The Gym Group and PureGym explored a merger in 2014, but this was later abandoned. [7] The Gym Group floated on the London Stock Exchange in 2015. [8]

Operations

The company had 229 gyms and 812,000 members as at 31 December 2022. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Annual Results 2024" (PDF). The Gym Group. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "The Gym Group's operations boss on people, pricing and sustainable expansion". Raconteur. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  3. ↑ Farrell, Sean (9 November 2015). "The Gym to float on stock market with valuation of £250m". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Phoenix Equity Partners announces the successful IPO of The Gym Group". Phoenix Equity Partners. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "The Gym completes £250m London listing – further proof that commercial growth and social impact can go hand-in-hand". Bridges Ventures. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Business profile: The Gym Group". Berkshire Live. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Sports Direct to open gym chain". BBC News. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  8. ↑ "The Gym Group fixes valuation at £250m with today's IPO". City AM. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "The Gym Group opens record number of new gyms as revenues inch back towards pre-COVID-19 levels". Health Club Management. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2024.


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