David Lloyd: Padel and pickleball help chain make first profit in over a decade June 13, 2025 The rising popularity of padel and pickleball has helped health club chain David Lloyd make a profit for the first time since being acquired by private equity giant TDR Capital. The Hertfordshire-headquartered chain has reported a pre-tax profit of £32.2m for 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House have revealed. The results come after the [...]
PureGym: Losses near £90m amid huge expansion drive May 29, 2025 Losses at PureGym widened to almost £90m as it created hundreds of jobs and opened new locations in 2024, it has been revealed. The Leeds-headquartered low-cost chain has posted a pre-tax loss of £88.5m for its latest financial year, after having also lost £77.6m in the prior 12 months. In 2024, PureGym increased its headcount [...]
Boardroom Uncovered: Are Gen Z ditching the pub for the gym? May 27, 2025 In this episode of Boardroom Uncovered, the chief executive of The Gym Group explains that Gen Z are ditching the pub and instead choosing to socialise with their friends at the gym.
Holland & Barrett: Huge losses continue despite sales surge May 15, 2025 Holland & Barrett has suffered another year of losses despite its sales continuing to climb. The Nuneaton-headquartered health foods store chain has reported a pre-tax loss of £61.8m for the 12 months to the end of September 2024. The latest total comes after the retailer also lost £65.3m in the prior 12 months and £59.6m [...]
Duncan Bannatyne: Former Dragons’ Den star’s empire toasts record sales April 11, 2025 The health club and hotels empire run by former Dragons’ Den star Duncan Bannatyne has posted record sales as its profits surged in 2024, it has been revealed. The Bannatyne Group has reported a revenue of £149.6m for its latest financial year, up from the previous record of £138.9m which it achieved in 2023. The Darlington-headquartered group’s [...]
Vitality: Profit on the up at health and life insurance giant March 4, 2025 Health and life insurer Vitality returned to profit growth during the first six months of its current financial year, it has been revealed. The company, which is UK’s third-largest health insurer behind Bupa and Axa, has posted a normalised profit from £40m for the final six months of 2024. Its UK health division reported a [...]
Vitality: ‘Why your health and life insurance premium won’t go down’ February 18, 2025 In this episode of Boardroom Uncovered, Neville Koopowitz, the chief executive of health and life insurance giant Vitality.
Vitality to offer discounted weight loss drugs in UK first February 12, 2025 Customers are to be offered discounted weight loss treatments through insurance giant Vitality in a UK first. The group, which is UK’s third-largest health insurer behind Bupa and Axa, is to offer discounts of up to 20 per cent for medications such as Wegovy and Mounjaro to its 1.9 million members. The offer is to [...]
Celebrity luxury spa group Champneys slips further into the red February 4, 2025 Celebrity luxury spa group Champneys slipped further into the red despite its turnover edging closer to a milestone, it has been revealed. The group, which has several sites across the country and was founded 100 years ago, has posted a pre-tax loss of £8.4m for the 12 months to 30 April, 2024. The figure has [...]
Arnold Schwarzenegger-inspired Ultimate Performance receives boost January 6, 2025 Ultimate Performance, the gym and personal training chain inspired by Arnold Schwarzenegger, received a £1m boost ahead of selling a stake to a private equity firm. The Manchester-headquartered upmarket health and fitness group has reported a pre-tax profit of £1.7m for the year to 31 March, 2024, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House. The new [...]