The Gym Group

📣 Today we were pleased to share a pre-close trading update, ahead of our Interim 2024 results that will be issued on Wednesday 11th September, reporting positive trading trends for H1: - Revenue has increased by 12% to £112.1m (H1 2023: £99.8m) - Membership at highest level at 905,000 at end of June 2024 - Opened four new gyms in Orpington, Euston, Manchester Oxford Road, and Welwyn Garden City, and on track for 10-12 new gyms by end of the year - Continued momentum delivering on Next Chapter growth plan Our CEO, Will Orr, commented: "We are making encouraging progress with our strategic priorities under our Next Chapter growth plan, delivering good growth in membership and yield. We have further strengthened our financial position, whilst stepping up our opening programme in line with our target to open 50 high quality sites over the next three years, funded from free cashflow. After a strong first half, we expect to deliver full year results at the higher end of market expectations." https://lnkd.in/dYsQ4gZ9

🌍 Last week, Will Orr, Cornelia Woschek, Ruth Jackson, and David Melhuish at The Gym Group presented on our sector-leading ESG initiatives and future targets. 🖥 You can watch back the webinar here - https://lnkd.in/es4nxEzq 👏 There is more to do, but we have a lot to be proud of as we continue to lead our sector with our ESG strategy, and this includes being: - The first fitness operator in the world to have our science-based net-zero targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)  - The first private-sector gym business in the UK to measure social value generated by gym visits, with a total of £890m in 2023 - The UK’s first national gym chain to achieve ISO 45001 health and safety certification - A 2024 Sunday Times Best Places to Work with a focus on engaged teams, development programmes, and EDI commitments 💙 We will continue to prioritise ESG and our mission to make health and fitness more accessible, to deliver positive health outcomes around the UK.

There's a new Gym Group round the corner in Welwyn Garden City! 👋 We were delighted that Councillor Frank Marsh, Mayor of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council officially opened our new gym today, meeting our team and the first members through the doors.👏 This is the latest addition to our 236 gyms nationwide - a brand new 24/7 gym, offering high-quality equipment, functional training area and a packed schedule of free classes, with monthly memberships starting from only £12.99. 🏋♀️🏃♂️   You'll find us at Unit 29 inside the Howard Centre - General Manager Aarron and team are ready to welcome all our new members. 💙 Thank you to everyone who supported our latest gym opening, as we accelerate our growth plans to open c.50 gyms over the next three years, and bring high value, low cost fitness to more communities around the UK. 🚀 https://lnkd.in/e9NhjngY

💫 We are very proud of our colleagues Ruth Jackson, Jennagh Delaney, and Karen Hewitt Chartered MCIPD, for being recognised this week in the 2024 Role Models for Inclusion in Hospitality, Travel, Leisure and Retail Index produced by WiHTL & Diversity in Retail in partnership with The MBS Group.   👏 This index shines a spotlight on equity, diversity and inclusion champions from across the industry who demonstrate effective advocacy for positive change. This is fantastic recognition for the work they do to integrate equity, diversity, and inclusion into their roles to champion a mindset and working environment that enables everyone to thrive. 💙Whether it is championing menopause at work and female health education, ensuring equitable hiring practices or leading our employee network groups, these colleagues ensure The Gym Group will always be a place where people can belong and do their best work. https://lnkd.in/e5QPajAa  #RoleModelsForInclusion24 #EDIsectorleadership

📣 This week we have been awarded a RoSPA Gold Award, demonstrating our commitment to health and safety excellence.   🥇 The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is the internationally renowned Health and Safety Awards, setting the benchmark for the highest standards of health and safety.    👏 Joey F., Head of Health and Safety at The Gym Group said "This award recognises our unwavering commitment to health and safety for our teams and members across our 236 gyms nationwide. It is thanks to the dedication of our teams that we can meet these sector-leading standards, and a big thank you to everyone across the company who has contributed to this fantastic achievement."

🏆 The Gym Group has been named in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024 in the big organisation category! 💙 The Sunday Times Best Places to Work surveys employees with a range of questions to understand how valued and engaged teams feel at work. We were delighted to score highly on Diversity & Inclusion, Wellbeing, and Job Satisfaction. 👏 This is a brilliant achievement that wouldn't be possible without our fantastic people. We'll be proudly shouting about this accolade and thank you to all teams across The Gym Group. https://lnkd.in/eyUYY2jX

🏆 The Gym Group has been named in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024 in the big organisation category! 💙 The Sunday Times Best Places to Work surveys employees with a range of questions to understand how valued and engaged teams feel at work. We were delighted to score highly on Diversity & Inclusion, Wellbeing, and Job Satisfaction. 👏 This is a brilliant achievement that wouldn't be possible without our fantastic people. We'll be proudly shouting about this accolade and thank you to all teams across The Gym Group. https://lnkd.in/eyUYY2jX

🐝 Manchester - there's a new Gym Group round the corner! Today we opened The Gym Group Manchester Oxford Road, next to Manchester Royal Infirmary - https://lnkd.in/eafzzNMd 🏋♂️ Starting from only £14.99/month, this new gym - our 8th in the Greater Manchester area - is packed full of high-spec cardio and weights equipment. The group exercise space will also offer a busy timetable of classes, including HYROX training. 👋 General Manager Thomas and team welcomed new members from midday today, ready to support this new gym community with their fitness goals. 💙 We are proud to grow our gyms nationwide, breaking down barriers to fitness for all. And thank you to all teams involved in launching our newest gym at Manchester Oxford Road.

🚀 There's a new Gym Group round the corner - today we opened our 235th gym at London Euston Road! https://lnkd.in/etPbDX_g 🚆 Located in Regent's Place, this new gym is a few minutes' walk away from Warren Street and Great Portland Street underground stations, as well as Euston station. 👋 General Manager Jack Coton and team are ready to welcome all new members with monthly memberships starting from only £19.99. The new location boasts one of the largest training spaces in London at over 19,500 sq ft and offers HYROX training classes in its dedicated group exercise studio. 🥊 And it is the first Gym Group gym to offer BOX12 circuit training - a technology-led boxing for fitness solution that combines boxing techniques and functional training to fully optimise your workout.  💙 Thank you to all the teams involved in opening The Gym Group London Euston Road and a big welcome to all our new members.

Proud to collaborate with ukactive on their Private Sector Benchmarking report out today, which shows the growth of memberships across privately operated UK fitness facilities. Our Chair and ukactive Board member John Treharne said: "By collectively producing reliable and accurate data, we can better promote the far-reaching impact of our sector."