Gyms and fitness centres to acquire in the East of England
Updated 9 November 2026
Looking to acquire a gym or fitness centre in the East of England? Firmbase ranks 95 gyms and fitness centres using public company information to help buyers prioritise firms for research and potential outreach. The Approach Score ranks firms using public signals including director age and tenure, ownership, business scale, financial strength and recent changes. These firms are not listed for sale, and the ranking does not indicate that an owner is considering a sale.
The median firm has 7 staff and has been in business for 8 years. Looking beyond the East of England? Explore the full UK list of gyms and fitness centres.
95
Firms
UK 833
14%
Every director 55+
UK 12%
32%
Held 75%+ by one person
UK 37%
8
Median years in business
UK 8
7
Median headcount
UK 7
Under £250k
Median turnover band
UK Under £250k · includes our estimates
The first 25 firms, in Approach Score order
| Rank | Firm | Approach Score | The facts behind the score |
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| 1 | Complete Fitness Norwich | Approach Score 75/100 |
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Company no. 10064381 · Companies House |
| 2 | NEW FIT ELY | Approach Score 72/100 |
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Company no. 14791412 · Companies House |
| 3 | Sportsmed East Ipswich, Suffolk A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 71/100 |
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Company no. 04551916 · Companies House |
| 4 | Koru Gym Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire | Approach Score 69/100 |
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Company no. 08859685 · Companies House |
| 5 | EJ Enterprise 33 Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire | Approach Score 67/100 |
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Company no. 09023881 · Companies House |
| 6 | Playhouse Bedford Milton Ernest | Approach Score 66/100 |
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Company no. 14252632 · Companies House |
| 7 | Complete Health and Fitness Braintree, Essex | Approach Score 66/100 | We hold older figures than Companies House
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Company no. 04151295 · Companies House |
| 8 | CEH Leisure Clacton-on-SEA, Essex | Approach Score 65/100 |
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Company no. 14275365 · Companies House |
| 9 | Studio 35 Fitness Benfleet, Essex A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 63/100 |
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| 10 | Heros GYM King's Lynn, Norfolk A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 63/100 |
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Company no. 08148878 · Companies House |
| 11 | Phoenix GYM Norwich Norwich, Norfolk | Approach Score 62/100 |
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Company no. 08650178 · Companies House |
| 12 | Gymophobics Colchester, Essex | Approach Score 62/100 | We hold older figures than Companies House
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Company no. 06005221 · Companies House |
| 13 | Amped Fitness Swaffham | Approach Score 61/100 |
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Company no. 15072740 · Companies House |
| 14 | Park Drive Health Club Wickford, Essex | Approach Score 60/100 |
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Company no. 13321654 · Companies House |
| 15 | Norton GYM WGC Welwyn Garden City | Approach Score 59/100 |
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Company no. 09571449 · Companies House |
| 16 | Esprit Fitness Essex | Approach Score 58/100 |
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Company no. 04685590 · Companies House |
| 17 | CHI YU Harlow, Essex | Approach Score 58/100 |
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Company no. 06740049 · Companies House |
| 18 | Truedge Fitness Benfleet, Essex A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 58/100 |
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Company no. 09085448 · Companies House |
| 19 | Airborne FIT Ipswich A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 58/100 |
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Company no. 10640365 · Companies House |
| 20 | NRG Gyms Stowmarket, Suffolk | Approach Score 58/100 |
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Company no. 08036525 · Companies House |
| 21 | Proudfit Billericay | Approach Score 58/100 |
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Company no. 13648463 · Companies House |
| 22 | Foster Phelps Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 57/100 |
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Company no. 08574726 · Companies House |
| 23 | Justgym Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 57/100 |
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Company no. 07432024 · Companies House |
| 24 | Perfit Fitness Norwich, Norfolk | Approach Score 56/100 |
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Company no. 12907190 · Companies House |
| 25 | Alex Minors Kings Langley, Hertfordshire | Approach Score 56/100 |
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Company no. 05741243 · Companies House |
70 more firms are in the list, in Approach Score order.
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It holds the facts behind each score, points for each part of the score, financials with dates, publicly available contact details, where identified, director names and named shareholders.
Some people with significant control appear as Other individual, with no further detail. Director email lookups are not included.
How this list is filtered
- 5 or more staff, from filed headcount or our estimate where none is filed.
- Registered office in the East of England.
How this list is built
The Approach Score ranks firms mainly on public Companies House information about owner tenure and age, ownership, size, financial strength and recent register changes.
Firms with higher scores appear first in each list.
Use the ranking to order research, then check each business directly.
What it does not mean
No firm here is for sale, and the score says nothing about any owner's plans.
At least 95% of the firms where we hold directors had them checked in or after November 2026.
What we do not cover
Regulatory information is not included in this list. Buyers should check the relevant register as part of their due diligence. Gyms have no single sector regulator. Check health and safety arrangements with the local authority and verify any claimed voluntary ukactive membership with the body.
Why age bands but no people's names
Age bands come from the month and year of birth on Companies House. This page shows no exact ages and no people's names. Both come with the purchased list. The band edges from 45 to 65 are the ages where the score changes. A row shows no age bands when a director's surname is in the firm's name, its group's name or its website. Those directors' ages still count towards the score.
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