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Sport & Leisure Companies in the UK: 56,000+ Active Firms (2026)
Sport and leisure companies operate venues, clubs and services for physical activity, recreation and spectators across the UK.
Buying decisions tend to sit with venue operators, club management teams, local authority leisure commissioners, event organisers and service providers around schools, workplaces and community sport. The buying centres are practical rather than purely digital: booking and membership administration, staffing and rota control, facility maintenance, coaching delivery, ticketing, insurance, safeguarding and health and safety. Customer bases range from local participants and members to sponsors, councils, education providers and spectator audiences. Engagements are often recurring but operationally exposed, with seasonality, venue capacity, volunteer involvement and incident management shaping procurement more than conventional software-style renewal cycles.
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The UK cohort comprises 56,270 actively trading sport and leisure companies, a scale that reflects how fragmented the sector remains across clubs, venue operators, coaching businesses, recreation services and spectator-facing activity. Reported headcount across the headcount-reporting firms totals 12,657 people, so the employment footprint sits in a labour-intensive operating model rather than a purely asset-light services model. The mix also matters for comparison work: some entities look like local owner-managed businesses, while others carry venue estates, regulated activity, seasonal staffing and public-facing risk.
Obligations vary by activity and venue rather than by a unified sector licence. The HSE treats leisure activity as ordinary health and safety territory: employers and self-employed operators must do what is reasonably practicable to protect staff, volunteers, club members, visiting teams and spectators from work-related risks. Safeguarding sits alongside that for settings involving children or adults at risk, with public-sector sport bodies framing safe participation as a core duty rather than an optional operating policy. Market structure is also partly federated, since national governing bodies set rules and standards for individual sports while public funding and participation measurement sit with government and Home Country Sports Councils.
Commercial development appears likely to favour operators that can combine participation income with venue utilisation, coaching, events and ancillary services, while keeping safeguarding and health and safety processes visible to commissioners and insurers. The long tail of small clubs and service businesses suggests continuing churn, with a thinner layer of revenue-scaled groups available for acquisition or partnership. Consolidation tends to be easier where assets, leases and local authority contracts can be transferred cleanly; it is harder where the value sits in coaches, volunteers, community relationships or sport-specific accreditation.
56,270
Active firms
2026
554
Above £5M turnover
Companies over threshold
15,084
New incorporations
Since 2022
Key facts
About 1% of the trading cohort reports turnover above £5M (554 of 56,270 firms) — the rest sits below that revenue band.
26% of the cohort was incorporated since 2022 (15,084 firms), so a sizeable share is in its first few filing cycles.
DCMS valued sport characteristic and connected activity at £99.6 billion of direct UK economic output in 2021, equivalent to 2.5% of total UK output.
Direct sport-related GVA was estimated at £53.6 billion in 2021, or 2.6% of UK GVA.
HSE guidance applies health and safety law to employers and the self-employed in leisure activities, including work-related risks to volunteers, club members, visiting teams and spectators.
Sport England frames safeguarding as a sector duty, covering safe participation for children and adults in sport and physical activity.
The UK sport economy is described as the third largest in Europe by direct GVA effect, behind Austria and Germany.
Top UK Sport & Leisure companies
Oxford Leisure Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates health and fitness clubs offering gyms with exercise equipment, group fitness classes, personal training, swimming pools, spa and wellness facilities, racquet sports courts, family…
Serves consumers and families seeking health club memberships across the UK and Europe, including adults, children and teens interested in fitness, swimming, racquet sports, wellbeing, social spaces…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 18% CAGR over 4y
Location
Snowdome Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsOperates an indoor real‑snow leisure centre offering skiing and snowboarding slopes, lessons and lift passes, along with ice skating, snow play areas and climbing. Also provides swimming, gym and spa…
Serves consumers and organised groups, including families, children, adults, first-time skiers and snowboarders, schools, birthday parties, and local fitness or spa members.
Financial Health
StableStable · Profitable, Hiring · 4% CAGR over 3y
Location
IPSWICH TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB COMPANY LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a professional football club, managing men’s, women’s and academy teams, organising competitive matches and fixtures, and providing ticket sales, merchandise retail, media content, stadium…
Serves football supporters and families, including junior and disabled fans, plus corporate sponsors, local businesses and event organisers seeking hospitality, partnerships, networking, conferences…
Financial Health
StableStable · -62% CAGR over 4y
Location
PROJECT 92 LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsOperates a professional football club competing in the English Football League, organising matches, managing first-team and academy squads, selling match tickets and merchandise, and providing media…
Serves football supporters, visiting fans and junior members, and targets businesses seeking sponsorship or partnership opportunities with an EFL football club.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy
Location
HARLEQUIN FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates a professional rugby union club with men's, women's and academy teams. Organises competitive matches and events, sells tickets and memberships, provides matchday hospitality, runs youth…
Sells to rugby supporters and matchgoers, plus B2B event and hospitality buyers. Also serves children, schools and young players through camps, training programmes and academy pathways, and engages…
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -15% CAGR over 2y
Location
FX LEISURE LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates health and fitness clubs offering gym facilities, cardio and free weights areas, functional training, group exercise classes, personal training, swimming pools and spa amenities. Provides…
Sells to individual consumers and families seeking gym, swim and fitness club access, including adults, class users, personal training clients and children, around its clubs in Congleton, Gateshead,…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing · 4% CAGR over 2y
Location
Bristol City Holdings Limited
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsOperates a professional football club and associated sports facilities, organising league and cup matches, managing first‑team and academy squads, selling match tickets and merchandise, and providing…
Serves football supporters, matchday spectators, youth players and families, plus local businesses seeking sponsorship/advertising and organisations or individuals hiring club facilities.
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -5% CAGR over 1y
Location
STOCKPORT COUNTY 2010 LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsOperates a professional football club and associated sports facilities, including a stadium, and manages the club’s official website, ticketing, and supporter information services for matches and…
Serves football supporters, matchday visitors, website users and community groups engaging with a professional football club’s stadium, events and sports facilities as consumers and participants.
Financial Health
StableStable · -73% CAGR over 3y
Location
ST JOHNSTONE FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsOperates a professional association football club, organising men’s, women’s and youth teams, competitive matches and training. Generates revenue through ticket sales, hospitality packages,…
Sells to football supporters and matchgoers, including home and visiting fans, season ticket holders, families, junior supporters, and hospitality guests. Also serves local businesses through…
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -71% CAGR over 3y
Location
PUMPGYMS LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates fitness gyms offering 24/7 access to exercise facilities with cardio and strength equipment. Provides membership-based use of gym floors, group exercise classes such as HIIT, yoga and spin,…
Serves individual consumers seeking flexible, no-contract gym memberships, 24/7 access, fitness equipment, group exercise classes and wellness facilities at multi-site gyms in UK towns and cities.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · -4% CAGR over 2y
Location
PETERBOROUGH UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsOperates a professional football club competing in league competitions. Organises men’s, women’s and academy teams, hosts matches, sells tickets and hospitality, provides live match streaming and…
Serves football supporters, season ticket holders and matchday visitors, including families, schools and junior grassroots clubs, plus domestic and international fans, corporate hospitality buyers…
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -78% CAGR over 3y
Location
The Grimsby Town Football Club Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsOperates a professional football club competing in the English Football League, organising men's, women's and youth teams. Generates revenue through match ticket sales, memberships, merchandise…
Serves football supporters and matchday visitors, including families and youth fans, plus local businesses seeking sponsorship, hospitality and advertising opportunities. Also targets subscribers and…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -2% CAGR over 3y
Location
THE WATFORD ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates a professional football club, organising and competing in league and cup matches, managing a first‑team squad and academy, and generating revenue through ticket sales, broadcasting rights,…
Sells primarily to football supporters and consumers buying club merchandise, including adult, women’s, junior and infant apparel, gifts, memorabilia, homeware and pet products, with online shopping…
Financial Health
StableStable · -90% CAGR over 2y
Location
THE GREAT RUN COMPANY LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOrganises and delivers mass participation sports events, including running races and open‑water swims. Owns and operates the Great Run Series and related events, and provides event delivery services…
Serves individual runners, swimmers and cyclists taking part in UK mass participation sports events, plus brands seeking sponsorship opportunities and charities or organisations involved in…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -70% CAGR over 4y
Location
BRISTOL ROVERS (1883) LIMITED
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsOperates a professional football club, managing men’s, women’s and academy teams, organising league and cup matches, and providing ticket sales, hospitality, merchandise retail, media content and…
Serves football supporters and matchday attendees, including families, children and disabled fans, plus online viewers and merchandise buyers. Also targets businesses seeking hospitality,…
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
Teamsport Racing Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a network of indoor go‑karting venues and booking services for kart racing sessions. Provides track hire for individuals and groups, including corporate events, parties and leagues, and…
Serves consumers across the UK, including adults, families, children aged 8–12, birthday parties, stag and hen groups, plus corporate teams and large groups seeking leisure or event experiences.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Profitable, Hiring · 9% CAGR over 4y
Location
Hull Kingston Rovers Football Club Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates a professional rugby league club competing in the Super League, organising matches and team operations while selling tickets, memberships and merchandise, producing club media, and running…
Serves rugby league supporters and spectators through match tickets, memberships and merchandise, plus business buyers seeking hospitality, events and commercial partnerships. Also targets families,…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -12% CAGR over 2y
Location
NEVIS RANGE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates a mountain visitor attraction offering gondola uplift, snowsports, mountain biking trails, walking routes and climbing access. Provides bike hire and coaching, cafés and restaurants, retail…
Serves leisure visitors, outdoor sports participants, families, tourists, school groups and travel trade operators, with additional provision for corporate event organisers and film/TV production…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -17% CAGR over 2y
Location
ORIDA CORPORATION LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates hotels, golf clubs, and leisure venues. Provides accommodation, golf course access, dining and bar facilities, and event spaces for weddings, meetings, and social gatherings through a group…
Serves leisure and business customers, including hotel guests, golfers, wedding and party organisers, corporate meeting bookers, and friends or families seeking venues for meals, coffee or drinks.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -0% CAGR over 4y
Location
MOTIV SPORTS UK LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsCreates, markets and manages mass‑participation endurance events including marathons, half marathons and road races. Handles event production, promotion and digital engagement for running events and…
Serves consumers and groups seeking mass-participation endurance experiences, including runners, walkers, cyclists, teams and community participants of all fitness levels across its UK and North…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 3% CAGR over 3y
Location
Simply Gym Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates fitness gyms offering membership access to exercise equipment, group fitness classes, and personal training. Facilities may include 24‑hour access, changing rooms, female‑only training…
Sells to consumers seeking affordable gym memberships, including beginners and regular exercisers of all genders, ages, and abilities. Targets local members wanting flexible, no-contract access,…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing · 3% CAGR over 2y
Location
Southend United Football Club Limited(The)
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsOperates a professional football club, organising league and cup matches, selling match tickets and merchandise, providing hospitality packages, running youth and ladies teams and academy programmes,…
Serves football supporters, matchday visitors and families, alongside local and regional businesses seeking sponsorship, advertising, hospitality, networking, room hire and partnership opportunities.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -21% CAGR over 3y
Location
Branston Golf & Country Club Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a golf and country club providing golf courses, a driving range and lessons, gym and fitness classes, spa and swimming facilities, and a clubhouse bar and restaurant. Also hosts weddings,…
Serves consumers and local businesses: golf and health club members, visiting golfers and societies, diners, wedding and event guests, and corporate clients seeking memberships or conference venues…
Financial Health
StableStable · -3% CAGR over 4y
Location
Boreham Wood Football Club Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a football club competing in league competitions and organising matches and team activities. Sells match tickets and merchandise, offers matchday hospitality, runs a youth academy and…
Serves football supporters, youth players and students, community participants, and local families, alongside businesses seeking sponsorship, matchday hospitality, venue hire or pitch hire.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy
Location
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates indoor bowling and family entertainment centres offering ten‑pin bowling lanes, arcade games, laser tag, karaoke rooms, mini golf and pool tables, with food and drink service. Hosts…
Sells to consumers, especially families, children’s party organisers, groups of friends and adults planning celebrations, plus businesses booking corporate events and team activities across its UK…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 37% CAGR over 4y
Location
Longleat Enterprises Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a visitor attraction featuring a drive‑through safari park, animal exhibits, historic house tours, gardens, rides and family attractions. Provides ticketed experiences, seasonal events,…
Serves UK leisure consumers, especially families and day visitors, alongside schools, group organisers, members, event planners and film/location teams seeking attraction visits or venue hire.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 5% CAGR over 4y
Location
SNOWCENTRES LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOwns and operates indoor real-snow ski and snowboarding centres. Provides ski slopes, lessons, coaching, equipment hire, and recreational snow activities for individuals, groups, and events.
Serves consumers and groups, including beginners, families, children, recreational skiers and snowboarders, schools, clubs and corporate customers.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsOperates budget fitness gyms offering no‑contract memberships with access to gym equipment, group exercise classes, and training facilities. Provides member access systems and introductory training…
Sells directly to consumers seeking low-cost, no-contract gym memberships, including beginners and regular exercisers wanting a friendly, non-intimidating environment, classes and training support at…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -6% CAGR over 1y
Location
WENSUM VALLEY HOTEL GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a hotel, golf and leisure club offering accommodation, two golf courses, gym and swimming pool facilities. Provides restaurant and bar dining, beauty treatments, golf breaks, and venue hire…
Serves leisure and business travellers visiting Norfolk, golfers and golf societies, wedding couples, local gym/leisure members, diners, and organisations booking corporate events, charity days,…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 8% CAGR over 4y
Location
3D LEISURE LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides outsourced management of gyms, spas and leisure facilities for corporate sites, hotels, residential developments and private clubs. Services include facility operations, wellness programmes,…
Serves B2B clients operating onsite leisure facilities, including hotels, employers with corporate gyms, residential developments and private health clubs, with additional services for schools…
Financial Health
StableStable · -67% CAGR over 4y
Location
Altonwood Holdings Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsOperates and manages golf clubs and hospitality venues, offering golf course access, memberships and golf tuition. Provides venue hire for weddings and events, and manages leisure facilities…
Serves individual golfers, golf members and tuition customers, plus couples and private or corporate event organisers seeking hospitality venues in Kent and Surrey.
Financial Health
StableStable · Profitable · -3% CAGR over 3y
Location
Potter's Leisure Ltd
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates holiday resorts offering fully inclusive short-break packages including accommodation, dining, drinks, live entertainment, and sports and leisure activities. Provides adult-only breaks for…
Sells to UK leisure travellers seeking all-inclusive short breaks, primarily adults on adult-only resort holidays, with families also targeted during selected school-holiday breaks in Norfolk.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Profitable, Growing · 5% CAGR over 2y
Location
Waterworld Leisure Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates an indoor water park with water slides, pools and family attractions. Sells admission tickets and annual passes, and offers group bookings, birthday parties and events. Also operates themed…
Serves families, children, leisure visitors and thrill-seekers, plus schools, groups and private-hire customers booking trips, birthday parties and events.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 2% CAGR over 2y
Location
OneGym Ltd
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates fitness gyms offering membership access to exercise equipment, group fitness classes, and day passes. Also provides facilities such as sunbeds and online booking for classes and memberships.
Serves individual consumers seeking gym memberships, fitness classes, day passes and sunbeds across North East England towns including Newcastle, Durham, Sunderland, Darlington, Hartlepool and…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Profitable, Growing, Hiring · 32% CAGR over 2y
Location
WATERSIDE HOLIDAY PARKS LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates holiday parks providing self‑catering accommodation including lodges, caravans, cottages and unique stays. Offers short‑break and family holidays with on‑site spas, pools, restaurants and…
Serves leisure consumers including families, couples, dog owners and short-break travellers seeking coastal stays in Dorset and Cornwall, plus buyers of holiday homes in its parks.
Financial Health
WeakWeak
Location
Steelers Ice Arena Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates a professional ice hockey team competing in the UK Elite Ice Hockey League, organising matches and fan events, selling game and season tickets, merchandise and media content, and offering…
Serves ice hockey fans and live sports attendees buying match tickets, season tickets, merchandise and streaming access, plus businesses seeking sponsorship, partnerships or hospitality at…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 11% CAGR over 2y
Location
THE LONDON GOLF CLUB PLC
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a private members’ golf club with two championship courses. Provides memberships, visitor green fees, golf days, tournaments and golf tuition, alongside clubhouse hospitality. Hosts…
Serves golfers, club members and visitors, plus corporate clients seeking golf days, meetings and hospitality. Also targets couples and private customers booking weddings, celebrations and social…
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -67% CAGR over 4y
Location
PADELSTARS LIMITED
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsOperates padel sports clubs and facilities, providing courts for hire, organised matches, social play and tournaments. Offers a mobile app for booking courts, managing player accounts, and connecting…
Serves individual consumers of all skill levels seeking a social padel community, including beginners, fitness-focused players, friends booking courts, and players interested in events or tournaments.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 398% CAGR over 1y
Location
BUZZ GYM UK LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates fitness gyms offering membership access to exercise facilities including cardio and resistance equipment, free weights, functional training areas and studio classes such as yoga, Pilates and…
Serves consumers seeking affordable 24-hour gym access in Reading, Slough, Swindon, Oxford, Harrow, High Wycombe and London, from fitness beginners to advanced gym users and athletes.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 38% CAGR over 2y
Location
FAMILY AMUSEMENTS LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates family entertainment and amusement venues including arcade-style gaming facilities, licensed bars and catering outlets, providing leisure and entertainment activities for visitors, families…
Targets consumers, especially holidaymakers and local families in East Anglia, including parents and children seeking seaside leisure visits at amusement, bar and catering venues.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -69% CAGR over 4y
Location
Carnoustie Golf Links Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsOperates a golf facility with three links courses, offering tee time bookings, memberships and green fees. Provides golf tuition and coaching programmes, caddie and equipment hire, a professional…
Serves individual golfers, golf tourists, local season ticket holders, junior players and beginners, plus organisations and event planners seeking access to championship links golf venues.
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
PURE LEISURE ESTATES LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates holiday parks and leisure estates offering lodge and caravan holiday accommodation, glamping and touring pitches. Sells new and pre-owned holiday lodges and caravans and provides holiday…
Serves consumers seeking UK leisure holidays and holiday-home ownership, including lodge and caravan buyers, family holidaymakers, glamping guests, touring campers, and golf resort visitors.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing · 3% CAGR over 2y
Location
THE CITY OF SALFORD COMMUNITY STADIUM LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates a sports stadium and event venue offering suites, executive boxes and hospitality spaces for conferences, meetings, exhibitions, weddings and private functions, and hosting professional…
Serves businesses, community groups and private customers in Greater Manchester and the North West seeking venues for conferences, meetings, exhibitions, training, banquets, weddings, celebrations,…
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -88% CAGR over 2y
Location
AIRTHRILL ( SCOTLAND ) LTD
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates indoor inflatable adventure parks featuring trampolines, obstacle courses and sports activities such as basketball, football and dodgeball. Provides sessions for children and adults,…
Serves families, children’s party organisers, groups of friends and corporate teams seeking active leisure venues across its Scottish and London locations.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -2% CAGR over 2y
Location
QLP HOLDINGS LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates family entertainment centres offering tenpin bowling, laser quest, soft play areas, amusement arcades, adventure golf, electronic darts and ninja assault courses. Venues also provide food,…
Serves consumers and families at UK leisure venues, including children, parents, birthday-party groups, and friends seeking indoor entertainment, plus visitors buying food and drink on site.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -69% CAGR over 4y
Location
NOTTS COUNTY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a professional association football club, organising competitive matches and related sporting activities, and sells club‑branded kits, clothing, accessories, and fan merchandise through its…
Sells B2C to football supporters and gift buyers, including adult, junior and infant fans, plus men’s and women’s apparel shoppers, with UK click-and-collect and worldwide delivery options.
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -57% CAGR over 4y
Location
Funstation Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates indoor family entertainment and amusement centres featuring arcade and carnival games, VR experiences, mini bowling, dodgems, laser games, adventure golf and escape rooms. Uses cashless play…
Serves consumers, especially families with children, teens and adults seeking days out, birthday parties, group events and celebrations across its UK entertainment venues.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Profitable, Hiring · 14% CAGR over 2y
Location
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsOrganises mass‑participation running events and race series, including marathons, half marathons, 10K and 5K races and themed runs. Manages race events, registrations and related activities, and…
Serves consumer participants in UK mass-participation running events, including marathon, half-marathon, 10K and 5K runners, charity fundraisers, families and fitness-focused men and women.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 9% CAGR over 3y
Location
THE CLACTON PIER COMPANY LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOwns and operates a seaside leisure pier offering amusement rides, arcade games, ten‑pin bowling, soft play, adventure golf and themed attractions. Also sells admission tickets and hosts parties,…
Serves B2C leisure visitors including families, children, thrill seekers, friends and couples, plus schools, groups and corporate or private hire customers seeking seaside entertainment and…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 8% CAGR over 4y
Location
TRAFFORDCITY SNOWCENTRE LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates an indoor real-snow ski and snowboard centre offering slope access via lift passes, group and private lessons for adults and children, freestyle and coaching sessions, snow park activities,…
Serves consumers of all ages, including adults, children, families, beginners and experienced skiers or snowboarders, plus customers planning children’s birthday parties, gift experiences and…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 223% CAGR over 4y
Location
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How UK Sport & Leisure companies work and how to sell to them
What they do
Sport and leisure operators usually make money through a blend of memberships, pay-as-you-go admissions, venue hire, coaching fees, ticket sales, sponsorship, merchandising and public or institutional contracts. The operating model is often hybrid: a facility, event or club sits alongside administration software, casual labour, contracted coaches and suppliers for equipment, cleaning, security and maintenance. Pricing tends to be per member, session, pitch, lane, class, ticket, season or contracted service period, with add-ons for equipment hire, food and drink, hospitality or premium access. Margins are shaped by occupancy, weather, school terms, energy costs and staffing ratios, so revenue quality can depend as much on utilisation control as on customer acquisition.
Who they sell to
Most sell to a mixed set of buyers rather than one neat account type: individual participants, parents, amateur clubs, schools, employers, local authorities, sponsors and event audiences. Consumer and member sales are often self-serve or front-desk led, while schools, councils and corporate customers usually involve direct selling, proof of insurance, safeguarding evidence and formal procurement. Internal decision-makers tend to be owner-managers, general managers, operations directors, facility managers, heads of coaching, finance leads and commercial managers. Sales cycles can be short for memberships and courses, but venue management contracts, events, workplace schemes and council-funded activity tend to take longer because site access, risk assessments and budget approval sit in the path.
What they buy
Most sport and leisure firms tend to spend on systems that keep people, places and payments under control. Common buying areas include booking and membership software, ticketing, access control, payment collection, CRM, marketing automation, finance and accounting, HR, payroll, rota planning, learning management, safeguarding administration, incident reporting and health and safety workflows. Larger or multi-site operators may also buy energy management, asset maintenance, cleaning, security, insurance advice, legal support, audit, data analytics and cloud infrastructure. Recruitment, temporary staffing and training services can matter as much as software, particularly where coaches, lifeguards, stewards, volunteers or seasonal staff sit close to the customer experience.
Why and how to sell to them
Sport and leisure buyers tend to evaluate suppliers when capacity, compliance or cash collection becomes harder to manage with spreadsheets, paper forms and informal messages. Useful triggers include a new site or lease, a council tender, a season launch, a larger event calendar, a safeguarding review, rising incident volumes, finance-team change, funding, acquisition, or a move from founder-managed operations to departmental management. Outbound usually lands better when it starts with a specific operating pressure: reducing no-shows, filling unused slots, evidencing safe participation, shortening reconciliation, improving rota cover, or making insurer and commissioner reporting easier. Generic growth language is less useful than showing where admin time, missed revenue or risk exposure is being reduced.
How this list is built
Data sources
This list is built from UK Companies House filings, XBRL accounts data, and semantic analysis of each company's public website. Revenue and headcount figures come from the most recent filed accounts; where the company has not filed, values are estimated using a model trained on filed history and peer benchmarks and are labelled as estimates.
Classification
Rather than relying solely on SIC codes, Firmbase classifies each company semantically: the company's website is crawled, an AI model reads what the company actually sells, and the company is placed into the relevant industry and subsectors. SIC codes are used as one signal but not the only one. This means a company that registered under a generic SIC code but pivoted into (for example) fintech is correctly identified as fintech, not as its original SIC category.
Freshness
The underlying company data is refreshed from Companies House continuously; filings appear in the list within days of submission. The curated list ordering is regenerated when the underlying data moves meaningfully (company count changes by more than 5%, a new company enters the top-ranked segment, or the filed-revenue numbers for the top firms change). You can see the last-updated timestamp near the top of the page.
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