Verified Market Size

Gyms and Fitness · United Kingdom

UK Gym and Fitness Businesses Up 50%[3] Since 2019

The number of UK businesses running fitness facilities rose from 3,674[3] in 2019 to 5,524[3] in 2024. Their turnover rose from £2.2bn[3] to £2.9bn[3], not adjusted for inflation.

✓ Official figures, every one sourcedPublished 29 September 2026Source: Office for National StatisticsDownload data (CSV)
Businesses, 2024

5,524[3]

+50.4% since 2019[3]

Turnover, 2024

£2.9bn[3]

+34.3% since 2019[3]

Turnover per business, 2024

£523k[3]

-10.7% since 2019, from £586k[3]

Latest signal, 2025

+14.1%[4]

Turnover, wider industry

Turnover is not adjusted for inflation. Turnover per business is total turnover divided by the number of businesses.

Turnover and Number of Businesses Since 2019

6080100120140160201920202021202220232024Turnover, 2019: 100.0 (2019 = 100)Turnover, 2020: 60.1 (2019 = 100)Turnover, 2021: 73.5 (2019 = 100)Turnover, 2022: 116.4 (2019 = 100)Turnover, 2023: 130.3 (2019 = 100)Turnover, 2024: 134.3 (2019 = 100)Businesses, 2019: 100.0 (2019 = 100)Businesses, 2020: 108.0 (2019 = 100)Businesses, 2021: 124.4 (2019 = 100)Businesses, 2022: 130.5 (2019 = 100)Businesses, 2023: 137.9 (2019 = 100)Businesses, 2024: 150.4 (2019 = 100)Turnover+34.3%Businesses+50.4%
Turnover Number of businesses · 2019 = 100 · turnover not adjusted for inflation

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Business Survey (UK SIC 93.13), 2019 to 2024.Download the data

How to Read These Figures

  • Businesses are enterprises whose main activity is this industry, as counted by the ONS Annual Business Survey. A company with many sites counts once.
  • Turnover is the industry's total sales, including exports and excluding VAT, in cash terms. It is not adjusted for inflation, so part of any rise reflects higher prices.
  • 2019 is the starting point because it is the last year before the pandemic; 2020 would flatter most growth rates.
  • Every number links to the exact table and cell it comes from. Percentage changes and turnover per business are calculated directly from those cited figures.

Sources

  1. Eurostat, Euro/ECU exchange rates - annual data. Retrieved 24 September 2026. Source link. Eurostat reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), attribution required
  2. Eurostat, Enterprises by detailed NACE Rev. 2 activity and special aggregates. Retrieved 24 September 2026. Source link. Eurostat reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), attribution required
  3. ONS, Annual Business Survey: UK non-financial business economy, sections A to S. Retrieved 24 September 2026. Source link. Open Government Licence v3.0, attribution required
  4. ONS, Monthly Business Survey: turnover of services industries. Retrieved 24 September 2026. Source link. Open Government Licence v3.0, attribution required

More Insights