PURE GYM LIMITED
Owned by private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners, the company operates an international chain of low-cost, contract-free health and fitness clubs under the PureGym, Blink Fitness, and PureFitness brands.
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Cash
£48M
-53.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£782M
+17.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
4,067
+8.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£87M
+10.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £368,500,000 | £416,000,000 | £463,600,000 | +11.4% | |
| Operating profit | £83,800,000 | £93,600,000 | £97,700,000 | +4.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £59,100,000 | £78,500,000 | £86,600,000 | +10.3% | |
| Net profit | £51,600,000 | £73,500,000 | £81,000,000 | +10.2% | |
| Cash | £86,200,000 | £102,400,000 | £47,500,000 | -53.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £978,800,000 | £1,173,900,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £499,500,000 | £666,700,000 | £782,000,000 | +17.3% | |
| Equity | £499,500,000 | £666,700,000 | £782,000,000 | +17.3% | |
| Average employees | 3,557 | 3,734 | 4,067 | +8.9% | |
| Wages | £65,000,000 | £70,500,000 | £82,100,000 | +16.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,700,000 | £2,000,000 | £2,500,000 | +25% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 22.7% | 22.5% | 21.1% | |
| Net margin | 14.0% | 17.7% | 17.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.6% | 8.0% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 55.7% | 50.0% | 47.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.07x | 1.13x | 0.75x | |
| Interest cover | 1.83x | 2.12x | 2.03x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- PURE GYM LIMITED 2008-12-03 → present
- BCOMP 371 LIMITED 2008-09-05 → 2008-12-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these forecasts, the Directors have concluded that the Group and Company have adequate resources to continue to remain a going concern for the foreseeable future and have therefore adopted the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- PURE GYM LIMITED · parent
- Pinnacle Europe Holdings Limited
- Ovalhouse Limited
- Pure Gym (Dudley) Limited
- Tolmers Newco 1 Limited
- Tolmers Newco 2 Limited
- LA Fitness Limited
- LA Leisure Limited
- LA Westminster Limited
- CS Leisure Limited
- Pinnacle US Holdings LLC
- PureFitness LLC
- PureFitness Franchising LLC
- Forward TopCo A/S
- Pure Gym Denmark Holding A/S
- Pure Gym Denmark A/S
- Functional Supply A/S
- PureGym AG
Significant events
- “A total of 61 new COCO gyms were opened in the year, primarily across the UK. 27 gyms were closed in the year, primarily in Denmark.”
- “The Group opened its 700th gym this year, an exciting milestone which cements that PureGym is one of the major players in the global fitness industry.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHESSER, Clive Alexander Sloan | Director | 2024-12-31 | Apr 1969 | British |
| PASSMORE, Rebecca Elizabeth | Director | 2024-12-31 | Aug 1981 | British |
| WOOD, Alexander Basil John | Director | 2018-10-10 | Jan 1978 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELLAMY, Adam | Secretary | 2012-09-20 | 2018-10-10 |
| JACK, James | Secretary | 2009-02-09 | 2012-09-20 |
| BPE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-09-05 | 2009-02-09 |
| BELLAMY, Adam John Gordon | Director | 2012-09-20 | 2018-10-10 |
| COBBOLD, Humphrey Michael | Director | 2015-02-17 | 2024-12-31 |
| CRAWSHAW, Angela Louise | Director | 2009-02-09 | 2012-06-28 |
| DE BRUIN, Jacques | Director | 2012-02-23 | 2017-11-30 |
| GARNETT, Margaret Anne | Director | 2008-09-05 | 2009-02-09 |
| HARRIS, Antony Charles | Director | 2012-06-28 | 2012-12-18 |
| JACK, James Pringle | Director | 2009-02-09 | 2013-05-23 |
| MCGRATH, Patrick Richard Cornelius | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2015-02-17 |
| MURRAY, John Hyde | Director | 2009-04-20 | 2013-05-23 |
| PEARSON, Nicholas, Sir | Director | 2009-02-09 | 2013-05-23 |
| RICHMOND WATSON, Julian | Director | 2009-02-09 | 2013-05-23 |
| ROBERTS, Peter William Denby | Director | 2009-02-09 | 2017-11-30 |
| SCURRAH, Brian William | Director | 2009-02-09 | 2012-09-20 |
| MAGENTA PARTNERS LLP | Corporate Director | 2010-02-23 | 2013-05-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gym Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.