2022 State of the UK SWIMMING Report Contents

FOREWORD

David Minton’s insight into the last 3 years in the swimming industry.

1: TOTAL MARKET

Infographic showing total number of sites and pools for total market, public and private in 2019 & 2022..

Graph showing number of sites between 2010 - 2022 for public and private sectors.

% of the UK population that live within 2 miles of a swimming pool for total market combined.

Infographic showing total number of sites in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Infographic showing number of sites, pools, openings and closures split by public and private sectors.

Graph showing number of new openings since 2019 split by month.

Graph showing number of closures since 2019 split by month.

Map showing the location of the swimming sites in the UK.

PRIVATE MARKET ANALYSIS

2: DEFINITIONS

Definition of private clubs, top 10 / 30 operators, independents, multi-club operators, openings, closures and pool type.

3: UK PRIVATE CLUBS

Number of clubs, pools, openings and closures.

Graph showing % of pools split by pool type.

Table showing number of clubs by region in England and by Country for the rest of the UK.

Graph showing number of clubs in 2019 & 2022 split by region.

Graph showing % of clubs with the following other facilities: gym, studio, squash courts, sports hall, indoor tennis, sauna, steam room, sunbed, spa pool and golf.

% of the UK population that live within 2 miles of a private health club with swimming pool.

Graphs showing % of clubs with a main pool, teaching pool and outdoor pool.

4: TOP 30 OPERATORS TABLE

Table showing the top 30 operators by number of clubs open on the 31st March 2022.

5: TOP 10 PRIVATE OPERATORS

Number of clubs and pools.

Table showing the top 10 operators by number of clubs open on the 31st March 2022.

Graph showing top 10 operators by number of clubs in 2019 & 2022.

6: OPENINGS & CLOSURES

Graph showing openings between 2011 - 2022 and closures between 2013 - 2022.

7: INDEPENDENT & MULTI-CLUB

Graph showing number of clubs between 2015 - 2022 for independents and multi-clubs.

8: UK PRIVATE POOLS

Infographic showing number of clubs and pools in 2019 & 2022 split by top 10 operators, multi-club operators and independents.

PUBLIC MARKET ANALYSIS

9: DEFINITIONS

Definition of public centres, average swim pay and play fee, top 10 operators, openings, closures and pool type.

10: UK PUBLIC GYMS

Number of centres, pools, openings, closures, average swim pay and play fee.

Graph showing % of pools split by pool type.

Table and graph showing number of centres by region in England and by Country for the rest of the UK.

Graph showing number of centres in 2019 & 2022 split by region.

Table showing average swim fee by region in England and by Country for the rest of the UK.

Graph showing average swim fee between 2010 - 2022.

Graph showing % of centres with the following other facilities: gym, studio, squash courts, sports hall, indoor tennis, sauna, steam room, sunbed, spa pool and golf.

% of the UK population that live within 2 miles of a public sports centre with swimming pool.

Graphs showing % of centres with a main pool, teaching pool and outdoor pool.

Graph showing % of public management market share by type and then split by country.

11: TOP 10 PUBLIC OPERATORS

Number of centres, pools and average swim fee.

Table showing the top 10 operators by number of centres open on the 31st March 2022.

Graph showing top 10 operators by number of centres in 2019 & 2022.

Graph showing the top 10 operators by number of centres and average swim pay and play fee.

Graph showing the top 10 operators by average swim pay and play fee.

12: OPENINGS & CLOSURES

Graph showing openings between 2011 - 2022 and closures between 2013 - 2022.

13: UK PUBLIC POOLS

Infographic showing number of centres and pools in 2019 & 2022 split by trust, LMC and in-house operators.

14: METHODOLOGY

15: ABOUT Leisure DB