1Rebel: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
One Rebel Ltd has no person with significant control recorded on the Companies House register. In the year to December 2025 it reported turnover of £28m.
- In the year to December 2025, 1Rebel had turnover of £28m, up 3.7% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £1.2m, keeping £4.16 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 360 people, with staff costs of £7m.
- These figures are from One Rebel Ltd's group accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 25 August 2026.
- Registered name
- ONE REBEL LTD
- Company number
- 08827353
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 30 December 2013
- Registered office area
- West London
- Industry code on the register
- 93130: Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
- Accounts
- Group accounts, covering the companies it owns
- Accounts type
- Full group accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to December 2025, filed 25 August 2026
What does 1Rebel do?
1Rebel runs boutique fitness studios offering instructor-led classes such as indoor cycling, boxing and treadmill-based interval training. Customers mostly pay per class, buying credits or class packs rather than signing up to a traditional gym membership, though memberships are also offered. Its studios use lighting, music and a nightclub feel to set them apart from conventional gyms. It was founded in London in 2014 and also operates in Dubai.
In brief: boutique fitness · cycling, boxing and HIIT classes · pay per class · London and Dubai
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 24 September 2026. Official website: 1rebel.com.
Who owns 1Rebel?
One Rebel Ltd, company number 08827353, has no person with significant control recorded on the register. The full record is linked below.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs 1Rebel?
The Companies House register lists 8 current officers for One Rebel Ltd.
All 8 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| James Mark Balfour | 30 December 2013 |
| Nicholas Alexander Grimsdick | 26 February 2020 |
| Brett Alexander Palos | 10 October 2023 |
| Elizabeth Emma Podbury | 10 October 2023 |
| Kate Joan Osborne | 21 November 2023 |
| Adam John Gordon Bellamy | 29 April 2024 |
| Benjamin Walker | 24 July 2025 |
| Sam Fuller | 24 July 2025 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did 1Rebel file?
One Rebel Ltd reported turnover of £28m in the year to December 2025. That was up 3.7% on £27m the year before.
It reported 360 employees. The year before it reported 334.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £1.2m for the year, against a pre-tax loss of £0.4m the year before.
Staff costs came to £7m. That is an average of £20,000 a head. It ended the year with £1.2m at the bank and net assets of £6m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £28m | £27m |
| Pre-tax profit | £1.2m (filed) | -£0.4m (filed) |
| Employees | 360 | 334 |
| Staff costs | £7m | £7m |
| Average staff cost per head | £20,000 | £21,000 |
| Bank and cash | £1.2m | £0.4m |
| Net assets | £6m | £5m |
| Interest paid | £0.7m | |
| Interest received | £0k | |
| Directors' pay | £0.6m |
Read the accounts to December 2025 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets · Group accounts
Are there any charges against 1Rebel?
One Rebel Ltd has registered 4 charges at Companies House, of which 2 are still outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
Both outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Hsbc UK Bank PLC | 29 May 2024 |
| Close Leasing Limited | 9 September 2020 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How 1Rebel compares
Of the 5 London's premium gyms, 1Rebel is 2nd on turnover, 4th on profit margin and 3rd on growth. Gymbox keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £15.74.
| Rank | London's premium gyms | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Third Space | £135m | £14.03 |
| 2nd | 1Rebel | £28m | £4.16 |
| + 3 more London's premium gyms ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
1Rebel files as One Rebel Ltd, with turnover of £28m in its latest filed year.
Questions about 1Rebel
What does 1Rebel do?
1Rebel runs boutique fitness studios offering instructor-led classes such as indoor cycling, boxing and treadmill-based interval training. Customers mostly pay per class, buying credits or class packs rather than signing up to a traditional gym membership, though memberships are also offered. Its studios use lighting, music and a nightclub feel to set them apart from conventional gyms. It was founded in London in 2014 and also operates in Dubai.
How does 1Rebel compare with its rivals?
By turnover, 1Rebel is 2nd of the 5 companies in our battle of London's premium gyms, behind Third Space. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of London's premium gyms →
Who owns 1Rebel?
One Rebel Ltd has no person with significant control recorded at Companies House.
How much does 1Rebel make?
One Rebel Ltd reported turnover of £28m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £1.2m.
How many people work at 1Rebel?
One Rebel Ltd reported 360 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs 1Rebel?
The Companies House register lists 8 current officers for One Rebel Ltd. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from One Rebel Ltd's filings at Companies House, company number 08827353, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are group accounts: they include the companies it owns.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “1Rebel: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/1rebel/. Figures from Companies House filings for ONE REBEL LTD (08827353).
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