Bannatyne: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
The Bannatyne Group Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Mr Duncan Walker Bannatyne. In the year to December 2025 The Bannatyne Group Limited reported turnover of £158m.
- In the year to December 2025, Bannatyne had turnover of £158m, up 5.5% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £16m, keeping £9.97 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 2,789 people, with staff costs of £59m.
- These figures are from The Bannatyne Group Limited's group accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 15 April 2026.
- Registered name
- THE BANNATYNE GROUP LIMITED
- Company number
- 09618868
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 2 June 2015
- Registered office area
- Darlington
- 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 15 April 2026
What does Bannatyne do?
The Bannatyne Group runs health clubs, spas and hotels. Most of its income comes from health club memberships, with spa days, treatments and hotel stays on top, and its spas work in partnership with the skincare brand Elemis. It was founded by the entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne.
In brief: health clubs, spas and hotels · membership income · founder-owned group
Source: Bannatyne's own website, retrieved 24 September 2026.
Who owns Bannatyne?
The Companies House register records Mr Duncan Walker Bannatyne as the person with significant control of The Bannatyne Group Limited, company number 09618868.
The register names an individual, not a company, as its controller.
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 Bannatyne?
The Companies House register lists 3 current officers for The Bannatyne Group Limited.
All 3 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Duncan Walker Bannatyne | 2 June 2015 |
| Karen Wilkinson | 1 July 2021 |
| Victoria Lyndsey Brown | 30 June 2022 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Bannatyne file?
The Bannatyne Group Limited reported turnover of £158m in the year to December 2025. That was up 5.5% on £150m the year before.
It reported 2,789 employees. The year before it reported 2,773.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £16m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £14m the year before.
Staff costs came to £59m. That is an average of £21,000 a head. It ended the year with £15m at the bank and net assets of £34m. It paid dividends of £6m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £158m | £150m |
| Pre-tax profit | £16m (filed) | £14m (filed) |
| Employees | 2,789 | 2,773 |
| Staff costs | £59m | £55m |
| Average staff cost per head | £21,000 | £20,000 |
| Bank and cash | £15m | £14m |
| Net assets | £34m | £28m |
| Dividends paid | £6m | |
| Interest paid | £11m | |
| Directors' pay | £1.0m |
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 Bannatyne?
The Bannatyne Group Limited has registered 5 charges at Companies House, of which 5 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.
All 5 outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| National Westminster Bank PLC | 27 March 2026 |
| National Westminster Bank PLC | 22 September 2023 |
| National Westminster Bank PLC | 8 April 2021 |
| National Westminster Bank PLC | 6 November 2020 |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (As Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (as Defined in the Instrument)) | 28 December 2016 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Bannatyne compares
Of the 4 health clubs, Bannatyne is 3rd on turnover, 2nd on profit margin and 3rd on growth. David Lloyd keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £15.30.
| Rank | Health clubs | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nuffield Health | £1,485m | −£3.96 |
| 3rd | Bannatyne | £158m | £9.97 |
| + 2 more health clubs ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
Bannatyne files as The Bannatyne Group Limited, whose person with significant control is Mr Duncan Walker Bannatyne, with turnover of £158m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Bannatyne
What does Bannatyne do?
The Bannatyne Group runs health clubs, spas and hotels. Most of its income comes from health club memberships, with spa days, treatments and hotel stays on top, and its spas work in partnership with the skincare brand Elemis. It was founded by the entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne.
How does Bannatyne compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Bannatyne is 3rd of the 4 companies in our battle of the health clubs, behind Nuffield Health. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the health clubs →
Who owns Bannatyne?
The Companies House register records Mr Duncan Walker Bannatyne as the person with significant control of The Bannatyne Group Limited.
How much does Bannatyne make?
The Bannatyne Group Limited reported turnover of £158m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £16m.
How many people work at Bannatyne?
The Bannatyne Group Limited reported 2,789 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs Bannatyne?
The Companies House register lists 3 current officers for The Bannatyne Group Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from The Bannatyne Group Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 09618868, 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, “Bannatyne: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/bannatyne/. Figures from Companies House filings for THE BANNATYNE GROUP LIMITED (09618868).
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