PureGym: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Pure Gym Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Gym Bidco Limited. It holds 75% or more of the company. In the year to December 2025 Pure Gym Limited reported turnover of £464m.
- In the year to December 2025, PureGym had turnover of £464m, up 11.4% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £87m, keeping £18.68 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 4,067 people, with staff costs of £92m.
- Pure Gym Limited is controlled by Gym Bidco Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Pure Gym Limited's accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 6 June 2026.
- Registered name
- PURE GYM LIMITED
- Company number
- 06690189
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 5 September 2008
- Registered office area
- Leeds
- Industry code on the register
- 93130: Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to December 2025, filed 6 June 2026
What does PureGym do?
PureGym runs gyms that members join for access to gym equipment and training space. It keeps its gyms simple and affordable, leaving out extras such as swimming pools and cafés that it says most people never use. Instead it concentrates on equipment, space and a welcoming atmosphere, which keeps membership prices down. It opened its first gym in Leeds in 2009.
In brief: gym chain · affordable memberships · no pools or cafés · started in Leeds
Source: PureGym's own website, retrieved 24 September 2026.
Who owns PureGym?
The Companies House register records Gym Bidco Limited as the person with significant control of Pure Gym Limited, company number 06690189. Gym Bidco Limited is itself company number 08507812. It holds 75% or more of the shares or voting rights. The control was notified on 6 April 2016.
That places Pure Gym Limited inside a larger group. The accounts on this page are the company's own, not the wider group's.
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 PureGym?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for Pure Gym Limited.
All 2 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Alexander Basil John Wood | 10 October 2018 |
| Rebecca Elizabeth Passmore | 31 December 2024 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did PureGym file?
Pure Gym Limited reported turnover of £464m in the year to December 2025. That was up 11.4% on £416m the year before.
It reported 4,067 employees. The year before it reported 3,734.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £87m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £79m the year before.
Staff costs came to £92m. That is an average of £23,000 a head. It ended the year with £48m at the bank and net assets of £782m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £464m | £416m |
| Pre-tax profit | £87m (filed) | £79m (filed) |
| Employees | 4,067 | 3,734 |
| Staff costs | £92m | £78m |
| Average staff cost per head | £23,000 | £21,000 |
| Bank and cash | £48m | £102m |
| Net assets | £782m | £667m |
| Interest paid | £48m | |
| Interest received | £37m | |
| Directors' pay | £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
Are there any charges against PureGym?
Pure Gym Limited has registered 14 charges at Companies House, of which 3 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 3 outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch | 10 October 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch | 17 October 2023 |
| Barclays Bank PLC | 28 November 2019 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How PureGym compares
Of the 3 budget 24-hour gyms, PureGym is 1st on turnover, 2nd on profit margin and 2nd on growth. JD Gyms keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £31.09.
| Rank | Budget 24-hour gyms | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | PureGym | £464m | £18.68 |
| 2nd | The Gym Group | £245m | £3.02 |
| + 1 more budget 24-hour gyms ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
PureGym files as Pure Gym Limited, whose person with significant control is Gym Bidco Limited, with turnover of £464m in its latest filed year.
Questions about PureGym
What does PureGym do?
PureGym runs gyms that members join for access to gym equipment and training space. It keeps its gyms simple and affordable, leaving out extras such as swimming pools and cafés that it says most people never use. Instead it concentrates on equipment, space and a welcoming atmosphere, which keeps membership prices down. It opened its first gym in Leeds in 2009.
Is PureGym bigger than The Gym Group?
Yes, by turnover. PureGym reported £464m in its latest accounts, against £245m at The Gym Group. Our PureGym v The Gym Group page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. PureGym v The Gym Group →
How does PureGym compare with its rivals?
By turnover, PureGym is 1st of the 3 companies in our battle of the budget 24-hour gyms, ahead of The Gym Group. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the budget 24-hour gyms →
Who owns PureGym?
The Companies House register records Gym Bidco Limited as the person with significant control of Pure Gym Limited. It holds 75% or more of the shares or voting rights.
How much does PureGym make?
Pure Gym Limited reported turnover of £464m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £87m.
How many people work at PureGym?
Pure Gym Limited reported 4,067 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs PureGym?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for Pure Gym Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Pure Gym Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 06690189, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are single company accounts: they cover this company alone, not any wider group.
- 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, “PureGym: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/puregym/. Figures from Companies House filings for PURE GYM LIMITED (06690189).
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