David Lloyd Leisure Limited
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David Lloyd Leisure Limited - overview
Established
1982
Location
-, Hertfordshire, UK
Primary Industry
Travel & Leisure
About
Founded in 1982 and based in Hatfield, UK, David Lloyd Leisure Limited is a leisure club operator that focuses on offering health, wellness and fitness related facilities and services including racquet sports, gyms and spas. The founder of the company is David Lloyd, a former professional tennis player. David Lloyd Leisure Limited has approximately 8,600 employees, more than 570,000 club members and 126 clubs, 100 of which are located in the UK and the rest in Europe including Italy, Ireland and Holland. In September 2025, TDR, with participation from other investor acquired Majority stake in David Lloyd Leisure Limited.
As part of the deal, TDR Partner moved the company to TDR Capital Titan Continuation Fund and TDR III reinvested for a Majority stake in the business. The transaction was completed in November 2025. The company provides a chain of leisure and fitness clubs offering facilities such as indoor and outdoor swimming pools, fitness classes, gyms, spas, tennis and racquets facilities. It also offers personal training and coaching services for different sports, as well as clubrooms and dining areas equipped with restaurants and bars.
Additionally, kids clubs and activities are also included in the company’s leisure clubs, which include Tots Playtime and creches.
Current Investors
TDR Capital
Primary Industry
Travel & Leisure
Sub Industries
Restaurants & Nightlife, Fitness & Wellness Facilities
Website
www.davidlloyd.co.uk
Company Stage
Mature
Total Amount Raised
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David Lloyd Leisure Limited - timeline of key events
David Lloyd Leisure Limited - financials
| Fiscal Year Ended | Jan 01, 2009 | Dec 31, 2009 | Dec 30, 2010 | Dec 29, 2011 | Dec 29, 2012 | Jan 03, 2013 | Oct 31, 2013 | Oct 31, 2014 | Jan 03, 2015 | Jan 03, 2016 | Jan 03, 2017 | Jan 03, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (USD) | 207,832,000 | 204,882,000 | 210,642,000 | 211,515,000 | - | 214,854,000 | 175,418,000 | - | 252,972,000 | 224,591,000 | 235,516,000 | 265,638,000 | 287,451,000 | 306,385,000 | 238,700,000 | 341,330,000 | - | - | - |
| % Revenue Growth (YoY) | - | (1.4%) | 2.8% | 0.4% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.9% | 12.8% | 8.2% | 6.6% | (22.1%) | 43.0% | - | - | - |
| EBITDA (USD) | 47,947,000 | (1,020,000) | 12,867,000 | (44,630,000) | - | (25,291,000) | (36,353,000) | - | (4,585,000) | (3,395,000) | (10,027,000) | 48,753,000 | 42,078,000 | 122,645,000 | (22,288,000) | 40,465,000 | - | - | - |
| Operating Income (USD) | 30,592,000 | (16,806,000) | (3,518,000) | (61,088,000) | - | (40,775,000) | (48,840,000) | - | (22,646,000) | (20,132,000) | (29,139,000) | 24,593,000 | 17,634,000 | 56,931,000 | (84,796,000) | (20,060,000) | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin | 14.7% | (8.2%) | (1.7%) | (28.9%) | - | (19.0%) | (27.8%) | - | (9.0%) | (9.0%) | (12.4%) | 9.3% | 6.1% | 18.6% | (35.5%) | (5.9%) | - | - | - |
| % EBITDA Margin | 23.1% | (0.5%) | 6.1% | (21.1%) | - | (11.8%) | (20.7%) | - | (1.8%) | (1.5%) | (4.3%) | 18.4% | 14.6% | 40.0% | (9.3%) | 11.9% | - | - | - |
| NET Income (USD) | 304,182,000 | 23,063,000 | 43,044,000 | (16,421,000) | - | 4,245,000 | (18,865,000) | - | 38,845,000 | 28,089,000 | 21,828,000 | 32,600,000 | 34,575,000 | 83,510,000 | (86,556,000) | (48,304,000) | - | - | - |
| % Net Margin | 146.4% | 11.3% | 20.4% | (7.8%) | - | 2.0% | (10.8%) | - | 15.4% | 12.5% | 9.3% | 12.3% | 12.0% | 27.3% | (36.3%) | (14.2%) | - | - | - |
David Lloyd Leisure Limited - deals
| Deals Type | Deal Status | Target (s) | Deal Date | Investor(s) | Seller(s) | Deal size (Mn) | Enterprise value (Mn) | Post-money valuation (Mn) | EBITDA multiple (x) | Revenue multiple (x) | Lead partner (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add-on, Trade Sale | Completed | Aspria Holdings BV | - | ||||||||
| Secondary Buyout | Completed | David Lloyd Leisure Limited | - | ||||||||
| Add-on, Trade Sale | Completed | Meridian Spa & Fitness Deutschland GmbH | - | ||||||||
| Recapitalisation | Completed | David Lloyd Leisure Limited | - | ||||||||
| Add-on | Completed | Zorba | - |
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David Lloyd Leisure Limited - employee data
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