UK Sports & Physical Activities Industry
Discover the UK’s Sports and Physical Activities industry, and the companies helping people move, connect and thrive. From gyms and grassroots sport to wellbeing services and training providers, explore the full landscape of this vital, high-impact sector. Gain real-time insight and download our free snapshot report today.
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What is the Sports and Physical Activities industry?
The Sports and Physical Activities industry is a diverse sector spanning fitness, sport, wellbeing, training, and support services. It includes companies helping people stay active, from professional clubs and community programmes to gyms, education providers, and sector-wide suppliers.
Traditional datasets have failed to represent this sector properly. Existing classifications are outdated, often missing key parts of the industry or grouping together companies that don’t belong. That’s why we built a new Real-Time Industrial Classification (RTIC), designed in partnership with the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA).
Our RTIC is grounded in real data and shaped by sector experts. It reflects how the industry actually works today. Covering a wide range of verticals, it includes examples such as exercise and fitness providers, adventure sport operators, community sport initiatives, wellbeing services, training and education bodies, play-based activity companies, and affiliate suppliers including software, marketing, and insurance.
Sports And Physical Activities sector summary
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Here are the key facts about the Sports And Physical Activities sector. The sector has a turnover of £64.6bn currently, has received £2.0bn of investment and the sector is growing at 7.9% per year.
Sports And Physical Activities verticals
Our industry data goes deep. See the top verticals and specialisms making waves in the UK Sports and Physical Activities industry today.
Our Sports And Physical Activities RTIC is made up of 10 individual verticals. The top verticals in this sector include Exercise and Fitness, and Health And Wellbeing. You can find out more about the verticals by downloading our RTIC report, or by signing up for a free trial of The Data City platform.
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RTIC0100 Sports And Physical Activities *New 20087 companies
Companies operating ion the sports and physical Activity sector. This RTIC has been built in collaboration with the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sports and Physical Activity (CIMSPA)
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Sports And Physical Activities: Adventure Sport1931 companies
Activities, services and venues both indoor and outdoor improving participation in physical activity perceived as having a high level of risk
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Sports And Physical Activities: Affiliates1883 companies
Supporting and supplying to the industries within sport and physical activity, including but not limited to manufacturing, software, marketing, local authority and insurers.
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Sports And Physical Activities: Community Sport2477 companies
Sport/skill based services, activities and venues that increase participation and develop skill, sometimes targeting under represented groups and inequalities
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Sports And Physical Activities: Exercise and Fitness5932 companies
Services, activities and venues that predominantly improve participant physical fitness
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Sports And Physical Activities: Health And Wellbeing5894 companies
Holistic services and activities that promote improvements across all aspects of health, sometimes involving health care and other non-sector professionals
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Sports And Physical Activities: Leisure Operations1039 companies
Services, activities and venues that predominantly improve participation in physical activity
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Sports And Physical Activities: Performance Sport4941 companies
Competitive sport and activities including those in which athletes receive payment for their performance; professional, semi-professional and grass roots sport
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Sports And Physical Activities: Play Activity482 companies
Companies involved in integrating play-based approaches to enhance sports performance, training, and engagement
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Sports And Physical Activities: Sector Bodies794 companies
Sector bodies for the sports and physical sector
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Sports And Physical Activities: Training Development And Education1723 companies
Delivering industry qualifications, training and development to the sport and physical activity workforce including Higher Education, Further Education, Training Providers and Awarding Organisations.
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Sports And Physical Activities industry growth
Based on a growth rate of 7.9%, we expect that this sector could be worth £80.6bn by 2026. Below you can see our forecast of the growth of the sector.
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