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Gym and personal training companies in the Chelmsford area

218 gym and personal training companies have a registered office in the Chelmsford area (CM postcodes), and 66 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £6,420 in cash and owed £18,657 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Fitness facilities” (SIC 93130), which also covers personal trainer. Covers companies with a registered office in CM postcodes, including Chelmsford, Harlow.

The numbers

Gym and personal training companies in the Chelmsford area (CM postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureChelmsfordUK
Registered companies21814,497
Formed in 2025 or 202666 (30%)30%
Being struck off or in liquidation28 (13%)9.2%
Typical cash at year end£6,42042 accounts£6,688
Typical amount owed at year end£18,657104 accounts£18,251
Typical number of employees1106 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical gym and personal training company in the Chelmsford area (CM postcodes) holds £6,420 in cash and owes £18,657; that cash figure is lower than 93% of UK industries.

Typical operators end the year holding less cash than they owe, so there is little slack if takings dip or a big bill lands early.

Most of your competition will be other newcomers

30% of the 218 gym and personal training companies in the Chelmsford area (CM postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 19% of all companies in the Chelmsford area (CM postcodes). Nationally, that share of new companies is higher than 88% of UK industries.

New rivals are arriving faster than in most trades, so your customers already have fresh options. Being new is not a difference on its own.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical gym and personal training company in the Chelmsford area (CM postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (106 filings).

You are mostly up against owner-operators. Your own hours are likely to be your biggest cost, and the easiest one to undercount.

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What these figures can’t tell you

Companies are counted where their registered office is, which may be an accountant or a home address rather than a shop. Sole traders and partnerships are not on the register, and electronically filed accounts cover roughly 60–75% of accounts filed each year. The figures describe companies that exist; they cannot prove demand for your idea or predict whether it will work. How the figures are built.

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