Sports, fitness and activity classes companies in the Medway area
123 sports, fitness and activity classes companies have a registered office in the Medway area (ME postcodes), and 38 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £5,124 in cash and owed £11,045 at year end.
The numbers
| Measure | Medway | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Registered companies | 123 | 14,074 |
| Formed in 2025 or 2026 | 38 (31%) | 32% |
| Being struck off or in liquidation | 4 (3.3%) | 5.8% |
| Typical cash at year end | £5,12431 accounts | £6,166 |
| Typical amount owed at year end | £11,04561 accounts | £7,718 |
| Typical number of employees | 166 accounts | 1 |
What this means if you’re starting one
Most of your competition will be other newcomers
31% of the 123 sports, fitness and activity classes companies in the Medway area (ME postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 20% of all companies in the Medway area (ME postcodes). Nationally, that share of new companies is higher than 91% 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.
Cash is tight in this trade
At year end the typical sports, fitness and activity classes company in the Medway area (ME postcodes) holds £5,124 in cash and owes £11,045; that cash figure is lower than 95% 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.
You can start without much equipment
The typical sports, fitness and activity classes company in the Medway area (ME postcodes) carries £2,450 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, lower than 87% of UK industries.
Most of the cost of entry is time and running costs rather than kit, so a small test is cheap.
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Check my ideaWhat 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.
Sports, fitness and activity classes in other places
- Guildford198 companies
- Reading196 companies
- Portsmouth190 companies
- Kingston upon Thames176 companies
- Brighton173 companies
- Tonbridge166 companies
- Redhill143 companies
- London2,072 companies
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