Junkyard Golf Club

What Junkyard Golf Club does

Junkyard Golf Club is a privately held UK operator of themed crazy golf entertainment venues, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Manchester. As of the most recent disclosure it operates seven physical locations — Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle, London Shoreditch, London Camden, and Oxford — with approximately 263 team members on payroll. The London and Oxford venues are operated under a related-party arrangement with Anger Mgmt Venues Limited (sister brand Ted's Crazy Golf); the remaining five are run through wholly-owned UK limited companies under the parent entity Golf, Eats and Booze Limited. Each venue presents three proprietary 9-hole themed courses — Bozo (circus), Pablo (polluted paradise) and Gary (90s garage scrapyard) — combined with a cocktail bar, bar snacks, and, in Liverpool, a paid karaoke booth.

Revenue is generated primarily from per-person golf tickets (£9.50–£21, with London venues at the upper end), unlimited-golf bundles with cocktail inclusions (£30), on-site bar sales of cocktails, beer, wine and snacks, group event packages (birthdays, hen/stag, corporate), and digital gift cards sold via TicketCo. Pricing varies by city and day of week, with student (50% off), Blue Light (£6 Sun–Thu), family, and hospitality-industry discounts layered on top. Distribution is direct-to-consumer through venue walk-ins, an online booking flow that redirects to TicketCo (with a 35p booking fee), and a group sales enquiry function for parties of 12 or more. Marketing is concentrated on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, a MailChimp newsletter, SEO-optimised venue pages, student-partnership (Unite Students) promotions, and photo-booth user-generated content. The technology stack is commodity martech: WordPress, TicketCo, Google Analytics, Hotjar, MailChimp, Wireless Social and Snaparazzi; there is no mobile app and no proprietary AI/ML component.

Name

Junkyard Golf Club

Legal name

Golf, Eats and Booze Limited

Website

https://junkyardgolfclub.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Junkyard Golf Club is a privately held UK operator of themed crazy golf entertainment venues, running seven sites across Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle, London and Oxford for young adults, students, families, and corporate and celebration groups, with bar, snack, karaoke and event-package ancillary revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Indoor entertainment venues

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (713910), Amusement Parks and Arcades (7131), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD)

Keywords

• Crazy golf venues
• Themed mini golf
• Cocktail bar venues
• Indoor entertainment venues
• Group party bookings

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Golf Ticket Sales: Revenue from selling tickets for 9-hole or unlimited crazy golf rounds at all venues. Tickets are sold online via TicketCo booking system or at the door. Pricing varies by day of week and venue location.
2. Bar Sales (Cocktails, Beer, Wine): On-site bar sales of cocktails, draft beers, wines, and spirits. Happy Hour pricing offered Sunday-Thursday. Student discount available on drinks.
3. Food Sales: Bar snacks including nachos, kebabs, and chicken items sold at venues. Food packages available for group bookings.
4. Karaoke (Liverpool only): Private karaoke booth rental in Liverpool venue - 20-minute slots for up to 10 people. Revenue from room rental and associated drink sales.
5. Group Event Packages: Package bookings for birthdays, corporate events, hen/stag parties, and Christmas events. Includes golf, drinks, food, and exclusive hire options for larger groups.
6. Gift Cards: Digital gift cards sold via TicketCo for golf and drinks. Valid for 12 months from issuance. Cannot be redeemed for in-venue purchases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Junkyard Golf Club operates seven indoor themed crazy golf venues across the UK featuring three signature 9-hole courses (Bozo, Pablo, and Gary) with junkyard-inspired designs. Each venue pairs the golf ticketing with an on-site craft cocktail bar and a street-food menu, and the Liverpool venue additionally offers a standalone 70s Dirty Disco Bathroom Karaoke experience.

Product overview

Junkyard Golf Club is a crazy golf entertainment venue operating across multiple UK cities (Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle, London, and Oxford). The core product consists of three themed 9-hole crazy golf courses (Bozo, Pablo, and Gary) featuring interactive obstacles and theatrical environments. Additional offerings include cocktail bars, the exclusive 70s Dirty Disco Bathroom Karaoke (Liverpool only), and various ticket types including unlimited golf, family, student, and blue light tickets. The company also offers group party packages for corporate events, birthdays, and hen/stag celebrations, as well as World Cup viewing events and industry-specific discounts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Themed Crazy Golf Courses (Bozo, Pablo, Gary) Three signature 9-hole themed crazy golf courses — Bozo, Pablo, and Gary — with distinct junkyard-inspired environments, offered as per-person ticketed rounds across all seven UK venues.
• 70s Dirty Disco Bathroom Karaoke Standalone private karaoke room experience themed around a 1970s disco bathroom, bookable as a separate offering from the golf ticketing.
• Cocktail and Drinks Bar On-site bar serving craft cocktails, wine, beer, and spirits, integrated into the visitor experience at every venue.
• Street-Food Menu On-site food menu featuring bar snacks and street-food items including kebabs and nachos, sold to venue visitors.
• Digital Gift Cards Online-purchasable digital gift cards redeemable across Junkyard Golf Club venues for golf, food, or drinks.
• World Cup Viewing Events Ticketed match-viewing events hosted at Junkyard Golf Club venues during the FIFA World Cup, bundling venue access with food and drink service.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TicketCo UK LimitedcoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party ticketing provider managing online booking and payment processing for all venues. Handles ticket issuance, payment collection, and booking confirmations. Booking fee of 35p per transaction retained by TicketCo.
• Anger Mgmt Venues Limited / Ted's Crazy GolfcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeparate operator running Junkyard Golf Club Oxford and Junkyard Golf Club Shoreditch locations. Operates under separate privacy policy. Sister brand 'Ted's Crazy Golf'.
• Unite StudentsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStudent accommodation provider partnership. Exclusive student offers valid at Unite Students properties. 9-hole games for walk-ins only with proof via Unite Students app.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Anger Mgmt Venues / Ted's Crazy Golf: Sister operator of the Oxford and London Shoreditch Junkyard venues under the Ted's Crazy Golf brand. Most direct operational peer given shared venue stack, shared customers, and partial commercial overlap with Junkyard Golf Club.
• Mr. Mulligan's: UK chain of themed crazy golf venues with on-site bars and food. Operates a multi-site UK footprint with similar family- and group-oriented value proposition and overlapping student/family pricing tiers.
• Roxy Leisure: UK operator of multi-activity competitive socialising venues combining crazy golf, shuffleboard, darts, and street food. Comparable as a multi-site UK experiential-entertainment operator competing for the same group-night-out occasion.
• Swingers: UK and US operator of crazy golf venues combined with cocktail bars and street-food vendors. Directly comparable in format (themed mini-golf + premium drinks) and target customer (young adult groups, date nights, corporate events).
• Puttshack: Tech-enabled indoor mini-golf and bar concept operating in the UK and US. Closest direct competitor in the 'premium crazy golf + cocktails' niche, differentiated by patented ball-tracking technology and a more institutional capital base.
• Ghetto Golf: UK-based themed crazy golf and bar concept with a similar urban, graffiti-inspired aesthetic and cocktails-led model. Closely aligned target market (young adults, stag/hen parties) and venue economics.
• Plonk Crazy Golf: London-based themed crazy golf and cocktail venue. Direct competitor in the same London catchment and price band, with a similar drinks-led economics and Instagram-friendly design philosophy.

Emerging players

• All Star Lanes: UK boutique bowling, food, and drinks operator. Comparable as a multi-site UK experiential-entertainment venue competing for the same group-night-out and corporate-event demand pool.
• Flight Club (Redtooth): UK competitive-socialising chain focused on social darts with bars and food. Comparable as a multi-site UK experiential venue targeting the same young-adult group nights-out occasion, even though the core activity is darts rather than golf.

Broad incumbents

• Topgolf: Global golf-based entertainment chain with a tech-enabled driving-range concept. Not a direct competitor (different format and price point), but competes for the same 'golf + socialising' occasion and validates the broader category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/junkyardgolf
• Facebookfacebook.com/junkyardgolfclub
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/junkyard-golf-club-ltm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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