The Leisure Media

Name

The Leisure Media

Legal name

The Leisure Media

Website

https://leisuremedia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Media Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Magazine & Newspaper Subscription Platforms (Paywalls, Membership) (MPAJAMAD), Sports & Recreation Magazines (MPAJAEAJ), Health, Fitness & Wellness Magazines (MPAJAEAD)

Keywords

• B2B trade publishing
• Leisure industry media
• Digital magazine publishing
• Industry recruitment advertising
• Market intelligence media

Headquarters

HQ city

Hitchin

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Print and Digital Subscriptions: Magazine subscriptions available for print and digital formats across multiple titles including HCM, Spa Business, Attractions Management, and CLADmag. Customers can subscribe to individual publications or multiple titles.
2. Advertising and Marketing Services: Comprehensive marketing services including display advertising, directory packages, website advertising, e-zine advertising, and handbook advertising. Ratecards available for each publication and format with options for display packages, directory packages, and sponsorship.
3. Event Sponsorship: HCM Summit events featuring sponsorship opportunities including about page, sponsorship packages, venue partnerships, accommodation partnerships, and partner programs.
4. Job Board Services: Leisure Opportunities job board and Instant Jobs service allowing employers to post vacancies and jobseekers to receive targeted job alerts across various leisure industry sectors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Leisure Media is a multi-brand B2B publishing company operating six vertical market sectors (spa & wellness, health/fitness/fit tech, sport, leisure & hospitality, architecture & design, attractions). It publishes a portfolio of print and digital magazines, websites, e-zines, handbooks, product search directories, and job boards that deliver market intelligence, industry news, and recruitment services to leisure industry professionals globally. Revenue is generated through advertising, subscriptions, event sponsorship, and recruitment/job board services.

Product overview

The Leisure Media operates a multi-brand portfolio of publishing platforms serving the global leisure industry. The company publishes print and digital magazines, handbooks, and maintains a network of sector-specific websites and product directories across six market sectors: Spa & wellness, Health/fitness & fit tech, Sport, Leisure & hospitality, Architecture & design (CLAD), and Attractions. Each sector has a flagship magazine, companion website, handbook publication, product search platform (kit.net sites), and sector-specific job boards. The company also organizes the HCM Summit conference and offers print/digital subscription services, PDF download archives, and advertising/marketing packages for B2B audiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HCM Summit: Annual health club management summit event
• Leisure Media Subscriptions
• Leisure Media Ratecard

Products and services

• Spa Business Magazine Quarterly print and digital magazine covering the global spa industry, providing market intelligence, analysis, news, and insight for spa professionals.
• Spa Business Insider Fortnightly digital publication delivering breaking news, features, and interviews for the spa and wellness industry.
• Spa Business Handbook Annual reference handbook providing comprehensive industry resources and directory for spa professionals.
• HCM Magazine Monthly magazine covering health, fitness, and fit tech sectors for leisure professionals.
• FitTech Global Digital publication focused on fitness technology, covering tech innovations in the health and fitness industry.
• HCM Handbook Annual reference handbook for health club management professionals.
• HCM Summit Annual industry summit bringing together health and fitness professionals for networking, speakers, and education. Features sponsorship opportunities, partner programs, and venue/accommodation partnerships.
• Sports Management Magazine Magazine covering sports industry management, facilities, and business topics.
• Leisure Opportunities (Magazine and Job Board) Magazine and job board for the leisure and hospitality industry, covering news and recruitment. Allows employers to post vacancies and jobseekers to search and receive Instant Jobs alerts filtered by sector, region, and salary.
• Leisure Management Magazine Magazine covering leisure center and facility management topics.
• WorldLeisureJobs.com Global job board specifically for leisure industry recruitment.
• CLADmag Magazine covering architecture and design in the leisure industry, focusing on CLAD (Culture, Leisure, Architecture, Design).
• Attractions Management Magazine Magazine covering the attractions and theme park industry, including news, features, and product searches.
• Attractions Handbook Annual reference handbook for the attractions industry.
• WellHome Global Digital publication focused on home wellness and residential wellbeing markets.
• Print and Digital Subscriptions Print and digital magazine subscription service available across all Leisure Media publications, with options to subscribe to individual titles or multiple publications on an annual billing cadence.
• PDF Download Archives Archive service providing PDF downloads of past magazine issues for subscribers, with archives dating back to 2009.
• Advertising and Marketing Services Comprehensive marketing services including display advertising, directory packages, website advertising, e-zine advertising, and handbook advertising across all Leisure Media publications, with dedicated sales teams per title.
• Instant Jobs Alert Service Job alert service allowing users to select preferred industry sectors, regions, and salary levels for customized job notifications.
• Sector Product Search Directories (kit.net sites) Online product directories organized by sector (Spa-kit.net, Fitness-kit.net, Sport-kit.net, Leisure-kit.net, CLAD-kit.net, Attractions-kit.net) enabling suppliers to list products and buyers to search for products within specific leisure verticals.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Questex: US-headquartered B2B media and events operator running multi-vertical trade publications and live events in hospitality, spa/wellness, fitness, and travel — same integrated print + digital + events + sponsorship business model serving similar leisure-industry advertisers and readers.
• Incisive Media: UK-based B2B media company publishing trade titles, running awards and events, and operating subscription-based content products for professional audiences — closely mirrors The Leisure Media's combination of magazines, digital content, events and paid access for niche professional communities.
• DVV Media International: Independent B2B publisher operating trade magazines, websites, newsletters and events for industry verticals — same legacy magazine plus digital platform business model serving niche B2B audiences, comparable scale, and similar global-claim-from-UK-base positioning.
• Hemming Group: UK family-owned B2B media company operating trade magazines, websites, exhibitions and awards across transport, industrial and leisure-related sectors — similar privately-held niche-publisher profile with integrated print, digital and events products.
• Pan Global Media: Independent B2B media publisher operating trade magazines and digital platforms across multiple industry verticals — comparable niche multi-title publisher with integrated print and digital products for professional audiences.

Broad incumbents

• Informa Markets (Informa plc): Global B2B media and events group operating thousands of trade brands and exhibitions across many industries including leisure, hospitality, sport and attractions — overlaps with The Leisure Media's integrated content + events model but at vastly greater scale and across a much broader portfolio.
• EMAP: UK-based B2B and consumer media publisher running multiple trade titles, websites, awards and events across sectors including retail, hospitality, healthcare and entertainment — same UK B2B publishing foundation with multi-title portfolio strategy.
• Future plc: Public UK special-interest and B2B media group operating hundreds of titles, websites and events including sports, fitness and lifestyle verticals that overlap with The Leisure Media's audience — much larger scale and digital-first orientation, with overlapping advertiser and reader bases.
• Wilmington plc: UK B2B information and events provider operating trade publications, subscription data products and conferences across regulated and professional verticals — analogous multi-product B2B media + events + data business, though verticals are largely different.

Emerging players

• Raconteur Media: UK-based B2B content-marketing publisher producing sponsored editorial reports and digital content for business audiences — competes for the same B2B advertising spend pool but uses a single-content, sponsored-report model rather than multi-title magazines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/leisuremedia
• Facebookfacebook.com/leisuremedia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about The Leisure Media