Saltford Golf Club

What Saltford Golf Club does

Saltford Golf Club is a private members' golf club founded in 1904 in Saltford, located between Bristol and Bath in the West Country of England. It operates an 18-hole course set in natural woodland, originally laid out with advisory input from Harry Vardon, alongside a clubhouse containing a bar, lounge, restaurant, snooker room and function rooms used for weddings, conferences, celebrations and memorial receptions. The land is held under lease from the Duchy of Cornwall, which purchased the underlying freehold in 1941; the current course layout dates from the 1990s and the clubhouse was rebuilt in 1984 and extended in 1991.

The club's revenue is generated from four streams: recurring membership subscriptions across distinct sections (Ladies, Seniors, Men, Juniors, Stragglers), per-visit green fees from visitors and societies, food and beverage sales from the clubhouse, and venue hire for functions and events. Membership includes a structured junior pathway running from a 6-hole Academy Course through a Blue Tee progression to full Yellow/Red Tee membership, with junior fees advertised as starting well under £1 per week. PGA professional coaching is delivered by Head Professional Chris Coles and assistants. Distribution is direct-to-consumer: members and visitors book through the website and tee-time system, and function enquiries are handled in-house by Operations Manager Michaela Chivers.

There is no proprietary technology. Operations run on the vendor-supplied intelligentgolf platform, which handles the website, tee-time booking, member communications and fixture diary. Marketing is limited to the club website and organic social channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube); there are no paid acquisition channels, no mobile app, no API integrations and no AI or ML capabilities disclosed. The club is privately owned by its membership, has no parent company, no subsidiaries and no disclosed funding or external investment.

Name

Saltford Golf Club

Legal name

Saltford Golf Club

Website

https://saltfordgolfclub.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1904

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Saltford Golf Club is a private members' golf club founded in 1904 in Saltford between Bristol and Bath, England. It operates an 18-hole woodland course, clubhouse with F&B and function rooms, PGA coaching, and a junior academy, serving local golfers, societies, and event guests.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Golf Club and Leisure Hospitality

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (713910)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD)

Keywords

• Private members golf club
• Golf course hospitality
• Function venue hire
• Junior golf academy
• PGA professional coaching

Headquarters

HQ city

Saltford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: Annual and recurring membership fees for golf club membership across various categories including full, junior, and social memberships.
2. Green Fees: Per-visit fees charged to visitors and non-members for playing the 18-hole course.
3. Food and Beverage: Revenue from the clubhouse bar, lounge, and restaurant serving members, visitors, and function guests.
4. Function Hire: Revenue from hosting weddings, celebrations, conferences, and funeral receptions at the club's function rooms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Saltford Golf Club operates a private 18-hole golf course located between Bristol and Bath, offering membership subscriptions, visitor green fees, clubhouse food and beverage service, PGA professional coaching, and venue hire for weddings, celebrations, conferences, and memorial events. The club provides structured sections for ladies, seniors, men, juniors, and Stragglers, along with practice facilities and an Academy Course for beginners.

Product overview

Saltford Golf Club operates as a traditional golf club offering a single integrated portfolio of services. The core offering is an 18-hole golf course with associated practice facilities including a floodlit covered driving range and Academy Course. Supporting amenities include clubhouse facilities (bar, restaurant, snooker room) and function/event hosting for weddings, celebrations, conferences, and memorials. The club also provides structured membership through distinct sections (Ladies, Seniors, Men, Juniors, Stragglers) and PGA professional coaching services including individual lessons and junior academy programmes. The entire operational ecosystem is managed through the intelligentgolf platform for tee time booking and member services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 18-Hole Golf Course An 18-hole golf course set in stunning natural woodland with fast undulating greens, strategic bunkering, and tree-lined fairways, providing a true test of golf for players of all abilities. Located between Bristol and Bath with extensive countryside views.
• Clubhouse Facilities Clubhouse featuring a casual bar, lounge bar, separate restaurant, snooker room with full-size table, and conferencing facilities with views of the 17th and 18th finishing holes. Includes a large patio area overlooking the course.
• Driving Range and Practice Facilities Floodlit covered driving range and practice facilities available to members and visitors for game improvement.
• Junior Golf Academy
• Academy Course
• Function and Event Hosting
• PGA Professional Coaching
• Club Section Memberships
• Visitor Green Fee Play

Quantifiable outcome

• English Junior Champion Club competition winners in 2019

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• England GolfcoreOthersEngland Golf is the governing body for amateur golf in England. Saltford Golf Club is affiliated with England Golf, displaying their logo on the website and hosting National, Regional and County events.
• Somerset Golf UnioncoreOthersSomerset Golf Union is the county governing body for golf in Somerset. Saltford Golf Club displays their logo as a member club.
• Safe GolfcoreOthersSafe Golf is a programme promoting safety in golf. Saltford Golf Club has achieved Safe Golf accreditation and displays the Safe Golf logo.
• Bristol & District AllianceminorOthersGolf league in which Saltford's Ladies A and B teams play in handicap order matches against other local clubs.
• Bristol & District Golf LeagueminorOthersSaltford Golf Club fields two teams in the Bristol & District Golf League, competing in scratch foursomes format against local courses.
• Somerset Ladies County Golf AssociationminorOthersAll ladies members are automatically members of the Somerset Ladies County Golf Association and may play in County events subject to competition conditions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Entry Hill Golf Club: Bath-based pay-and-play and membership golf course that targets overlapping leisure golfers and society bookings in the same Bristol/Bath corridor as Saltford.
• Tickenham Golf Club: Member-owned West Country 18-hole course serving the wider Bristol/Somerset catchment; comparable subscription and society-day offering but geographically distinct enough to sit as a regional peer rather than head-to-head rival.
• Clevedon Golf Club: Traditional members' club on the Somerset coast serving Bristol-area golfers with an 18-hole course, society days, and clubhouse hire — overlapping product, parallel membership structure, but different micro-catchment.

Broad incumbents

• BGL / Burhill Group Leisure: Large multi-club UK golf and leisure operator (formerly Burhill) running numerous regional members' courses and clubhouses; benchmark for what a scaled, multi-site private-golf operator looks like versus Saltford's single-site model.
• The Club Company: Multi-site UK operator of premium members' golf and leisure clubs with hospitality and event venues; a broader incumbent whose portfolio overlap sits in subscription golf + function/event hosting, the same two pillars Saltford monetises.
• David Lloyd Leisure: National UK operator of racquets, fitness, and family leisure clubs that compete for the same Bristol/Bath discretionary leisure spend and family memberships, including the children/teen activity programmes that compete for the junior audience Saltford courts.

Direct peers

• Bath Golf Club: Historic member-owned 18-hole golf club located in the Bath area, directly competing with Saltford for the same Bristol/Bath catchment membership, society-day bookings, and function venue business on a similar heritage-led model.
• The Bristol Golf Club: Long-established 18-hole parkland golf club serving the Bristol side of the same catchment as Saltford, with member subscriptions, society play, and event hosting — a directly comparable regional private-members competitor.
• Lansdown Golf Club: 18-hole members' club a short drive from Bath, offering a similar subscription-plus-visitor-fee model with function hosting — directly comparable in geography, scale, and product mix to Saltford.

Others

• England Golf: National governing body for amateur golf in England, of which Saltford is an affiliated member club; not a competitor but a relevant industry ecosystem participant that hosts the competitions Saltford enters and credentialed junior pathway.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/saltfordgc_pro
• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=veBWmjYMpOs
• Facebookfacebook.com/SaltfordGolfClub
• Instagraminstagram.com/explore/locations/289699534
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/saltford-golf-club

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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