Jarvis Sports

Name

Jarvis Sports

Legal name

Jarvis Sports

Website

https://jarvissports.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Table Tennis Equipment

NAICS

Sporting Goods Retailers (45911), Sporting Goods Retailers (459110)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRAMAFAE

Table Tennis (Ping Pong) Equipment Retail

Consumer Products & Retail/Sporting Goods & Outdoor Retail/Racquet Sports Equipment Retail

SECONDARYCRAMAFAJ

Racquet Sport Training Aids & Practice Equipment Retail

Consumer Products & Retail/Sporting Goods & Outdoor Retail/Racquet Sports Equipment Retail

SECONDARYCRAMAFAH

Racquet Sport Balls & Shuttlecocks Retail

Consumer Products & Retail/Sporting Goods & Outdoor Retail/Racquet Sports Equipment Retail

SECONDARYCRAMABAF

Racquet Sports (Tennis/Pickleball/Badminton/Squash) Retail

Consumer Products & Retail/Sporting Goods & Outdoor Retail/Sporting Goods Generalist Retail

Keywords

• Table tennis equipment
• Table tennis bats
• Sports retail
• Ping pong supplies
• Sports e-commerce

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Direct retail of table tennis equipment including pre-made bats, rubbers, blades, tables, robots, clothing, and accessories. One-time purchase model with per-transaction pricing. Revenue from consumer purchases through e-commerce storefront.
2. Gift Vouchers: Digital gift vouchers sold in denominations from £10 to £150, valid for one year. Provides additional revenue stream and customer acquisition mechanism.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Jarvis Sports is a specialist table tennis equipment supplier that retails pre-made bats, rubbers, blades, tables, balls, clothing, training robots, and related accessories from leading brands such as Donic, Yasaka, Nittaku, Butterfly, Stiga, Tibhar, Joola, and Newgy. The company also offers a custom bat building service where customers select blades and rubbers for assembly by the staff. Sales are conducted direct-to-consumer through the jarvissports.co.uk e-commerce website, with same-day dispatch from the Cambridge warehouse and shipping within the UK and internationally.

Product overview

Jarvis Sports is a specialist table tennis equipment supplier offering a comprehensive e-commerce portfolio of table tennis products. The offering consists primarily of resold branded equipment across several interconnected categories: Pre-Made Bats (Yasaka, Donic brands) serve as entry-level assembled options; Rubbers (Donic, Yasaka, Nittaku, Butterfly) and Blades (Donic, Yasaka, Nittaku) form the core customisation components; Tables (including Donic Compact 25 and Donic Outdoor Roller 1000), Robots (Newgy 2055), and Balls (Nittaku, Yasaka, Donic) address playing and training needs; Clothing (Yasaka, Donic tops, shorts, tracksuits, socks, shoes) and Accessories (Bat Wallets, Sports Bags, Scoreboards, Net & Post Sets, Bat Care products including cleaners, edge tapes, glues, and protection sheets, plus Surrounds, Towels, and Souvenirs) round out the portfolio. The New Products 26/27 line showcases recent additions like Donic Coppa E1/E2/E3 rubbers and Donic Desto N2xt, while Gift Vouchers provide a separate gifting option. The company does not offer its own technology platform, AI capabilities, or public API—its digital presence is a standard e-commerce storefront.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• YasakacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor brand partnership. Jarvis Sports stocks and sells full range of Yasaka products including Mark V series rubbers, Rakza rubbers, Original Extra HG, and Yasaka clothing. Products sourced and distributed through standard wholesale channels.
• DoniccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimary brand partner. Stocks full Donic range including Desto series, Bluefire series, Coppa series, Baracuda, Acuda, Vario, Quattro, Bluestorm, and Donic clothing and equipment. Featured prominently in promotions and catalogue releases (Donic 26/27).
• NittakucoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for Nittaku table tennis products including Best Anti rubber, Nittaku balls, and pimple brushes. Regular stock availability.
• ButterflycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStocks Butterfly rubbers including Sriver series and other Butterfly products.
• StigaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBrand partnership for Stiga table tennis equipment.
• TibharminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBrand partnership for Tibhar table tennis products.
• JoolaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBrand partnership for Joola table tennis equipment.
• NewgyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive UK distributor for Newgy robots. Newgy 2055 robot mentioned in customer testimonials as popular product. Note: Newgy products excluded from overseas delivery.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Decathlon: Global sporting goods retailer with a substantial table tennis equipment offering both online and in stores. Large incumbent whose broad assortment and pricing pressure Jarvis competes against in the UK.
• ProDirect Sport: Large UK multi-sport online retailer carrying a wide table tennis equipment assortment. Broader incumbent with overlapping product range but operating across many sports categories.
• Joola: Major table tennis brand (tables, rubbers, robots) with a direct online store selling a wide equipment range. Brand-side peer that competes with Jarvis both as supplier and increasingly as direct retailer.
• Frasers Group (Sports Direct): Large UK multi-channel sporting goods retailer carrying entry-level and mid-range table tennis equipment. Broad incumbent whose scale and pricing put competitive pressure on specialist retailers like Jarvis.
• Butterfly (Tamasu): Major Japanese table tennis brand that also operates its own retail channels for blades, rubbers and complete equipment. Stocked by Jarvis but increasingly competes via direct brand retail.

Direct peers

• Bribar Table Tennis: UK-based specialist table tennis equipment retailer offering bats, rubbers, blades, tables and accessories to clubs and individual players. Closest direct domestic competitor to Jarvis Sports in the UK market.
• Paddle Palace: US-based specialist table tennis equipment retailer offering bats, rubbers, blades, tables and robots online. Closely comparable specialist D2C TT retailer with similar product range and customer base to Jarvis Sports.
• Megaspin: Online table tennis equipment retailer based in the US with a broad range of bats, rubbers, blades and accessories. Directly comparable specialist TT e-commerce retailer.
• Tees Sport: UK sporting goods retailer with a strong table tennis equipment range, including bats, rubbers, blades and accessories. Direct UK specialist competitor with comparable customer base.

Others

• Donic: Major German table tennis brand and primary supplier partner to Jarvis Sports. Listed here as an ecosystem participant whose commercial decisions directly affect Jarvis's product availability and pricing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 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 →

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