Club Remeros Salto

What Club Remeros Salto does

Club Remeros Salto is a non-profit civil association (asociación civil sin fines de lucro) founded on October 12, 1916 in Salto, Uruguay, governed by a 9-member elected Comisión Directiva and approximately 60 staff across managerial, administrative, sporting, operational, and infrastructure functions. It operates as a comprehensive social and sports club serving roughly 5,800 individual members and their families in the Salto Department, providing access to tennis, paddle, football, basketball, hockey, rowing, canoeing, swimming, water polo, gymnastics, chess, choir, fitness facilities, and event venues. The club's defining physical asset is a thermal water well drawing from the Guaraní Aquifer — making it the first thermal club in South America — which underpins a differentiated health and wellness offering distinct from conventional sports clubs.

The club runs on a digital infrastructure consisting of a dedicated iOS/Android mobile application and a web-based member management portal (socios.clubremerossalto.com), which together handle activity and sports-school registration, facility reservations, health document uploads, payment processing, fingerprint-based physical access control, and notifications. A WhatsApp broadcast channel and email newsletter supplement this stack, alongside social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter/X. Operational footprint spans three Salto sites: the Costanera Norte central headquarters, the Diego Lamas site (tennis courts and cardio/gym), and the Campus Deportivo sports complex (natural grass football fields, youth football, and synthetic hockey).

Revenue is generated through four principal streams: recurring monthly membership dues (cuota social of UYU 3,616 adult / 2,169 minor), one-time enrollment fees (matrícula of UYU 166,321 adult / 99,793 minor with Itaú installment plans and family/sibling discounts), usage-based facility rentals (tennis, paddle, pools, gym, bicycles, boats, event spaces), and transitory member fees (Socios Transeúntes) for visitors on daily/weekly/monthly rates. Customer acquisition runs through direct online applications, the sports-schools pipeline, community events (El Club de Fiesta, anniversary celebrations), and a partnership channel stack (Banco Itaú, DIRECTV, Laboratorio Roig, Barraca Dayman, Bordenave) that distributes member discounts. No parent company, external investors, subsidiaries, or public funding rounds are present; the entity is wholly member-owned and operates on a not-for-profit basis.

Name

Club Remeros Salto

Legal name

Club Remeros Salto

Website

https://clubremerossalto.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1916

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Club Remeros Salto is a 109-year-old non-profit social and sports club in Salto, Uruguay, serving approximately 5,800 individual members with tennis, swimming, football, fitness, and unique thermal water facilities — the first thermal club in South America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Montevideo

HQ country

Uruguay

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Monthly Membership Dues (Cuota Social): Members pay monthly dues (cuota social) of $3,616 for adults and $2,169 for members under 16 years old. Payment is made via automatic debit through bank account or credit card.
2. Membership Enrollment Fees (Matrícula): One-time enrollment fee of $166,321 for adults (16+) and $99,793 for minors. Various payment plans available including installment options through Itaú, Club financing, and other credit cards. Discounts applied based on family plans and sibling enrollment scenarios.
3. Facility Reservations and Rentals: Revenue from renting sports facilities including tennis and paddle courts, gym equipment stations, indoor pool, outdoor pools, bicycles, boats, barbecue areas (barbacoas), social rooms (quinchos), and locker rentals.
4. Transitory Member Fees (Socios Transeúntes): Visitors and transitory members pay daily, weekly, or monthly fees to access club facilities: $1,085/day (adult), $651/day (minor), $3,616/week (adult), $2,169/week (minor), $9,039/month (adult), $5,424/month (minor).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Club Remeros Salto is a non-profit social and sports club in Salto, Uruguay, providing its roughly 5,800 members access to a comprehensive set of athletic, recreational, and social facilities. Core offerings consist of monthly membership subscriptions (cuota social) at UYU $3,616 for adults and $2,169 for minors, plus a one-time matrícula (enrollment fee) of UYU $166,321 for adults and UYU $99,793 for minors, granting access to tennis and paddle courts, football fields, basketball gym, swimming pools, gym equipment, rowing/canoeing, thermal spa pools, event spaces, and a calendar of sports schools and competitive teams.

Product overview

Club Remeros Salto operates as a social and sports club with approximately 5,800 members, offering a comprehensive suite of services centered around its mobile app and online management system. The core digital infrastructure consists of a mobile application (available for Android and iPhone) and a web-based member management system that together enable reservations for sports facilities, registration for activities and sports schools, health documentation management, and fee payments. The club is distinguished by its thermal water facilities drawing from the Guaraní Aquifer, making it the first thermal club in South America. Additional offerings include sports schools (rowing, swimming, tennis, paddle, hockey, gymnastics, football), facility rentals (courts, pools, gym equipment, event spaces), the Coro Río Uruguay cultural program, and a dedicated sports campus complex. The digital ecosystem integrates WhatsApp for member communications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Monthly Membership Dues (Cuota Social) Recurring monthly subscription providing members with access to the club's sports facilities (tennis, paddle, gym, swimming pools), thermal water pools, social areas, event spaces, and the full calendar of activities. Priced at UYU $3,616 per month for adults (16+) and UYU $2,169 per month for members under 16, billed via automatic debit or credit card.
• Membership Enrollment Fee (Matrícula) One-time non-refundable enrollment fee to join the club, priced at UYU $166,321 for adults (16+) and UYU $99,793 for minors under 16. Available installment plans include Itaú Visa 12/18/24 installments, club financing in 6 installments, and Visa/Master/Oca 3 installments. Family discounts apply for sibling and parent-tenure scenarios.
• Transitory Member Access (Socios Transeúntes)

Quantifiable outcome

• The club produced Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay's number one tennis player, demonstrating elite sports development capability.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Banco ItaúcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerBanco Itaú offers exclusive benefits to Club Remeros Salto members: 10% discount on membership dues when paying via Itaú credit card, or 25% discount when paying via Itaú bank account debit. This partnership drives member acquisition and retention while providing financial product cross-promotion.
• DIRECTVcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerDIRECTV signed a two-year agreement with Club Remeros Salto to accompany the club's main sports activities and provide members with exclusive television programming through TVs installed in the club's facilities. Members receive 15% discount on promotional subscription pricing for new services.
• Laboratorio RoigminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLaboratory Roig offers 20% discount on health card (carné de salud) and medical records (ficha médica) services for club members. Valid until March 31, 2025. This partnership addresses the club's requirement for members to submit health documentation.
• Barraca DaymanminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBarraca Dayman provides tiered discounts to club members: 20% at Barraca Home (furniture, mattresses, armchairs), 25% on Dray sports brand items (balls, soccer shoes, clothing), and 10% on all other products.
• BordenaveminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBordenave partnership with club; details to be consulted in-store.
• Unidad Cardio Respiratoria Móvil SaltocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe club maintains medical emergency coverage through Unidad Cardio Respiratoria Móvil Salto. The club has an emergency protocol in place where any member must immediately inform the nearest staff member to activate the Emergency Protocol.
• Club Regatas de Concordia (Argentina)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClub Regatas de Concordia (Argentina) participates in club-organized events including the Maratón Binacional and the Homenaje al Río rowing event. This binational sports collaboration strengthens the club's regional sports ecosystem.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club: Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club is an elite private tennis and social club in Montevideo, Uruguay, with comparable membership model, sports facilities (tennis, paddle, pool, gym), and family programming. It is a directly comparable premium sports and social club, though operating at a higher price point in the capital.
• Club de Golf del Uruguay: Club de Golf del Uruguay is Uruguay's premier golf and country club, offering membership-based access to sports and social facilities. Comparable in operating a private members' club with subscription dues, multi-sport amenities, and family programming, though anchored by golf rather than aquatic sports.
• Club Náutico de Salto: Club Náutico de Salto is a rowing and water sports club in Salto, Uruguay, sharing Club Remeros Salto's nautical heritage and competing for the same Salto rowing/canoeing community. Both clubs participate in binational events like those held with Club Regatas de Concordia.
• Círculo Sportivo de Salto: Círculo Sportivo is a long-standing multi-sport and social club based in Salto, Uruguay, directly comparable to Club Remeros Salto in the same city. Both clubs compete for the same Salto households for membership, sports schools, and social events, and offer overlapping facilities (pools, courts, gym, social spaces).
• Club de Tenis de Salto: Club de Tenis de Salto is a tennis-focused sports and social club in Salto, Uruguay. It overlaps directly with Club Remeros Salto on tennis and paddle programming, coaching, and member services, competing for the same Salto tennis-playing demographic.

Broad incumbents

• Club Nacional de Football: Club Nacional de Football is Uruguay's other flagship multi-sport social club with broad athletic and social programming and a large membership base. Operates a similar non-profit members' club model in Montevideo, offering comparable benchmarks for governance, dues structure, and facility breadth.
• Club Atlético Peñarol: Club Atlético Peñarol is one of Uruguay's largest multi-sport social clubs, with extensive facilities, thousands of members, and a broad portfolio of sports and social activities. Comparable in operating a major non-profit members' club model with sports schools and family programming, but at much larger national scale in Montevideo.

Emerging players

• Termas de Dayman: Termas de Dayman is a thermal water resort near Salto, drawing on the same Guaraní Aquifer that supplies Club Remeros Salto's thermal pool. Both leverage thermal wellness as a core differentiator and serve overlapping tourist and wellness audiences from the Salto region.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RemerosSalto
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCAbQ4kbszAFZy0x2f-z7iFA
• Facebookfacebook.com/cremeros
• Instagraminstagram.com/clubremerossalto
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/club-remeros-salto

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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