PadelStars UK

What PadelStars UK does

PadelStars UK (legal entity Padelstars Ltd) operates a multi-venue padel tennis club network with 14+ locations across the South of England, including Watford, Southampton, Reading, Guildford, Egham, and Chichester. The company was founded in 2021 by Andy Knee (CEO) and Jamie Brooke (Chair) to bring padel — a racket sport widely played in Spain and Latin America — to the UK market, and has scaled rapidly on a leased-land model that places courts at existing leisure centres, sports clubs, and rugby clubs rather than building purpose-built facilities. Service offerings centre on pay-and-play court hire (£10–£12 per player at peak/off-peak rates), two-tier annual memberships (Standard at £99–£125/year and a Premium tier with free off-peak access), LTA-accredited private and group coaching, corporate away days, team-building events, and equipment hire.

The technology layer is intentionally thin: a proprietary Padelstars mobile app (iOS and Android, with a newer Padelstars 2.0 release) handles account creation, booking, membership management, and community features, while the underlying booking engine is provided by Playtomic, the dominant global padel booking platform, with rating portability between the two systems via levelling sessions. Distribution is primarily self-serve and product-led through the app and Playtomic, supplemented by direct sales for corporate events, a multi-channel organic social presence (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn), and location-specific accounts for community engagement.

Revenue is generated across five streams: court booking fees, membership subscriptions, coaching services, corporate and private events, and equipment/retail. Pricing is transparent and tiered by peak versus off-peak hours (after 4pm weekdays and all weekends defined as peak), with members receiving 20% discounts, priority 10–14 day booking windows versus 7 days for non-members, and access to free member events and F&B/apparel discounts. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional funding rounds, but its board includes investor directors drawn from the UK leisure industry, including the co-founder of Go-Ape and the COO of DwellCourt, which provides operational and capital-planning credibility for continued multi-site expansion.

Name

PadelStars UK

Legal name

Padelstars Ltd

Website

https://padelstars.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PadelStars UK operates a 14+ venue padel tennis club network across the South of England, offering pay-and-play court hire, tiered annual memberships, LTA-accredited coaching, and corporate events through a proprietary mobile app integrated with the Playtomic booking platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Padel Sports Facilities

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (713910), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Tennis & Racquet Sports Clubs (Tennis, Padel, Pickleball, Squash) (MPAKABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Venue Booking, Ticketing & Event-Day Services (Box Office, Guest Services) (MPAKAEAO), Party Venue Sourcing & Booking Services (HSACACAL)

Keywords

• Padel court operations
• Recreational sports facilities
• Sports coaching services
• Corporate event hosting
• Fitness club memberships

Headquarters

HQ city

Watford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Court Booking Fees: Pay-and-play court bookings at various price points based on peak/off-peak hours. Members receive discounted rates while non-members pay full price. Courts can be booked as individuals, pairs, or full court bookings.
2. Membership Subscriptions: Annual membership tiers (Standard and Premium) offering 20% off court bookings, priority booking windows (10-14 days vs 7 days for non-members), free members events, and F&B/apparel discounts. Standard membership includes 20% off peak and off-peak bookings with 10-day booking window. Premium membership includes free off-peak play plus 20% peak discount with 14-day booking window.
3. Coaching Services: Private and group coaching sessions available at all venues. Coaching is delivered by LTA Level 2 accredited coaches. Intro sessions for beginners include equipment loan. Friday night group lessons and junior sessions also offered.
4. Corporate and Private Events: Corporate away days, team building events, client socials, and birthday parties. Full-service event management including court hire, coaching, food and beverages, and dedicated event hosts. Scalable from 4 to 300 participants.
5. Equipment and Retail: Racket hire starting from £2, ball purchases from £7, and a Padelstars store for apparel. Equipment provision varies by location.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PadelStars UK operates a network of 14+ padel tennis venues across Southern England, providing pay-and-play court hire, annual membership subscriptions, LTA-accredited coaching, and full-service corporate and private events (team building, client socials, birthday parties). Court bookings and membership management are delivered through a proprietary iOS/Android mobile app integrated with the Playtomic booking platform, with on-site equipment hire and retail (rackets, balls, apparel) at most locations.

Product overview

PadelStars UK operates as a multi-venue padel club network offering a unified platform combining physical court facilities with a proprietary mobile application. The core offering consists of court hire services across 14+ South England locations, supported by the Padelstars App for bookings and account management. The product portfolio includes tiered membership plans (Standard and Premium), coaching services for all skill levels, and corporate/event packages. The Playtomic integration handles the underlying booking engine while the Padelstars App serves as the customer-facing platform for member management and community features.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pay-and-Play Court Hire Hourly padel court bookings across 14+ PadelStars venues in Southern England, available as singles, pairs or full-court bookings with peak (after 4pm weekdays and all weekends) and off-peak pricing. Designed for individual players and small groups wanting recreational padel without a membership commitment.
• Annual PadelStars Membership (Standard and Premium) Annual subscription membership tiers for regular padel players. Standard members receive 20% off peak and off-peak court bookings, a 10-day priority booking window and free cancellations. Premium members receive free off-peak play, 20% off peak bookings, a 14-day priority booking window and additional benefits. Both tiers include coaching discounts and member events.
• Coaching Services Private and group padel coaching sessions delivered by LTA Level 2 accredited coaches at all PadelStars venues. Includes intro to padel sessions for beginners with equipment loan, Friday night group lessons, levelling sessions for Playtomic rating transfers and junior coaching programmes.
• Corporate and Private Events Full-service event packages for corporate away days, team building days, client socials, tournaments and birthday parties. Includes court hire, coaching, food and beverages, and a dedicated event host on the day. Scalable from 4 to 300 participants across the 14+ venue network.
• Gift Vouchers PadelStars gift vouchers purchasable directly at each club, suitable as presents for padel players of any age or ability, redeemable against court bookings, coaching and other venue services.
• Equipment Hire and Retail Sales Racket hire from £2, balls from £7, and Padelstars-branded apparel available at most venues, lowering the entry barrier for new players who do not own their own gear.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LTA (Lawn Tennis Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe LTA is Britain's tennis and padel governing body. PadelStars aligns all safeguarding policies and procedures with LTA standards. The company also recruits coaches with LTA accreditation (Level 2).
• PlaytomiccoreTechnology or IntegrationPlaytomic provides the court booking technology platform. Players can book courts, manage ratings, and find playing partners through the Playtomic ecosystem. Ratings can be transferred from Playtomic to PadelStars through levelling sessions.
• WillU WorldminorOthersWillU World benefits package is referenced in employee benefits for staff at PadelStars, suggesting a partnership for employee benefits and perks.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Game4Padel: UK-based padel club and event operator offering pay-and-play, coaching and tournaments across multiple venues, overlapping closely with PadelStars' product and customer mix.
• Padel Social Club: UK multi-venue padel club operator with venues across London and other UK cities, offering a comparable mix of court hire, memberships, coaching and social/community events — directly competitive with PadelStars' core offering.
• Rocket Padel: UK padel club operator running multiple venues with a similar court-hire + coaching + community positioning, directly competing for the same individual and corporate padel players in the UK.
• Top Padel: UK padel club operator running venues with court hire, coaching and league play, directly comparable as a multi-venue padel operator competing for the same UK consumer base.

Emerging players

• Padel Haus: UK padel club operator with venues offering court hire and coaching; smaller network but directly comparable product and customer segment.
• We Are Padel: UK padel operator with growing venue footprint and similar pay-and-play, coaching and member community features — partial overlap with PadelStars' offering and target segments.
• The Padel Hub: Emerging UK padel venue operator offering court hire, lessons and community events — partial overlap with PadelStars as a smaller-scale player in the same category.

Broad incumbents

• Nuffield Health: UK-wide health and fitness operator with racquet facilities that has expanded into padel, representing a broad incumbent competing for the same memberships and family segment.
• David Lloyd Leisure: Large UK premium health and racquet club operator that has added padel courts at multiple sites; not a padel specialist but competes for the same affluent racquet-sports customer base and corporate event budgets.

Others

• Go-Ape: UK outdoor activity operator with 34+ sites; not a padel operator but connected to PadelStars via investor-director Tristram Mayhew, providing a useful reference point on multi-site UK leisure rollouts and unit economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PadelStarsUk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/padelstars-uk
• Instagraminstagram.com/padelstarsuk
• TikToktiktok.com/@padelstarsuk

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 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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