The Spencer Club

Name

The Spencer Club

Legal name

The Spencer Club

Website

https://spencerclub.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1872

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Multi-Sport Community Club

NAICS

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (713940), Sports Teams and Clubs (711211)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Club Sports Programs (EDALAIAB)

Keywords

• Multi-sport club
• Sports membership
• Junior coaching
• Holiday sports camps
• Clubhouse bar

Headquarters

HQ city

London

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Sport Membership Fees: Each of the six sports sections (Cricket, Tennis, Hockey, Squash, Lacrosse, Netball) operates independent membership with separate fees based on sport requirements and seasonality.
2. Bar and Clubhouse Sales: The Clubhouse bar generates revenue through beer, cocktails, quality wines, and food sales. Weekend evenings are particularly social with drinks flowing throughout.
3. Bakery Products: Homemade baked goods including Triple Chocolate Brownies (£30), American Chocolate Chunk Cookies (£25), Rocky Roads, and Oat and Fudge Bars (£22) sold via the bar and website.
4. Holiday Camps and Coaching: School holiday camps for juniors across all sports plus after-school coaching sessions for groups and 1:1 training. Revenue generated through course fees.
5. Donations and Charitable Giving: As a registered charity (no. 1202463), the club accepts donations which can be Gift Aided. Donations fund equipment purchases, facility improvements, and maintenance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Spencer Club is a registered charity operating a multi-sport community club in South West London, offering membership and participation across six sports — Cricket, Tennis, Hockey, Squash, Lacrosse, and Netball — alongside shared Clubhouse & Bar, Bakery, and junior Holiday Courses. Each sport section runs its own membership with separate fees, while the Clubhouse serves as a social hub for members, families, and spectators.

Product overview

The Spencer Club is a multi-sport community sports club (registered charity no. 1202463) offering six sports (Cricket, Tennis, Hockey, Squash, Lacrosse, and Netball) with associated facilities including a Clubhouse & Bar and Bakery. Each sport operates independently with its own membership, while the Club provides shared infrastructure including holiday courses for juniors. The Club serves over 3,000 members and is located at Fieldview in South West London.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cricket Cricket membership offering played on the main pitch at Fieldview and around Wandsworth, with use of six outdoor nets or one indoor net (available with expert coaches). Includes junior holiday clubs and after-school group or 1:1 coaching for both members and non-members.
• Tennis Tennis membership awarded Surrey LTA's 2019 Club of the Year, offering access to 5 grass courts and 5 floodlit hard courts with adult social sessions, weekly team training, junior squads, regular internal competitions, and holiday camps for juniors with an expert coaching team.
• Hockey Hockey membership at "Fortress Fieldview" with senior weekend matches from September to April, year-round junior and senior training, school-holiday camps open to members and non-members, and a lively Summer League.
• Squash Squash membership across two recently refurbished courts with an active adult and junior membership base, professional coaches developing players to county and national levels, and weekly social matches for all abilities.
• Lacrosse Lacrosse membership at the largest Lacrosse club in the UK, with more than 10 international players, two pitches at Fieldview, the annual Compton Cup tournament in September, and a thriving junior section coaching the core fundamentals.
• Netball Junior netball coaching for U8s to U16s at Burntwood School led by the Director of Netball and experienced coaches, with players who have won bronze and silver medals at the Mid Surrey and Nonsuch Leagues and Surrey players in the ranks; open holiday camps for members and non-members with guest coaches.
• Clubhouse & Bar Social hub at the heart of the Club featuring a bar serving beer, cocktails, and quality wines, multiple social spaces, weekend events, and match teas — open to members, players, parents, spectators, and visiting teams.
• Bakery Homemade baked goods made on site at the Clubhouse, including Triple Chocolate Brownies (£30), American Chocolate Chunk Cookies (£25), Rocky Roads, and Oat and Fudge Bars (£22), available through the Clubhouse bar and the website.
• Holiday Courses School-holiday sports camps offered during Summer, Half Term, Easter, and Christmas across the Club's six sports for various ages and abilities, plus after-school coaching for groups or 1:1 training. Open to members and non-members.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Virgin Active UK: Premium commercial health club chain operating across major UK cities. Comparable premium London positioning and clubhouse-style facilities (group exercise, swimming, racquet sports) but commercial, multi-site, and fitness-oriented rather than community club-based.
• Better (GLL): UK-wide operator of public leisure centres, gyms and sports facilities under a social enterprise model. Comparable operating footprint and community-access ethos, but with lower per-member pricing and broader recreational rather than competitive sport focus.
• Nuffield Health: UK-wide not-for-profit health and fitness chain with clubs, gyms and swimming facilities. Comparable membership-based recreational sports operation, but at much larger national scale and broader fitness/wellness focus rather than community club sports.
• David Lloyd Clubs: Major UK premium family sports and health club chain with tennis, swimming, fitness and kids' coaching. Closest commercial competitor to Spencer in the family-racquet-sports-plus-coaching niche, but operates at national scale.

Direct peers

• Roehampton Club: South West London multi-sport members' club offering tennis, squash, swimming, gym and social spaces. Closest geographic and operational peer to Spencer, sharing catchment and similar sport mix.
• The Queen's Club: Historic West London private members' sports club renowned for racquet sports (tennis, squash, rackets) plus indoor sports and social facilities. Directly comparable in sport mix, membership model and heritage positioning.
• The Hurlingham Club: Prestigious London private members' club offering a similar mix of racquet sports, croquet, swimming and social/clubhouse facilities. Comparable multi-sport members' model, premium London real estate and charity-adjacent heritage.
• Bank of England Sports Club: London private members' multi-sport club offering cricket, tennis, hockey, squash and rugby in a similar community club format. Closely comparable multi-sport, multi-section structure and South/South West London catchment.
• Wimbledon Club: South West London private members' sports club with tennis, croquet, squash and bowls. Closely comparable heritage club format, location and family-oriented community membership model.

Others

• Surrey County Cricket Club (and similar county cricket clubs): County-level cricket clubs offering pathway and recreational programmes for juniors and adults in the same Surrey catchment as Spencer. Indirect peer for cricket-specific programming, talent pathway, and coaching competition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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