Thornaby Sports and Leisure

What Thornaby Sports and Leisure does

Thornaby Sports and Leisure operates a single-location community entertainment venue on Tedder Avenue in Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom. Founded in 2016 with 7 employees, the venue offers a diversified mix of leisure services including live football viewing, snooker and pool tables, darts, bingo, live band performances, and themed music nights. A dedicated function and wedding room is available for private hire, and a daytime car boot sale was added to the programming calendar in 2024. The site operates extended hours, opening at noon seven days a week with closure times ranging from 11pm (Mon-Thu, Sun) to midnight (Fri-Sat).

The underlying technology is non-proprietary and traditional. The venue runs physical gaming equipment (snooker and pool tables recently re-clothed, dart boards) with no bespoke platform, app, API, or digital product. Customer-facing communication is handled via a WordPress website, a Twitter account (@ThornabySports), and a Facebook page. No AI, automation, or data systems are disclosed in the source material.

The business model combines low-friction subscription and pay-per-use revenue mechanics aimed at local residents. Memberships are priced at £5 in the first year and £3 annually upon renewal and are bundled with a £20 loyalty card providing 10% off bar purchases. Table gaming is charged at £0.50 per half-hour session. Additional revenue is generated from bar sales (transaction-based) and one-off function room hire for events and weddings. The go-to-market is exclusively direct-to-consumer, physical-venue-based, with marketing limited to organic social media, blog event announcements, and local word-of-mouth; no paid digital acquisition or commercial (B2B) sales motion is in evidence. The customer base is concentrated in a single geographic segment — Thornaby and surrounding areas — with no disclosed enterprise customers, partnership channels, or international footprint.

Name

Thornaby Sports and Leisure

Legal name

Thornaby Sports and Leisure Club

Website

https://thornabysportsandleisure.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Thornaby Sports and Leisure is a single-location community entertainment venue in Thornaby, UK, offering live sports viewing, snooker, pool, darts, bingo, live music, and function room hire to local residents via memberships and walk-in attendance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community sports and leisure entertainment venue

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Sports Bars (CRANACAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Neighborhood & Sports Bars (THAFAEAA)

Keywords

• Community entertainment venue
• Sports bar events
• Function room hire
• Snooker pool hall
• Live music venue

Headquarters

HQ city

Thornaby

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 membership fees generating recurring revenue. New members pay £5 for the first year, with £3 annual renewal fees. Members receive key fobs and various concessions including access to loyalty cards.
2. Table Gaming (Snooker and Pool): Pay-per-use gaming sessions on snooker and pool tables. Pricing at 50p per half-hour session.
3. Event Hire and Functions: Revenue from hiring out function rooms for events, weddings, and private gatherings. Live entertainment events including bands and themed nights generate additional footfall and bar revenue.
4. Bar Sales and Concessions: Members receive 10% discount on bar purchases through loyalty cards valued at £20. Bar sales represent a significant revenue stream driven by event attendance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Thornaby Sports and Leisure is a single-location community entertainment venue in Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, offering live football viewing, snooker and pool table gaming, darts, bingo, live band performances, and function/wedding room hire. The venue operates a licensed bar and runs an annual membership scheme (with a loyalty card providing 10% off bar purchases) to drive recurring customer visits and repeat revenue.

Product overview

Thornaby Sports and Leisure is a single-location entertainment venue offering a portfolio of complementary leisure services. The core offering centers on live sports viewing (football), gaming (snooker, pool, darts, bingo), and live entertainment (bands, themed music nights). The venue also operates a function and wedding room hire service, and supplements its offering with a membership program featuring loyalty cards that provide a 10% bar discount. The TSL Sports sub-brand specifically markets the snooker and pool facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TSL Sports (Snooker and Pool) Pay-per-use snooker and pool table gaming sessions (50p per half-hour) on recently re-clothed tables, targeted at casual adult players and small groups visiting the Thornaby venue.
• Function & Wedding Room Hire Hire of a dedicated function room for weddings, parties, and private events, with member discounts on bookings, targeted at local residents and small private organizers in the Thornaby area.
• Club Membership with Loyalty Cards Annual membership programme priced at £5 for the first year and £3 to renew, including a key fob and member concessions, plus an optional £20 loyalty card providing a 10% discount on bar purchases, designed to drive repeat visits from local patrons.
• Live Entertainment Events Regular ticketed/free live entertainment at the venue, including live bands and themed music nights such as 'The Vibe Vault', 'Big Indie Night', and 'Now That's What I Call Thornaby', plus community events like car boot sales.
• Live Sports Viewing Screening and broadcast of live football matches at the venue for sports enthusiasts, supported by licensed bar service during matches.
• Bingo Bingo gaming sessions run at the venue as part of its regular entertainment programming, targeted at local adult patrons.
• Darts Dart facilities available for patrons to play at the venue, complementary to other casual gaming offerings.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ThornabySports
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thornaby-sports-and-leisure

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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