TV Ratingen

What TV Ratingen does

TV Ratingen (legally Turnverein Ratingen 1865 e.V.) is a registered non-profit sports club founded in 1865 and headquartered at Stadionring 5 in Ratingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With more than 7,000 members, it is the largest sports club in the city and operates across roughly 10 paid staff supplemented by volunteer and part-time coaches. The club's offering spans more than 20 sports disciplines — including ball sports (badminton, basketball, handball, football, volleyball), martial arts (judo, karate, aikido), gymnastics, athletics, fencing, swimming, hockey, ice hockey, cycling, and table tennis — alongside fitness, rehabilitation, and wellness programming.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring annual membership subscriptions (family, student, and individual tiers), with additional streams from the fitness and health center at Kokkolastraße (operating since 2004), the in-house Physio TV MED physiotherapy practice, the sports kindergarten Kita Springmäuse, course fees (e.g., HYROX training, adult crawl-swimming courses, children's holiday camps), and events such as the annual Mehrkampf-Meeting and TV Open-Air. The club runs membership registration and attendance tracking through the Clubity SaaS platform and operates the TVR APP and TV INFO newspaper as member-facing channels.

Member acquisition relies on community-led go-to-market: local presence, school partnerships (notably the DKV Mobility–sponsored Ratinger Fitness Race across four Ratingen schools), partnerships with Stadtwerke Ratingen and Sparkasse Hilden-Ratingen-Velbert, inclusion programming funded by Aktion Mensch, and recognition from regional bodies (Sportjugend NRW quality seal, WestDerby Zukunft sustainability award). The governing structure is a member-elected Präsidium led by President Sven Pallessen, with no external shareholders or parent company.

Name

TV Ratingen

Legal name

Turnverein Ratingen 1865 e.V.

Website

https://tv-ratingen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1865

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TV Ratingen (Turnverein Ratingen 1865 e.V.) is a non-profit sports club in Ratingen, Germany, founded in 1865 and serving more than 7,000 members across 20-plus disciplines including fitness, swimming, gymnastics, and rehabilitation, plus an in-house physiotherapy practice and sports kindergarten.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Sports Club Services

NAICS

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394), Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162), Spectator Sports (71121)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sports-Specific Group Conditioning (HSADABAK), Youth & Scholastic Sports Organizations (K–12, AAU, Club Leagues) (MPAKACAF), Youth Multi-Sport Camps (General Athletics, Summer Camps) (MPAKAJAA)

Keywords

• Sports club services
• Fitness training programs
• Youth sports education
• Physiotherapy rehabilitation
• Swimming training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Ratingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: The primary revenue stream comes from membership fees charged to over 7,000 members for access to sports facilities and programs. Membership tiers and pricing follow the club's Beitrags- und Gebührenordnung (contribution and fee schedule).
2. Fitnessstudio and fitness programs: The fitness and health center at Kokkolastrasse generates revenue from fitness studio memberships and program fees. The studio celebrated its 20th anniversary in October 2024.
3. Physio TV MED physiotherapy services: The club operates an in-house physiotherapy practice offering treatments, medical training therapy (T-Rena & MTT), and rehabilitation services.
4. Sports courses and camps: Revenue generated from specialized courses including swimming technique courses, HYROX training, and holiday camps for children.
5. Sportkindergarten/Kita Springmäuse: The sports kindergarten (Sportkindergarten/Springmäuse) provides childcare services with movement-focused education, generating fees from families.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

TV Ratingen is a non-profit community sports club (Turnverein) that provides lifelong access to more than 20 sports disciplines — including swimming, gymnastics, athletics, ball sports, martial arts, and fitness — for children, adults, seniors, and competitive athletes in Ratingen, Germany. The club supplements its sports programming with an in-house fitness studio, an in-house physiotherapy practice (Physio TV MED), a sports kindergarten (Kita Springmäuse), rehabilitation sports, and event-based programs such as holiday camps and the annual Mehrkampf-Meeting.

Product overview

TV Ratingen is a large sports club (Turnverein) offering a comprehensive portfolio of sports and fitness services. The core offerings include fitness studio facilities, physiotherapy services (Physio TV MED), and over 20 different sports including swimming, gymnastics, martial arts, ball sports, and track & field. The club operates progressive training programs such as swimming groups (Team Piranha, Team Hai, Team Delphin) and functional HYROX training. Digital services include the TVR APP and Clubity-based member portal. Additional offerings encompass rehabilitation sports, children's sports kindergarten (Kita Springmäuse), holiday camps, and community events like the annual Mehrkampf-Meeting and TV Open-Air. The club serves over 7,000 members and is the largest sports club in Ratingen.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TVR: Abbreviation for Turnverein Ratingen used in sports contexts and team names
• Physio TV MED
• TVR APP
• TV INFO
• TV Open-Air
• Mehrkampf-Meeting
• Ratingen bewegt sich
• Kita Springmäuse
• Ratinger Fitness Race

Products and services

• Fitnessstudio (Fitness Studio) In-house fitness studio at Kokkolastrasse 3, 40882 Ratingen, offering guided training, modern equipment, and personal support within the TV Ratingen club ecosystem; available as part of a separate or bundled studio membership.
• Physio TV MED (Physiotherapy Practice)

Quantifiable outcome

• 34 gold, 24 silver, 26 bronze medals won at 2024 Bezirksmeisterschaften Schwimmen
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stadtwerke RatingencoreGTM or Marketing PartnerStadtwerke Ratingen is a key supporter and sponsor of TV Ratingen. The partnership includes digitalization support and the Gesundheitscampus program as part of the Ratinger Tage der Nachhaltigkeit. Stadtwerke also sponsored prizes for the Fitness-Challenge 20th anniversary celebration.
• Sparkasse Hilden-Ratingen-Velbert (HRV)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerSparkasse HRV is a long-standing supporter of TV Ratingen, featured in the supporter section of the website. The savings bank provides funding support for club activities and events.
• DKV MobilitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDKV Mobility partnered with TV Ratingen to launch the innovative 'Ratinger Fitness Race' school sports competition format in 2024. DKV Mobility provides resources and support for this youth sports initiative, targeting schools including Carl-Friedrich von Weizsäcker Gymnasium, Liebfrauenschule, Friedrich Ebert Schule, and Martin Luther King Schule.
• Aktion MenschcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAktion Mensch funded the 'Ehrenamt inklusiv' (Inclusive Volunteering) project managed by Landessportbund NRW, with TV Ratingen featured in a ZDF television segment showcasing the project's impact on inclusive sports for people with disabilities.
• Europäische Union (REACT-EU Programm)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerTV Ratingen received digitalization funding through the REACT-EU program of the European Union (European Fund for Regional Development), which supported the 'Sportdeutschland – Deine Vereinswebsite' website project.
• Landessportbund NRW (LSB NRW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandessportbund NRW is the governing sports federation for North Rhine-Westphalia. TV Ratingen is affiliated with LSB NRW, participates in LSB programs, and received recognition and presents from LSB NRW at the Kita Springmäuse 30-year anniversary celebration.
• Sportjugend NRWminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSportjugend NRW, the youth arm of LSB NRW, awarded TV Ratingen the 'Qualitätssiegel für Kinder- und Jugendsport' (Quality Seal for Children's and Youth Sports) in 2025.
• DOSB (Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerTV Ratingen's website is part of the 'Sportdeutschland – Deine Vereinswebsite' project, a joint offering of DOSB and NETZCOCKTAIL, providing digital infrastructure and support for sports clubs.
• ClubitycoreTechnology or IntegrationTV Ratingen uses Clubity software for member management, online registration, event management, and the member portal (Mitglieder-Portal). Members register through app.clubity.com.
• CustomTeamWearminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCustomTeamWear operates the TV Ratingen merchandise shop (Vereins-Shop) accessible through the club website, selling official TV Ratingen sports apparel and products.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• McFIT (McFIT Global Group): Europe's largest low-cost fitness chain, operating studios across Germany. Broad incumbent peer because it directly competes with TV Ratingen's Kokkolastraße fitness studio for the same consumer market, though it is a for-profit chain rather than a member-owned club.
• SV Werder Bremen: Multi-sport club from Bremen famous for its football department but also operating gymnastics, basketball, handball and other sports. Broad incumbent peer due to the same multi-sport e.V. structure and community/school sport engagement, though at a far larger scale.
• TSV 1860 München: Large historic multi-sport club from Munich with broad sporting departments plus its professional football arm. Broader incumbent peer because while it operates the same Turnverein-style multi-sport model, it operates at much larger scale and with a prominent professional football franchise.
• clever fit: Major German discount fitness chain with hundreds of studios. Broad incumbent peer for TV Ratingen's fitness studio segment; competes on price and accessibility in the same Düsseldorf-Mettmann regional market.

Direct peers

• SC Charlottenburg: Large Berlin-based multi-sport club (Sport-Club Charlottenburg) operating a wide range of competitive and recreational sports, gymnastics, and fitness programs. Direct peer because it shares the German Vereinssport model with diversified sport offerings and a community-member base.
• Mainzer Turnverein 1817: One of Germany's oldest Turnverein-style multi-sport clubs, founded in 1817 and offering a similar cradle-to-grave portfolio of gymnastics, ball sports, fitness, and youth programs. Direct peer because it operates under the same German e.V. multi-sport club model with comparable breadth of offerings and community focus.
• TG 1846 Darmstadt: Turngemeinde (multi-sport gymnastics club) founded in 1846, comparable in scale and breadth to TV Ratingen with broad sports offerings and fitness operations. Direct peer because it follows the same historic German Turnverein multi-sport community model with member-driven governance.

Others

• Landessportbund NRW: Governing sports federation for North Rhine-Westphalia, of which TV Ratingen is a member. Others/ecosystem participant because it sets policy, distributes funding, and runs programs (e.g., Qualitätssiegel Kinder- und Jugendsport) that materially shape TV Ratingen's operating environment and recognition.
• Clubity GmbH: Software-as-a-service platform for member management, online registration and digital club administration used by hundreds of German sports clubs. Others/ecosystem enabler because it powers TV Ratingen's digital member acquisition and self-service portal, making it a critical operational dependency.

Emerging players

• HYROX World GmbH: Global operator of the standardized HYROX functional fitness racing events and the licensing body for HYROX training locations. Emerging player peer because TV Ratingen has been a recognized HYROX training site since 2023, linking the club's fitness offering to HYROX's fast-growing event ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TVRatingen
• Instagraminstagram.com/tvratingen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tv-ratingen

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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