Gösf - Göttinger Sport-und Freizeit Gmbh & Co. Kg

Name

Gösf - Göttinger Sport-und Freizeit Gmbh & Co. Kg

Legal name

Göttinger Sport und Freizeit GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://goesf.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Leisure and Sports Facility Management

NAICS

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (713940), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394), Other Spectator Sports (711219)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Standalone/Pay-Per-Entry Water Parks (Day-Visitor Focused) (THAAABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Multi-Sport Complexes & Community Sports Parks (MPAKAEAH), Arenas & Indoor Sports Centers (MPAKAEAB)

Keywords

• Public swimming pools
• Municipal sports facilities
• Leisure facility operations
• Natural swimming pools
• Fitness course programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Göttingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Pool and Sports Facility Admissions: Entry fees for Badeparadies Eiswiese (indoor pool), Naturerlebnisbad Grone, Freibad Brauweg, and Parkbad Weende. Individual tickets and multi-visit passes.
2. Season Passes: Annual and summer season cards for outdoor pools. 2026 prices: Adults 200 EUR, Students 70 EUR, Summer vacation card 30 EUR. Season passes valid for all three outdoor pools.
3. Sauna Services: Entry fees for sauna facilities in Badeparadies Eiswiese. Premium sauna certification (Qualitätszeichen Premium des Deutschen Saunabunds).
4. Fitness and Sports Courses: Various fitness courses including Aqua-Cycling, deepWORK, Nordic Walking, Zumba, CityBootCamp, and seasonal programs. Feriensport (vacation sports) programs for children and youth.
5. Sports Facility Rental: Rental of sports facilities including Sparkassen-Arena, Jahnstadion, sports halls, tennis courts, skatepark, basketball facilities. Bookable through sport venue allocation system (Sportstättenvergabe).
6. Parking Fees: Parking management at Parkbad Weende and Sportpark Jahnstadion starting April 2026, generating additional revenue from visitors.
7. Holiday House Rentals: Rolling lodges (Ferienhauspark) in Freibad Brauweg, 18m² units accommodating up to 4 persons at 120 EUR/night.
8. Recreational Vehicle Harbor: Reisemobilhafen (motorhome parking facility) with disposal station and services for recreational vehicles.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

GöSF operates and manages a portfolio of public sports and leisure facilities on behalf of the City of Göttingen, including four swimming facilities (Badeparadies Eiswiese indoor pool with sauna, Freibad Brauweg, Naturerlebnisbad Grone, and Parkbad Weende), multiple sports venues (Sparkassen-Arena, Basketball-Zentrum, Skatepark Leineufer, Sportpark Jahnstadion, sports halls, tennis courts), fitness and holiday sports programs, holiday lodges (Ferienhauspark), a motorhome harbor, and major regional sports events.

Product overview

Göttinger Sport und Freizeit GmbH & Co. KG (GöSF) operates a diversified sports and leisure portfolio comprising swimming facilities, sports venues, and recreational services across Göttingen, Germany. The core offerings include four swimming facilities: Badeparadies Eiswiese (indoor leisure pool with sauna), Freibad am Brauweg (oldest outdoor pool dating to 1927), Naturerlebnisbad Grone (solar-heated natural pool with biological treatment), and Parkbad Weende (renovated natural pool). Sports venues include Sparkassen-Arena (multi-purpose arena), Basketball-Zentrum, Skatepark Leineufer, and Sportpark Jahnstadion. Supporting services encompass fitness courses, holiday sports programs for children, holiday accommodations at Brauweg, major sports events (Tour d'Energie, Volkstriathlon), and a motorhome site. The company manages approximately 900,000 annual visitors across its swimming facilities and over 650,000 at the Badeparadies alone.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Badeparadies Eiswiese Indoor leisure pool and sauna facility featuring multiple pools (adventure pool, group pool, movement pool), renewed sauna landscape with various saunas, Aufguss arena, and palm hall. Premium Sauna certified by Deutscher Saunabund.
• Freibad am Brauweg Outdoor swimming pool featuring a 50-meter competition pool certified by the German Swimming Association (DSV) for competitions up to state level, water slides, and diving boards.
• Naturerlebnisbad Grone Solar-heated natural swimming pool with biological water treatment using plants and reed beds instead of chlorine. Features include sport pool, diving facilities, water slides, children's splash area, beach volleyball, and nature discovery trail across 11,675 m².
• Parkbad Weende Natural swimming pool converted from a conventional pool, featuring combined pool, sand beach area, children's play and splash zone, renovated diving tower, climbing wall, and beach soccer arena.
• Sparkassen-Arena Multi-purpose sports arena and event venue, home to BG Göttingen basketball team (first league). Features 3x3 basketball field and hosts various sports events, concerts, and cultural performances.
• Basketball-Zentrum Göttingen Basketball training and competition center adjacent to Sparkassen-Arena, home to BG Göttingen professional basketball team, including sports physiological competency center 'Athleticum Junge' and team offices.
• Skatepark Leineufer Outdoor skate park of approximately 900 m² built by Yamato Living Ramps, suitable for beginners and advanced skateboarders and BMX riders.
• Sportpark Jahnstadion Sports park including Jahnstadion athletics stadium, football facilities, running track, Kiessee lake, playground, and outdoor fitness areas. Venue for athletics, football, and training camps.
• Fitnesskurse (Fitness Courses) Fitness and sports courses including Aqua-Cycling, deepWORK, Nordic Walking, Zumba, Jumping Fitness, TRX training, CityBootCamp, and yoga offered seasonally with online booking.
• Feriensportprogramm (Holiday Sports Program) School holiday sports programs for children and youth offering approximately 40+ activities including kayaking, archery, canoeing, sailing, tennis, gymnastics, and cycling, with approximately 1,000 children participating annually.
• Ferienhauspark im Freibad Brauweg Holiday accommodation units at Freibad Brauweg comprising four mobile lodges of 18 m² sleeping up to 4 persons with double bed, bunk bed, bathroom, kitchenette, small living area, and veranda at 120 EUR/night.
• Reisemobilhafen (Motorhome Harbor) Motorhome and camping site facility with disposal station and services for recreational vehicles.
• GöSF Sports Events Organization and hosting of major regional sports events including Tour d'Energie (cycling with 3,000-4,000 participants), Stadtwerke-Volkstriathlon (triathlon), GÖ-Challenge, and Engagier Dich community initiatives.
• Sports Facility Rental and Allocation (Sportstättenvergabe) Rental of sports facilities including Sparkassen-Arena, Jahnstadion, sports halls, tennis courts, skatepark, and basketball facilities booked through the Sportstättenvergabe allocation system by sports clubs and organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90,000+ visitors to Naturerlebnisbad Grone in single season (2018)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Special Olympics NiedersachsenmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2025Göttingen selected as host city for Special Olympics Landesspiele Niedersachsen 2027. GöSF will provide sports facilities for the event, representing a major regional sporting competition.
• Stadtwerke Göttingen AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 July 2018Joint marketing partnership for the Volkstriathlon event and swimming courses. Stadtwerke Göttingen sponsors the triathlon event and provides support for swimming lesson programs like 'Wir machen Dich zum Fisch' (making children into swimmers).
• Förderverein Freibad Weende e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit support association that helped save the Parkbad Weende from closure in 2011. Raised funds for renovation, provides volunteer swimming supervision, and assists with facility operations. Co-organized renovation and reopening in 2018.
• personal sportsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTraining partner for Tour d'Energie, offering courses for beginners and advanced cyclists to prepare for the annual cycling event.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bäder Augsburg GmbH: Augsburg municipal bath operator with multiple pools including historical and modern facilities. Comparable publicly-owned municipal pool operator with a mixed indoor/outdoor and sauna portfolio.
• Berliner Bäder-Betriebe (BBB): Berlin's municipal public bath and leisure operator running ~30 pools across the city. Closely comparable to GöSF in portfolio scale, municipal ownership structure, and mix of indoor/outdoor facilities with fitness and sauna offerings.
• Bäderland Hamburg GmbH: Municipal public bath and sauna operator in Hamburg operating multiple indoor and outdoor pools, fitness courses, and waterpark-style attractions. Directly comparable as a German municipal non-profit pool operator with a diversified swimming facility portfolio.
• Bädergesellschaft Düsseldorf mbH: Düsseldorf's municipal public bath operator running multiple pools and saunas. Directly comparable German municipal multi-facility pool operator with similar seasonal operations and municipal ownership.
• Bremer Bäder GmbH: Bremen's municipal public bath and leisure operator. Similar German municipal GmbH structure operating indoor and outdoor pools with fitness and sports programming.

Broad incumbents

• Sportamt Köln: City of Cologne's municipal sports department, operating and allocating sports facilities, halls, and pools. Comparable as a public-sector operator of comprehensive sports infrastructure rather than a corporate entity.
• Stadtwerke München GmbH - Bäder: Munich's municipal utility including Bäder division operating several major pools (e.g., Müller'sches Volksbad, Dantebad, Michaelibad). Comparable as a large municipal bath operator with premium historical facilities, but operates within a much broader utility portfolio.
• Stadtwerke Hannover - Bäder: Hannover's municipal bath operations, part of the broader city services portfolio. Comparable as a regional German municipal pool operator with multiple facilities, but tied to a larger municipal administration.

Regional players

• Bäderland Bayerisch Schwaben: Regional municipal bath operator in southern Germany. Comparable German municipal pool operator with comparable portfolio of family, sports, and sauna facilities in a regional market.
• Stadtwerke Münster - Bäder: Münster's municipal Bäder division operating multiple pools. Comparable mid-sized German municipal pool operator with a mix of historical and modern facilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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