06/09/2025
Hello All
I hope you are well, apologies for the length of this latest update but can I please ask you to take the time to read through to the end as you may be the person to save our gym.
I’m sure you will already know about the issues I’ve been having with the landlords and their new massive price hikes with the rent and service charges which unfortunately I have been struggling to pay from the business as we have always been a non profit self sufficient community gym, but thankfully with all your help and support and with the money I have been putting in from my personal savings and my day job wages, we have been surviving and have continued to remain open up to this date.
I believed I had found an alternative location that would have allow for us to relocate and keep ongoing rental and service charges to a comfortable and affordable level, so I Invested some time, effort and money into this location only to find there were certain issues that would not allow for the usage of this to be used as a gym, given the amount of heavy equipment, wights and utilities that are required for a gym and fitness business.
Unfortunately I now find myself suffering with some major complex health problems, which, amongst these issues I now find myself housebound and without the ability to walk indoors without the use of walking aids, I cannot drive my car, and/or walk whist outdoors, and this is just one of the health problems I am currently trying to deal with, and to add to these issues I lost my job in January of this year too.
I have only just returned home from my 7th hospital admittance since the start of this year, because of these health problem which are now getting worse and worse, so we as a family have had discussions and have had to make the very difficult decision to take steps back from the gym and prioritise my health and wellbeing as I cannot give the business the time and effort it takes to keep it up and running to an acceptable level, and do all this from my home and/or a hospital bed whilst trying to manage my health and wellbeing.
So my ask to you, and before I have to take the heartbreaking decision to close the gym totally, is there anyone who would like to buy into the business and run it and I become a silent partner, or buy all equipment, weights, stock etc. and take over the business completely, or come up with anything we have not thought about that would allow for the gym to remain open and trading?
This gym has been my world for the past 13 years and I am absolutely gutted it has come to this, and the thought of having to close is totally heartbreaking.
But we would never had been able to stay open for the 13 tears without your help and support and for these reasons I want to offer a massive thank you from me and my family and my fingers will remain crossed in the hope we can remain open even if that is with new owners.
Thank You
Ray
