The company was founded by a squash player, John Treharne, in
Hounslow in West London in 2007.
Phoenix Equity Partners and
Bridges Ventures invested in the company in its early years. The business was listed on the
Sunday Times Fast Track 100 in 2012. The Gym Group and
PureGym explored a merger in 2014, but this was later abandoned. The Gym Group floated on the London Stock Exchange in 2015. ==Operations==