About Us

CEO Ashley Aylmer, UK Managing Director 80% approve of Ashley Aylmer, UK Managing Director's performance Founded 1999 Company size 1,001 to 5,000 Revenue £75m to £365m (GBP) Industry Personal Consumer Services Link Virgin Active website Our Purpose is to inspire people to live an active life. It drives everything we do and we are obsessed with achieving this. But how did we get here? Matthew Bucknall, our Founder and Group CEO, started Virgin Active in 1997 when Sir Richard Branson asked him to research across the globe and create the best health clubs in the world. Matthew opened Virgin Active’s first club in Preston in 1999. A combination of new builds, club acquisitions and strategic club disposals has helped create the Virgin Active of today; a business with over 240 clubs and more than 1.2 million members across eight countries. So, how do we succeed as a business in inspiring people to live an active life? It’s simple really… through our amazing people. This is why we think it is really important to make, and keep, a big promise to them: Here at Virgin Active we can’t get enough of inspiring our members to live an active life, delivering amazing fitness experiences and service throughout our clubs. That’s why we recruit the very best Support Office members to help our clubs be their best! And right now, we are currently recruiting a Facilities Administrator (Maternity Cover) to support the Facilities department with all things admin. "We are one team and want our people to always feel they can be themselves. We work hard and we dream big."