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new £75,000 gym for nuneaton academy
Nuneaton Academy, a dual-use centre, has benefi tted from a new £75,000 gym. New equipment at the gym, which is
managed by Nuneaton and Bedworth Leisure Trust, was supplied by Precor and includes 13 cardio machines including treadmills, recumbent and upright bikes and cross-trainers, all featuring Precor’s wireless cardio theatre units. T e gym also features six pieces from Precor’s S-line and two from the C-line strength ranges, along with three Icarian stations.
Health club operator Esporta has won its legal case to make payment arrears recovered from members to be free of VAT. In a hearing put before the
First Tier Tax Tribunal, the operator successfully argued that the sums recovered by the debt collection solicitors did not represent payment for any service supplied by the club. The decision could
potentially result in windfalls for clubs around the country, as the tribunal’s findings mean that health clubs are now - in principle - able to reclaim the amounts paid as output VAT on late payments. Esporta has already indicated that it will be
reclaiming the VAT paid on all late payments. Commenting the ruling, David Stalker, chief executive of the Fitness Industry Association (FIA), said: “T is landmark ruling is great news
Scheving: LazyTown will be around for a long time
lazytown founder eyes further role for sportacus
Magnus Scheving, founder of the children’s television programme LazyTown, has told Leisure Opportunities that he believes the concept has more to off er the UK market. T e brand has recently joined forces with
both FitPro and the Change4Life initiative to increase the number of young children taking part in physical activity, but Scheving is not ruling out further collaborations. He says: “T e person I think could really
help would be Sir Richard Branson. I think he would understand what needs to be done to get a country moving.”
new gym opens at somerset leisure centre
Somerset Leisure Trust has announced the opening of a new 34-station fi tness suite at West Somerset Sports and Leisure Centre, following the completion of a £100,000 refurbishment of the venue. Life Fitness has supplied equipment as
part of the renovation, which has included an upgrade of the CV machines and the acquisition of additional Hammer Strength weight training stations. TRX suspension training equipment has
also been installed as part of the revamp, as well as the addition of specialist fl ooring designed to withstand impact.
8 fi t4less opens new location in stockport
Fit4less, the low-cost gym concept from The énergie Group, has opened its 14th UK club in Stockport, with more locations to follow “shortly”. T e launch of the 465sq m
(5,000sq ſt ) facility in Stockport comes after the opening of Fit4less Hartlepool and ahead of the “imminent” opening of a site in Port Talbot. Facilities at the Stockport
club include a cardio theatre and a free weights area equipped by Precor. Personal training and group classes are also available. David Beattie, brand and marketing
T e Stockport club is the latest addition to the Fit4Less portfolio “T e support network, from marketing to
director at énergie, says: “T e Fit4less brand is increasingly popular among investors looking to capitalise on the surge in demand for aff ordable, quality gyms.
training, is giving our franchisees all the tools needed to get memberships coming in, even before the doors open, as well as driving sales to meet and exceed targets.”
sport makers launched - targets 40,000 volunteers
Sport England has launched its Sport Makers campaign, a scheme aiming to mobilise volunteers to create opportunities for physical activities in their communities. The Lottery-funded initiative will offer 40,000 people over the age of 16 years the
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opportunity to become Sport Makers. T ey will be invited to a workshop delivered locally through a Community Sports Partnership. Volunteers will be tasked with being responsible for organising and supporting hundreds of thousands of new hours of activities.
november/december 2011 © cybertrek 2011 T e ruling exempts clubs from VAT when collecting arrears payments
for any business, not just health and fi tness operators, which opts for a membership and/ or subscriptions-based revenue model. “Irrespective of the economic climate, any
breach of contract should not be subject to VAT. Given the huge fi nancial pressures on businesses at present, this ruling will help alleviate some of the tax burden.”
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