The Padel Club appoints John Treharne as chair

Padel operator, The Padel Club, has appointed fitness industry veteran John Treharne as Chair.

Treharne launched The Gym Group in 2007 and is considered among the key pioneers of the UK’s low-cost gym sector. Under his leadership, The Gym Group became the first UK health and fitness group to list on the London Stock Exchange in more than 15 years. The Gym Group currently has 245 gyms nationwide and more than 891,000 members (at the end of 2024). Treharne brings more than 30 years of expertise in the leisure and fitness industry and is a former England squash player.

Launched in 2022 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, The Padel Club has been at the forefront of driving padel participation in the North-West.

In 2024, The Padel Club secured £1.5 million investment from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II), facilitated by Praetura Equity Finance, as part of a £3.8 million funding round – the largest in UK padel history.