In March this year, HMRC announced a significant change to the VAT treatment of Local Authority Leisure Services that could add hundreds of thousands of pounds onto revenue lines. Welcome news for many local authorities and given the sizable financial…

£20 million of major investment has been awarded this week to help transform health and wellbeing in South Holland, after the District Council secured Government Levelling Up funding for the Castle Sports Complex site in Spalding. Lisa Forsyth, Managing Director…

On Sunday 10th September a team from Max Associates went the distance by walking 50km from Runnymede along the Thames in one day to finish at Henley. The team comprised of Lisa Forsyth, Kirsty Winders, Nicky Turnbull, Greg Chesters, Claire…

Reading’s new flagship leisure centre at Rivermead recently opened to the public, July 17. The brand-new leisure centre will offer a 120-station gym with 3 studios, a 6-court sports hall with 250 spectator seats, toilets and changing facilities, soft play, reception area and…

Wiltshire Council recently confirmed its preferred location for a new leisure centre in Trowbridge at the Council owned East Wing site, located across the road from County Hall. Max Associates supported the Council to help make their decision by providing…

In March this year, HMRC announced a significant change to the VAT treatment of Local Authority Leisure Services that could add hundreds of thousands of pounds onto revenue lines. Prior to March 2023, local authorities managing in-house leisure centres were…

Further to a competitive bid Max Associates has been appointed to work with North Northamptonshire Council to develop a suite of new key strategies. These strategies; Active Communities Strategy, Leisure Facilities Strategy and Playing Pitch Strategy will form a comprehensive…

Waltham Forest Council has commissioned Max Associates to develop a business case for the lido leisure destination for Low Hall Sports Ground. The provision of a lido was included in Waltham Forest’s labour group manifesto under the pledge to invest…

The brand new £20m White Oak Leisure Centre in Swanley has reported 400,000 visitors since opening in February 2022. Nearly 3,000 fitness members have joined, 800 children have signed up for swimming lessons and more than 160,000 people have swum…

Exciting plans for the multi-million refurbishment of Stretford Leisure Centre have been given the go ahead by Trafford Council. https://www.trafford.gov.uk/residents/news/articles/2023/20230221-Multi-million-pound-plans-for-state-of-the-art-leisure-centre-approved-by-Council.aspx The centre will be totally transformed, benefitting from a refurbished 25m swimming pool; a 20m learner pool an enlarged lobby…