PureGym  PureGym Limited is a chain of no frills health clubs in the United Kingdom. The chain is based in Leeds, England. It is Britain's largest gym chain by membership, being the first to gain 1,000,000 members. It has plans to open 300 gyms by 2020. In May 2015, PureGym acquired all gyms from rival UK fitness chain LA Fitness, bringing the total number of gyms across the UK to 141. As of March 2020, PureGym now has 294 gyms with more than one million members, making it the largest operator of gyms across the United Kingdom. Most locations are open 24 hours a day and offer cardio equipment, fixed and free weights, and exercise classes, there are over 200 pieces of training equipment in most gyms. There are no swimming pools or saunas, which are found in more expensive gyms. All PureGyms are monitored by real-time TV linked directly to security staff and emergency services. Most gyms also run weekly fire drills during off-peak hours. PureGym was privately owned by CCMP Capital and other investors. In 2014, rival The Gym Group attempted to take over Pure Gym, but abandoned the takeover after it was referred to the Competition and Markets Authority. In May 2015, PureGym bought their UK rival LA Fitness for around £60 million to £80 million. Humphrey Cobbold took over from Peter Roberts as the CEO. Roberts has, in turn, become the CFO, with Adam Bellamy continuing as the Non-Executive Director. In November 2017 it was bought by Los Angeles-based Leonard Green & Partners for £600 million. In December 2019 PureGym agreed to buy Danish Fitness World, which also operated in Switzerland and Poland, for £350 million. It has a 2-star accreditation from Best Companies and a BCI score of 696.6.