Goals Soccer Centres
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Goals Soccer Centres is a large operator of five-a-side football centres throughout the United Kingdom and partnership with Umbro and FourFourTwo.
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[edit] Centres
Goals Soccer Centres currently has 28 branches around the United Kingdom plus another 4 under construction. The two largest branches in size are located in Wembley and Leeds, with both of these hosting 14 and 18 separate pitches respectivley. According to the Goals website, the branch of Leeds alone deals with just short of 380 league teams, which means that an estimated 2300 individuals compete in league matches. The majority of these teams are charged between £35 to £40 to compete. Goals also offers non-league pitch bookings and allows people to book their pitch at an hourly rate. At the end of 2007 Goals exceeded 80,000 adult and 15,000 junior customers per week[1]. Goals state that each centre has a “capital cost of around £2.1 million and a build time of approximately 5 months”. Goals has a strong pipeline of sites for future dvelopment, many of which are with School or College partners; who gain use of the facilities for their students at no cost. Goals Soccer Centres Plc is the most successful company involved in this sector in Western Europe based on profitability.[2].
[edit] F.A. Small Sided Football Award
Goals was awarded the English Football Asssociation Small Sided Football Award to Advanced Standard for all its centres in England. This award was in recognition of the quality of its facilities and operations and placed Goals in a unique position within the market place
[edit] History
Goals started when Keith Rogers co-founded Anchor International Limited and set up what was to be its first branch in 1987. The business's popularity increased and it expanded. Keith Rogers managed to sell the business to 3i for £28 million in 1999. Keith Rogers then led an MBI of an existing five-a-side football business in proving top quality five-a-side football facilities. Since then Goals Soccer Centres has increased in popularity and its shareprice has increased from 62p on float in December 2004 to 405p as of June 2007 making Goals plc the most successful commercial 5-a-side operator in Europe. Goals are currently in the process of developing a number of sites in South Africa and across California.
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[edit] External links
- Goals Soccer Centres The commercial site for Goals.
- Goals plc The corporate and investor website for Goals.
