2024
Group admitted to FTSE 250. Record levels of Group capital investment. Launch of a new customer booking system
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The Group was formed in 2010 following the merger of the leading bowling centres in the AMF portfolio with the Hollywood Bowl portfolio, which was a part of the Mitchells & Butlers group.
The Group was formed in 2010 following the merger of the leading bowling centres in the AMF portfolio with the Hollywood Bowl portfolio, which was a part of the Mitchells & Butlers group.
Following the reorganisation and merger of the Hollywood Bowl and AMF portfolios, the management team pursued a clearly defined strategy to develop the existing estate by: acquiring new centres in attractive locations; investing in technology; and focusing on customer service. Management has also driven innovation and development of the Group’s offering in response to customer feedback, pursued the rollout of new centres, and introduced a smaller, more boutique, ‘urban’ format.
The Group continued to build internal capabilities that readily supported both large and small scale acquisitions, including: a scalable IT platform; a consistent, well-defined customer proposition; a clear set of corporate values; strength and depth throughout senior management at the Hemel Hempstead head office; and an improving talent pipeline at a local level. These foundations placed the Group in the best position to expand further with the acquisition of the Bowlplex brand and group of companies in December 2015 with 11 Bowlplex centres being added to the Group’s estate.
The Group listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in September 2016 and since then has expanded the UK portfolio to more than 70 centres.
In May 2022, the Group expanded into its first international market with the acquisition of Splitville, a leading Canadian ten-pin bowling operator.
In March 2024, the Group was admitted to the FTSE 250 on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.
Group admitted to FTSE 250. Record levels of Group capital investment. Launch of a new customer booking system
80th centre opened. Splitsville becomes the largest branded ten-pin bowling operator in Canada expanding to 11 centres
75th centre opened Acquisition of Splitsville - a Canadian ten-pin bowling operator
Launch of Puttstars mini-golf brand
Group listed on Main Market
Acquisition of Bowlplex (11 centres)
Group formed from the merger of selected leading sites of AMF and Hollywood Bowl
Hollywood Bowl Group is the UK’s largest ten-pin bowling operator. We have 77 bowling and four mini-golf centres, each equipped with an average of 24 bowling lanes or three, nine hole mini-golf courses, a licensed bar, a diner and an amusements zone featuring the latest games designed to keep everyone entertained.
Our business is inherently people focused and has social aims and social responsibility at its heart, but we also know it is vital to consider our impact on the environment and climate change, as well as to ensure that our governance approach is ethical and robust.
The UK’s favourite family entertainment group - Hollywood Bowl - is actively seeking opportunities to open new bowling and mini-golf centres in high-quality leisure and retail developments.