Mark Anderson
This article showcases our top picks for the best London based Leisure companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Leisure industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top London Leisure Companies
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Secret Escapes
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Secret Escapes is a members-only travel club offering discounted rates on luxury hotels and holidays in the UK.
Easol
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
The all-in-one platform to manage your entire experience business, on your terms.
Hiyacar
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Hiyacar is a UK peer to peer car sharing platform.
Butter.co.uk
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Butter lets you spread the cost of shopping from any online store with a simple monthly instalment plan. Download the app now!
Stasher
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Stasher is the world’s first luggage storage network.
Abellio
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Abellio delivers rail and bus services to passengers in Scotland, England, and Germany.
SMARTIFY
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
SMARTIFY provides instant access to inspiring art commentary, straight to your smartphone.
Love Home Swap
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Love Home Swap is a home-swapping website enabling members to exchange and rent homes.
Everyman Media Group
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Everyman is an independent cinema group in terms of cinema venues, screens and admissions.
Finisterre
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Finisterre is a cold water surf company that designs products for cold water surfers around the world.
VizEat
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
VizEat is a European startup that operates a “social dining platform.
OTHERWORLD
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
A VR island paradise in the cloud reached through a growing network of multi-sensory immersion pods.
Rhubarb
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Rhubarb is a food company that creates and delivers culinary services.
Peanut
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Peanut is an online platform that provides a safe space for women to connect across fertility and motherhood.
Veeve
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Characterful homes. Dedicated service. Memorable stays.
Key Travel
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Key Travel is a travel management company that offers its services to NGO, academic, and faith sectors.
HotelFlex
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
An award winning, VC backed hospitality tech startup, transforming the way hotels manage and sell their inventory
Chic Retreats
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
A luxury travel marketplace using the latest in digital technology to connect our collection of independent hotels to affluent travellers
Hill & Friends
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Hill and Friends is a brand that produces exceptionally crafted and luxuriously functional bags, each affirmed with a subversive wink.
Family Traveller
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Family Traveller is a multi-platform brand operating across familytraveller.com, social media and email.
thesqua.re
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Inventive corporate serviced apartments provider with loyalty programme, all-in-one online accounts, community events and concierge app.
Edge Retreats
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
The global curated marketplace for luxury villa rentals, with exceptional service and expert concierge
Timescenery
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
All-in-One Trip Planner and Marketplace – the next stage in travel tech after metasearch | Plug and Play 2017
E-Car Club
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
E-Car Club is a UK-based electric car club offering vehicles on a pay-per-use basis.
Pop & Rest
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Our platform connects local workers and travellers with sleep & meditation pods. Book by the hour to recharge
The Thinking Traveller
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
The Thinking Traveller is a multiple award-winning villa rental company specialising in luxury villas.
Big Bus Tours
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Big Bus Tours is a global operator of premium open-top sightseeing tours.
the Bike Club
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
the Bike Club is a platform that offers pay monthly kids bikes that are exchanged as children grow up.
Oomph Wellness
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Oomph Wellness offers inclusive exercise and activity classes that improve physical mobility, social interaction, and mental stimulation.
Dynamo
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Dynamo allows sharing Luxury Experiences (eg. Villas, Yachts, VIP Tables); thanks to its experience providers network in 20 cities worldwide
WeSwap
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
WeSwap is a mobile application that allows users to swap different types of currency with others.
Crepeaffaire
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Crêpeaffaire offers freshly prepared crêpes, waffles, coffees and smoothies.
Sure
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Sure curates the most “Instagrammed” food and drink spots.
shift
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Shift helps anybody move anything, anywhere, anytime. Mobile Apps, Peer to Peer, Ride Sharing, Transportation, Logistics
Statesman Travel Group
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Statesman Travel Group is a business travel management company providing travel management services for corporate and private clients.
Innovate Finance
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Innovate Finance is an independent membership association that represents the UK’s global FinTech community.
Cloud 9 Leisure
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Cloud 9 Leisure is an exciting active indoor leisure experience.
Viva City
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Viva City offers guest experience, discovery, and analytics software to help businesses thrive with the Chinese Inbound market.
GTA
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
GTA provides ground travel products and services to the fully independent travel industry.
Rebel Book Club
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Rebel Book Club is an international non-fiction book club.
The Ticket Group
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
TTG focusses of mobile-first ticketing solutions for leisure attractions, tours and activities
ORMS
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Orms create an architecture that aims at elevating human experience through intuition, teamwork and dignity in design.
SkiYodl
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
SkiYodl is a platform that allows its users to search and book their ski trips in real-time.
Ongosa
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Ongosa gives you a more advanced access to new adventure sports experiences.
Board a Boat
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Board a Boat is a boat trip marketplace that enables boat owners, managers and skippers to offer private and semi-private boat trips.
Bloomsbury Publishing
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house established in 1986.
Booking Spaces
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Disruptive venue booking platform, connecting those looking for spaces with the spaces available for hire.
Trafalgar Tours
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Trafalgar is the world leader in guided vacations to Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, Australia & New Zealand.
Azooki
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Azooki helps you book & discover amazing things to do in South East Asia’s most enchanting destinations
Virgin Limited Edition
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Virgin Limited Edition is Richard Branson’s collection of stunning retreats have a private island, lodge, vineyard and luxury villas.
Reed & Mackay
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Reed & Mackay is a corporate travel management company.
Ten Lifestyle Group Plc
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Ten Lifestyle Group Plc is a technology enabled lifestyle and travel platform company.
ForestCar
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
ForestCar is a car sharing service for airports.
Young Foodies
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Young Foodies provides a community and specialist services for the most exciting food and drink challenger brands
Ebookers Plc
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Ebookers.com is a leading pan-European online travel agency specialising in worldwide travel.
Lotus
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Lotus is a specialist travel PR and representation outfit.
Belmond
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
A hotel and leisure company that operates luxury hotels, train services and river cruises.
Byron Hamburgers
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Byron Hamburgers is a British burger restaurant chain.
tripAbrood
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
tripAbrood is an AI-driven travel platform for families to discover and book holidays.
MYRENTBOAT
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Find the best yacht rental deals Choose from 25 000 yachts online
Local Data Company
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Local Data Company is the UK’s most accurate retail and leisure location data business.
SpareFare
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
SpareFare.net is a secure secondary travel marketplace
Go Native Ltd
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
An excellent alternative to hotels, Go Native serviced apartments provide flexibility and convenience for business & leisure travellers.
TravelStaytion
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
TravelStaytion is an online holiday rental marketplace, enables its users to list their spare property or get accommodation at lower prices.
Scott Dunn Ltd
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Scott Dunn Ltd provides a broad range of luxury holidays from skiing and Mediterranean resorts.
Day 8
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
We are a unique experience provider within travel, culture and leisure.
The Dorchester Collection
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
The Dorchester Collection provides one of the world’s largest selections of luxury hotels.
Inspired Gaming (UK) Limited
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Inspired Gaming (UK) Limited is owner and distributor of amusement machines.
Arena Racing Company
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Arena Racing Company is a large racecourse operator in the UK with its racecourses hosting racing on over 300 days a year.
Leisure Pass
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
A London-based city attraction sightseeing company.
Encore Tickets
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Encore tickets provides theater tickets and group bookings for all London theaters.
WeTrack
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
WeTrack provides event delivery software for major events, federations, venues and governing bodies
My Private Villas Ltd
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
My Private Villas offers its users with villa and holiday rentals.
divento.com
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Provides cultural institutions in Europe with content management and booking facility
Pacific Interactive
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Pacific Interactive develops social and casino themed games.
Beyonk
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Beyonk is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for experiences, making it easier for visitors to find and book local things to do
National Rail Enquiries
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
National Rail Enquiries is the official source for train times and timetables in the U.K.
Places for People
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Places for People is a property management, development, regeneration and leisure company.
JacTravel Group
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
JacTravel is one of the world’s premier suppliers of online hotel bookings and inbound travel services to the tourism sector.
Surfdome.com
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Surfdome.com is Europe’s premier action sports and lifestyle retailer
Qbic
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Qbic brings affordable hotel experience to London.
Wyndham Exchange and Rentals (UK) Holdings
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Wyndham Exchange and Rentals (UK) Holdings provides owns and operates leisure facilities such as beach holidays, country cottages.
Coffee Republic
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Coffee Republic is a coffee chain in UK that is known and offers great tasting coffee and delicious freshly made food.
Live2Leave
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Live2Leave is a travel app where you can record your favorite spots & get recommendations from people you know.
Tristar Worldwide Chauffer Services
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Tristar Worldwide Chauffer Services is a worldwide chauffeur company operating in over 80 countries.
HostelBookers.com
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
HostelBookers.com is a website enabling travelers to book hostels and cheap hotels.
Sailchecker Ltd.
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Travel Tech • The original global yacht charter booking platform & community
Your Golf Travel
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Your Golf Travel is a golf travel company, offering golf holidays & breaks throughout the UK, Europe & Rest of World.
Plexal
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Plexal is Europe’s largest innovation hub based at Here East, on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Swayy
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Swayy is the world’s leading hotel and restaurant booking site for digital Influencers.
Emiliea Ltd
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Decorating, Painters, Decorators, Decorating company, interior & exterior painting, wallpapering
Regency House Hotel London
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Looking for a Hotel Near Gower Street London at affordable price?We have Single, Double, Twin, and Family comfortable rooms for sleeping up
DeMellier London
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
Luxury day and evening bags featuring our signature interior designed with today’s woman in mind.
YOLO Leisure and Technology
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
YOLO Leisure and Technology plc aims to focus on opportunities in the travel, technology and leisure sectors.
Global Leisure Capital Partners
Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin
The current investment arm of Global Leisure Partners LLP specializing in private equity investments.
You may write to us at: BestStartup.co.uk/Fupping Ltd, 349 Royal College Street, London, England, NW1 9QS.
