Which Dragons' Den investor was the founder of the health-club business Bannatyne Fitness?

Duncan Bannatyne was the founder of the health-club business Bannatyne Fitness.

Bannatyne built a large leisure and health-club business that became known as Bannatyne Fitness. The group operates health clubs and spas in the United Kingdom, and its name is directly linked to the entrepreneur who established it.

His route into business began with ventures including an ice-cream business and later care homes. Those experiences helped him develop the commercial base that supported his expansion into leisure. He became one of the best-known original Dragons on the BBC programme.

Bannatyne Fitness is distinct from the investments Bannatyne made on television. A company bearing a Dragon’s surname may reflect the investor’s own business rather than a deal completed in the den.