Gym firm pushes up profits to €1.6m

GYM operator Jackie Skelly Fitness saw pre-tax profits climb 20% in the year to November 2006.

Accounts filed for the company reveal profits of €1.6 million, aided by the opening of new gyms during the year.

Turnover for the year to November 30, 2006, rose to €12.1m from €7.6m. The company opened gyms in 2006 at locations in Greystones, Co Wicklow, and at Ballsbridge in Dublin.