Ben Dunne Gyms records accumulated losses of €2m

Founder Ben Dunne poured an additional €68,000 of his own money into the fitness chain in the 2021 financial year, bringing his total loans to his own firm up to €1.3 million

Ben Dunne announced the closure of three branches of his fitness chain as the business emerged from the pandemic. Picture: Bryan Meade

Ben Dunne Gyms recorded a loss for the second consecutive financial year, bringing its accumulated losses since 2020 to more than €2 million.

The fitness chain, owned and founded by Ben Dunne, recorded a loss of almost €800,000 for the financial year up to May 2021. The year prior, it recorded losses of €1.2 million.

In accounts filed with the companies registration office this week, Ben Dunne Fitness Limited, holding company for the firm’s seven ...