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Our purpose is to inspire everyone to get out and enjoy an exceptional fishing experience, regardless of background or ability, in the great outdoors. As the market leader in the UK, we are one of Europe’s leading omni-channel retailers of fishing tackle and equipment.

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Angling Direct is the largest specialist fishing tackle retailer in the UK.

Key Highlights

£91.3m Record revenues
11.9% Sales growth
£3.4m Adjusted EBITDA
20.0% Adjusted EBITDA Growth
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54 UK stores

Good access, convenient locations in high density fishing catchments.

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5 websites

Five market leading websites .uk, .de, .fr, .nl and .eu with over 34,000 products across all major brands

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409,000 members

Europe's leading fishing club, 409,000 members

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App

Trading app, tackle and content on the go, multilingual, cl47k downloads

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Inclusive

All abilities, five major fishing disciplines: Carp, Coarse, Predator, Sea and Game

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Distribution

Two distribution centres, UK and EU, total 6,700 sq m, 2,900 pallet capacity, over 100 suppliers.

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Social

Market leading, multilingual reach (Instagram 170k, Facebook 193k, Tiktok 78k, X(formerly Twitter) 17k, ADTV on YouTube 77k)

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Team AD

c500 Passionate Angling colleagues, multi disciplined and highly respected.

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Superior service

Multilingual in-house customer service, marketing and SEO.

Our Values

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We put anglers first

  • We will be the one place where all anglers can shop with confidence
  • We will make every angler feel valued whatever their angling preference
  • We will always inspire, support and promote the benefits of angling
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We’re experts in our field

  • We will always provide expert knowledge
  • We always aim to offer a compelling range of products
  • We will consistently offer a hub of angling support
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We inspire and lead the way

  • We are committed to supporting the needs of our customers and colleagues
  • We will work with partners to take action to protect fish, fisheries and the environment
  • We will encourage adventure, growth and the benefits of blue spaces
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We help anglers be their best

  • We provide everything they need to get the most from their fishing
  • We will assist all anglers to catch more fish
  • We will always offer the best hands-on advice
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We’re proud of what we do together

  • We are committed to drive industry sustainability
  • We engage with suppliers to drive environmental responsibilities and collaborate to make a positive impact
  • We will always passionately invest back into the sport
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