Bailiffs and 100 unpaid teachers: inside the collapse of ‘groundbreaking’ yoga studio Triyoga
Formerly a favourite of the A-list, the chain has abruptly ceased trading, leaving teachers and customers blindsided Kate Comer is a single mother with two children, so she is used to living on a financial knife-edge. But when the yoga studio at which she taught closed without warning in September, leaving her with two months’ worth of unpaid wages, it sent her anxiety skyrocketing. “I’m just…
Triyoga, a once-popular chain of yoga studios in London, abruptly ceased trading in September, leaving approximately 100 yoga teachers and customers blindsided. Kate Comer, a single mother of two, is one of many instructors who faced two months of unpaid wages and is now struggling to pay essential bills. The studio, which opened in 2000 and became a favourite of celebrities like Kate Moss and Jude Law, was acquired by United Fitness Brands (UFB) in 2022 before being taken over by Common Bond in 2025.
Bailiffs were called to Triyoga's Shoreditch studio in August, and teachers reported being left out of pocket, with one instructor even facing homelessness. Common Bond, which is currently in insolvency, has launched an investigation into its management. Yoga teachers and industry experts are questioning whether the collapse is an example of "phoenixing," a practice where directors close down a company to eliminate debts and then establish a new company to continue the same business.
Common Bond is currently undergoing an insolvency process to repay HMRC and the fitness brands are for sale. Students have also been impacted, with memberships and unused credits impacted by the closures.
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