Triyoga collapse leaves about 100 yoga teachers unpaid for final weeks

About 100 yoga teachers say they were left unpaid for their final weeks before London chain Triyoga closed without warning. Instructors at related brands Barrecore, Boom Cycle, Kobox and Reformcore have also reported losing money.

The five brands are owned by Common Bond, which announced a temporary suspension of trading on 24 September. The company is undergoing insolvency proceedings to repay HMRC, while the fitness brands are understood to be for sale.

Payment failures preceded closure

Bailiffs attended Triyoga’s Shoreditch studio in August. Teachers said the company then failed to pay them on time: some received late payments on 21 August, but none received the scheduled payment on 14 September.

Kate Comer, a single mother of two, estimated her loss at about £1,500. She said the sudden loss of income had left her worried about keeping the family flat while she searched for other work.

Ownership history and investigation

Triyoga opened in Primrose Hill in 2000 and was bought by United Fitness Brands in January 2022. After UFB was liquidated in 2025, its assets were acquired by Common Bond, run by former UFB director Robert Rowland and backed by the same investment firm, Nectar Capital.

Rowland resigned as a Common Bond director in May 2026 after the company encountered financial difficulties. A winding-up petition was filed on 18 September. Nectar Capital is understood to have launched an investigation into Rowland’s management; he told the Guardian that his resignation had been planned from the beginning of his tenure.

Instructors and people close to Common Bond questioned whether the collapse resembled “phoenixing”: closing a company to remove debts and establishing another to continue the same business. Phoenixing is legal unless there is evidence of deliberate abuse.

Teachers and customers left out of pocket

Teachers said cost-cutting had altered Triyoga’s atmosphere. They were reportedly told to use AI-generated music instead of Spotify to avoid licensing costs, while eco-friendly products were replaced with cheaper alternatives.

Davy Jones, chair of the Yoga Teachers’ Union, said teachers were now unlikely to be paid. The union is bringing a test case seeking the same workers’ rights for yoga teachers that Uber drivers now have.

Customers were affected too. Ciara Regan had paid £180 a month for a year-long membership, but after last-minute class cancellations and the disappearance of the brands’ websites and social-media accounts, she said customers were left without communication. Home and Mission, studios run by former Triyoga staff, offered former customers the use of unused credits at their venues.