Hollywood Bowl, the UK bowling operator, reported a 9.3 per cent total revenue growth year-on-year for the first half of the financial year, ended March 31.

Hollywood Bowl H1 profit up 9.3% Source: Elliott Brown

The company has attributed this growth to concentrating on improving its customer experience. This has included the refurbishment of Bradford Hollywood Bowl and the rebrand and refurbishment of Bowlplex centres in Birmingham and Dunfermline.

Stephen Burns, chief executive officer of Hollywood Bowl, said: "We are pleased with our half-year performance, with results in line with our expectations. The group had another very successful Christmas, delivering like-for-like sales growth for the sixth consecutive year over this important trading period. "Our teams are focused on maximising the opportunities created by our ongoing refurbishment and new centre programme in the second half of the year and continuing to deliver great value experiences for our customers across our estate."