A private members sports club in Richmond has been awarded a gold accreditation for its commitment to good management of its people.

Investors in People, an international organisation, which sets the standard for better people management, upgraded Roehampton Club, on Roehampton Lane, from its silver status, presented in 2015.

The sports club joins the top seven per cent of accredited organisations across the UK, demonstrating its commitment to high performance through good people management.

Marc Newey, chief executive of the club, said: ‘Attracting and retaining top quality staff is crucial to our success and their commitment to giving our members the very best service is so important.”

The 100-acre, multi-sports club offers its members and visitors a range of facilities including, an award-winning 18-hole golf course, 30 tennis courts – including 10 grass courts, six glass-back squash courts, four croquet lawns, indoor and outdoor swimming pools and a gym.

“This award helps us to be recognised as London’s premier multi-sports Club,” added Mr Newey.

Perched on the edge of Richmond Park, the complex also offers a physiotherapy and beauty clinic, creche, dedicated bridge and snooker rooms and a sports hall for table tennis, classes and events.

The club further hosts annual competitions, kid’s camps and coaching packages, along with a busy social scene, featuring, a club café, members bar and a juice bar.

Paul Devoy, Head of Investors in People, said: ‘We’d like to congratulate Roehampton Club - Investors in People Gold accreditation is the sign of a great employer, an outstanding place to work with a clear commitment to sustained success.”

“Roehampton Club should be extremely proud of their achievement.”

Set up in 1991, the accreditation sets a standard for organisation to benchmark against on an international scale, defining what it takes to lead, support and manage people effectively to achieve sustainable results.

The current sixth generation award criteria was launched internationally in 2015 and there are four levels of accreditation – Accredited, Silver, Gold and Platinum.