DB Twenty
Creative Vision. Proven Leisure Expertise.
Specialist Beach Hut Consultancy.
DB Twenty is an exciting new joint venture between DB Group and Twenty20, combining creative excellence with industry-leading leisure consultancy and project delivery expertise.
DB Group brings a proven track record in strategic marketing, branding, and design, helping organisations maximise the visibility, value, and commercial performance of their assets.
Twenty20 adds over 40 years of experience in leisure management, consultancy, and capital project delivery, working with local authorities and organisations to successfully develop and operate sustainable leisure facilities
Together, DB Twenty provides a complete, end-to-end consultancy service—supporting clients from initial concept and feasibility through to design, delivery, and long-term operational success.
DB Twenty offers a particularly strong and specialist capability in beach hut consultancy, providing expert advice on planning, design, development, and revenue optimisation. This niche expertise enables local authorities and coastal organisations to unlock significant income potential while enhancing coastal environments and visitor experience.
By combining strategic consultancy with creative and commercial expertise, DB Twenty delivers innovative, practical, and financially sustainable solutions across the leisure and coastal sectors
Meet the team
Stuart Everett
A strategic leader and former Founder & CEO with a proven track record of delivering major capital projects, operational transformation, and multi-site organisational growth across the leisure, education, and community infrastructure sectors.
Over a 20-year executive career, I founded and scaled a regional leisure and education group from inception to a 600-employee organisation with £9 million annual turnover. I led the full lifecycle delivery of multiple leisure and public infrastructure projects—from initial concept and funding through procurement, construction, and operational launch—working in partnership with local authorities, contractors, governing bodies, and community stakeholders.
My expertise lies in delivering complex, publicly accountable projects that balance commercial viability with long-term community value, alongside providing board-level strategic governance across healthcare, housing, and sport.
Board Member, Broadland Meridian (Part of Broadland Housing Group)
Providing governance oversight for a specialist care and supported housing provider, ensuring regulatory compliance, financial sustainability, and effective strategic direction.
Governor, James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Supporting accountability and governance of a major acute NHS trust, contributing to oversight of organisational performance, clinical standards, and strategic priorities.
Director, Leisure United
Providing strategic leadership and governance for a national network of football and community sports facilities, supporting long-term sustainability and community participation.
Director, Twenty20
Providing strategic leadership, governance and support for large scale projects within the leisure industry.
Rob Johnson
Rob Johnson is a senior leader in the leisure industry with extensive experience delivering exceptional guest experiences in large, complex environments. As Head of Park Experience and Leisure Operations at Haven, he leads the park’s leisure operations and plays a key role in shaping the overall guest experience. Rob oversees a wide range of activities, facilities, and operational teams, ensuring experiences are engaging, well-managed and consistently high quality.
Known for his energetic, people-focused leadership style, Rob works closely with teams across the park to maintain high service standards and continually enhance the guest journey.
Before joining Haven, Rob was Director of Leisure at Sentinel Leisure Trust, where he managed multiple facilities and large operational teams, helping strengthen customer experience and develop operational capability. He is passionate about creating environments where people can relax, connect and enjoy memorable experiences.
Head of Park Experience and Leisure Operations, Haven
Responsible for leading leisure operations and shaping the overall guest experience within the park.
Director, Twenty20
Providing strategic leadership, governance and support for large scale projects within the leisure industry.
Project Experience
Capital Project Delivery and Infrastructure Leadership
We have led the successful delivery of major capital, organisational, and infrastructure projects across the leisure and community sectors, managing complex programmes from initial concept and feasibility through to procurement, construction, operational mobilisation, and long-term sustainability.
Our experience includes both physical infrastructure delivery and the creation of operating models and governance structures that ensure long-term commercial and community success.
Directed the delivery of a major coastal leisure infrastructure project, creating high-quality visitor facilities while generating significant new revenue streams for the local authority. The development contributed to tourism growth, local economic regeneration, and enhanced long-term asset value.
Creating £1m in capital receipts and £2.4m in new revenue from a vacant stretch of costal land.
Provided executive leadership for the development and delivery of a flagship leisure facility. Responsibilities included business case development, funding alignment, stakeholder engagement, procurement oversight, and full project lifecycle delivery through to operational launch. The centre now operates as a sustainable, high-quality community asset serving the region.
Led the planning, development, and delivery of a new community swimming facility. Oversaw project governance, contractor coordination, operational planning, and stakeholder engagement, ensuring successful delivery aligned with community needs and long-term financial sustainability.
Provided strategic leadership and oversight for essential dock wall infrastructure works, ensuring the protection and long-term resilience of critical coastal assets. Worked closely with stakeholders to align infrastructure investment with operational and community priorities.
Organisational Transformation and Trust Creation
Creation of Local Authority Cultural and Leisure Trusts
Led the creation and establishment of multiple independent cultural and leisure trusts in partnership with local authorities. This included developing governance structures, financial models, legal frameworks, and operational strategies to ensure long-term sustainability, improved service delivery, and enhanced access to external funding opportunities.
These projects enabled local authorities to secure more resilient operating models while protecting and enhancing vital community services.
Major Procurement and Operational Transition Projects
Local Authority Leisure and Operational Services Procurement
Led and supported major public sector procurement exercises involving leisure management and operational service delivery. Responsibilities included developing procurement strategies, preparing tender submissions, supporting evaluation processes, and managing the transition and mobilisation of services following contract award.
Successfully delivered operational transitions while maintaining service continuity, financial performance, and stakeholder confidence.
Revenue Generation and Asset Development
Development of Beach Hut Sites Across the UK
Led the strategic development of multiple beach hut sites in partnership with local authorities, creating sustainable income-generating assets. These projects delivered significant increases in both capital receipts and recurring revenue, while enhancing the quality and appeal of coastal destinations.
This work combined commercial development expertise with public sector partnership working to maximise long-term financial and community value.
Contact for DB Twenty Support
hello@dbgp.co.uk
Phone
01502 580881
Address
Baltic Chambers, 2 Waveney Road, Lowestoft, NR32 1BN