The Thursday dating app was switched off in January 2025. Co-founder George Rawlings wrote on LinkedIn that “today we turned off the dating app”, and the company pivoted to ticketed Thursday Events. Its company, Honeypot Dating LTD, is still listed as Active at Companies House.
Why did the Thursday dating app shut down?
Thursday launched in May 2021 and worked only on Thursdays. BusinessCloud reported on 10 January 2025 that co-founder Matthew McNeill Love blamed “rapidly declining consumer interest in dating apps”, with weekly events ticketed through an app instead.
What happened to the Thursday dating app after it closed?
This desk read Honeypot Dating LTD’s Companies House filing history on 23 September 2026. On 28 February 2025, seven weeks after the announcement, the registered office moved from Clerkenwell Green in London to North Leigh Business Park, Oxfordshire. Accounts to 30 September 2024 were filed on 29 May 2025; those to 30 September 2025, on 30 June 2026. A confirmation statement made on 11 April 2026 is marked “with updates”.
The filings give no reason for the move, and this desk did not open the accounts, so nothing here speaks to finances. “Active” is a register status, not proof of trading. Current status is in whether Thursday is still available in the UK; the events in how Thursday dating events work and whether they reach beyond London.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Thursday dating app closed?
Yes. The swipe app was switched off in January 2025, when co-founder George Rawlings wrote on LinkedIn that the company had turned it off. What remains is Thursday Events, a ticketed singles-night business with its own events app, not the old once-a-week matching app.
Who owns the Thursday dating app?
The company behind it is Honeypot Dating LTD, number 11560147, incorporated on 10 September 2018, whose London registered office was called Thursday Hq. Its filings list George Rawlings as a person with significant control; the pages read do not set out the full shareholding.
What is Thursday Events?
It is what Thursday became: in-person singles events with tickets sold through an app. The Thursday Events iOS app, sold by Honeypot Dating LTD, was first released on 21 June 2024 and was at version 6.0.3, dated 7 September 2026, when this desk checked.
None of this recommends buying a ticket; this site covers dating for adults aged 18 and over.