CLUB MAXIMISE
Club Maximise is our premium support package, offering the most comprehensive level of service for clubs ready to professionalise, grow, and thrive.
It includes full hands-on support with charity incorporation, ensuring your club is set up correctly from the outset, along with Gift Aid registration and ongoing Gift Aid claim management to help you unlock vital income through donations and volunteer expenses.
As part of this package, your club will also be fully set up with Google for Nonprofits, giving you access to powerful tools such as free G Suite accounts and up to £7,500/month in Google Ad credits—all managed and maintained by our team to ensure maximum value.
You’ll gain access to a state-of-the-art funding platform, tailored to community sport, offering real-time, filtered grant opportunities, and a powerful social impact reporting tool to help you capture and communicate your club’s impact.
Club Maximise also includes all the benefits of our Club Assist and Club Support packages, providing full access to the Club Development Academy, a comprehensive resource library, expert guidance, monthly sector updates, and everything else you need to run your club more effectively.
Charity eligibility checklist
This guided checklist walks clubs through key criteria set by charity regulators (such as OSCR or the Charity Commission), including:
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Whether the club’s purposes meet the definition of charitable purposes
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How the club delivers public benefit
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How income is used and managed
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Governance and accountability considerations
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Potential conflicts with trading or profit-making activities
It helps clubs identify if they are aligned with legal requirements for charitable status and highlights any areas needing attention or change.
Charity Calculator
Our charity calculator estimates potential financial benefits of becoming a charity, such as:
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Eligible Gift Aid returns based on current donation levels
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Savings through access to nonprofit software and services
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Eligibility for charity-specific grants and tax relief
Club Development Academy
Club Assist unlocks full access to the complete Club Development Academy, giving your club the tools and knowledge to grow with confidence. This includes all educational modules covering the five core pillars of successful club development: People, Finances, Foundations, Community, and Facilities.
Funding Database
As part of the Club Assist package, clubs gain exclusive access to our funding database, a regularly updated resource tailored specifically for grassroots and community sports clubs. Our database includes:
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A curated list of local, national, and sport-specific funding opportunities
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Searchable filters by region, sport, type of funding, and eligibility criteria
Whether you're looking for support with equipment, facility improvements, community programmes, or operational costs, this targeted funding database helps your club access the financial support it needs to thrive.
Monthly Newsletter
As part of our ongoing support, clubs subscribed to any of our packages receive our Monthly Club Development Newsletter—a valuable resource designed to keep your club informed, inspired, and equipped for success.
Each month, the newsletter delivers a round-up of new funding opportunities, governance updates, and important sector news, helping your club stay ahead of deadlines and policy changes. You'll also find real-world case studies showcasing what’s working in other community clubs, alongside tips, insights, and reflections. We regularly highlight newly released templates, toolkits, and learning modules from the Club Development Academy to ensure you're making the most of all available resources.
Incorporation and Charity Status
We provide end-to-end support for clubs applying to become charities—either as CIOs in England and Wales or SCIOs in Scotland.
We manage the full process, including helping you choose the right structure, drafting a compliant constitution, preparing all required documents, and liaising directly with the Charity Commission or OSCR. We also offer trustee onboarding and post-registration support to ensure your club is set up for long-term success.
Membership Software
Clubs subscribed to our Club Maximise package gain full access to our membership management platform designed specifically for grassroots and community sports organisations.
Clubs can streamline how they collect, manage, and track member data, payments, and engagement, all in one secure, easy-to-use system. This includes tools for setting up automated membership payments, managing subscriptions and renewals, and generating reports to better understand your club’s reach and retention.
The platform also supports integrated communications, allowing you to engage with members directly through emails and notifications, and offers insights that help demonstrate your club’s community impact.
Social Impact Reporting
Clubs on the Club Maximise package also gain exclusive access to our social impact reporting tool—a purpose-built platform that helps clubs measure, track, and showcase the difference they make in their communities.
This intuitive tool allows you to record data on participation, volunteering, outreach, and community engagement, and then transforms that information into clear, professional reports. These reports are ideal for sharing with funders, stakeholders, and partners, helping your club demonstrate its value and strengthen funding applications.
By using the tool, your club can move beyond anecdotal evidence and present credible, data-driven insights about your impact—boosting your credibility and influence within the local and sporting landscape.
Gift Aid Registration and Management
As part of the Club Maximise package, we take full responsibility for managing your club’s Gift Aid registration and ongoing claims with HMRC—maximising your ability to generate additional income from eligible donations.
We start by handling the entire registration process with HMRC, ensuring your club is correctly set up to claim Gift Aid and that all the necessary systems and paperwork are in place. Once registered, we provide ongoing Gift Aid claim management, including collecting and processing donor declarations and preparing and submitting Gift Aid claims directly to HMRC on your behalf.
We also offer support for clubs looking to claim Gift Aid on volunteer expenses, allowing you to further boost your income without placing additional financial burden on members. This end-to-end service ensures your club can focus on delivery, while we handle the administration—helping you unlock thousands of pounds in untapped income each year.
