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Running a community sports club takes an enormous amount of dedication. Between organising fixtures, managing facilities, recruiting volunteers, and keeping the finances in order, most committees have precious little time to think about legal structures or regulatory processes. But if your club has been operating as an unincorporated association, the decision about whether to become a registered charity is one of the most consequential your committee will ever make. Get it right, and you open...

If your club is a registered charity and claims Gift Aid on membership fees, HMRC has changed the ground rules. In March 2026, HMRC updated section 3.37.7 of its Charities Detailed Guidance Notes. The update makes one point clear: you must split your membership fee and tell members about that split before they sign up.

Club Development Solutions helps North Glasgow charity go from concept to funded organisation We're delighted to share that Athena Glasgow Women and Girls Football Academy has been awarded £7,500 from the Community Grants Programme, supported by players of People's Postcode Lottery — funding that will support the delivery of their flagship Athena Youth Experience Programme. This is the latest milestone in what has been a remarkable first year for the Springburn-based charity, and one that...