Club premises certificate

You must apply to us for a club premises certificate if you run a sports or social club that provides alcohol or entertainment to its members.

Who should apply?

To qualify for a club premises certificate, your club must ensure:

• it has premises that are occupied and used regularly for club purposes
• it only provides alcohol and entertainment to members and their guests
• anyone serving alcohol at the club, or buying it for the club, is over 18
• there is no arrangement for anyone to benefit financially from buying or selling alcohol
• new members wait two days from their application before getting membership privileges
• it is established and conducted in good faith
• it has at least 25 members

You may wish to apply for a premises licence rather than a club certificate if you wish to hold public events and allow anyone to attend without having to be a member or guest.