Before you apply for a club premises certificate
What you need to know before you apply for a club premises certificate, including qualifying clubs and activities.
A certificate is required to authorise the supply of alcohol and regulated entertainment in a qualifying club. This is called a club premises certificate. A single licence covers all activities.
You do not need:
- to specify a designated premises supervisor
- a member or employee to hold a personal licence
Qualifying clubs and activities
To be a qualifying club, you must satisfy the various requirements set out in the Licensing Act 2003:
- there must be at least 2 days between a member’s nomination or application for membership and their admission
- there must be at least 25 members
- the club must be established and conducted in ‘good faith’ (this involves consideration of details such as club finances)
Qualifying club activities are defined as the:
- supply of alcohol by or on behalf of a club to a member of a club
- sale of alcohol by retail by or on behalf of a club to a guest of a member for consumption on the premises
- provision of regulated entertainment by or on behalf of a club for its members and guests