Before you apply for a club premises certificate

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