Our Services

We run workshops on a range of topics for Sport Governing Bodies and clubs, including:

• Community Asset Transfers
• Legal Structures and Incorporation
• Charitable Status, Compliance and Gift Aid
• Funding and Fundraising

To date, we’ve supported the incorporation of over 40 sports organisations across Scotland. This includes semi-professional football clubs such as Annan Athletic (as a Community Benefit Society), Dunbar United (as a Community Interest Company) and multiple amateur grassroots clubs of all sports and sizes (as Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisations).

Our support includes assistance selecting the right legal structure for your club, drafting a suitable constitution for that legal structure, application to the regulator and transferring assets to the new entity. We have club-specific rules/constitutions pre-approved by regulators which can make the process more manageable, not to mention huge experience in the field.

We can often support clubs through the entire process for as little as £1000 (although a final sum will depend on any complexities/specific requests your club might have – e.g. if the club is creating subsidiaries).

• Check our guidance on legal structures
• Check our Testimonials 

If your sports club is eligible, you can become a community amateur sports club (CASC). You’ll get:

• tax relief on income, gains and profits from some activities
• Gift Aid repayments on donations
• business rates relief

We can help register your club as a CASC and start claiming Gift Aid through HMRC.

Need to raise capital for facilities? Raising investment through community shares is a great way to secure the right type of finance for your community project. Whatever the enterprise, the key element is that they are run by and for the community, and serve a wide range of social aims. Benefit from the support of our consultants and use community shares. We’re licensed practitioners of Community Shares and have helped sports clubs raise more than £6 million.

You can’t improve your social and community impact if you aren’t measuring it. We can provide you with Social Return on Investment report, giving you an estimated financial value of the work you’re delivering. See how we can support you in supporting your community.

Clients have included: AM Soccer Club

Seeking ownership of a club or asset? Benefit from a bespoke due diligence report to inform your decision making and business planning.

Volunteering can be a busy and thankless task so whether it’s managing day to day duties or maintaining a compliant club, supported by nearly 250 design features, your time and effort needn’t be stretched with our preferred membership and payment system.

Make your money work harder, faster and further and with less effort. This system helps Increase revenue, free up time, automate administration and reward members with features such as automated membership fees and gift aid claims.

Find, manage and grow sponsors for your club by using SNAP Sponsorship.

Simply use PROMO CODE: ‘clubdevelopmentscotland’ and enjoy 12 months support for the price of 11.

Just £8.25 per month and keep 100% of your sponsorship.

If you’re interested in taking long-term ownership of a facility, see how we can support your bid.

Speak to us about fundraising through grants. We can help clubs raise much-needed income through our expertise in funding. We have helped sports club raise over £50 million in funding to date.