Setting Up A Club – Swim England https://www.swimming.org/swimengland The business of swimming Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:49:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.1 Setting Up Your Club https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/setting-up-your-club/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/setting-up-your-club/#respond Mon, 01 Apr 2019 13:31:51 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=6109 Setting up your club will involve taking into account elements of governance such as your policies and constitution, as well as decisions on membership such as affiliation. Click or tap the links below to find out more. Governance Club governance are the rules and regulations used to run the club and the rules by which … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/setting-up-your-club/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2019/04/swimming_team_poolside.jpg Membership categories, costs, and registration for clubs https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/membership-for-clubs/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/membership-for-clubs/#respond Fri, 21 Dec 2018 11:20:04 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=553 People become a club member of Swim England through an English Club. They do not apply themselves. Your club’s Registration Officer uses the Swim England Online Membership System (OMS) to register members. Registering and Renewing Members If you have a question about the OMS or process head to the FAQs section here. If you have a … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/membership-for-clubs/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2017/03/young_swimmers_cheering_poolside.jpg Club Membership Process FAQs https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/club-membership-process-faqs/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/club-membership-process-faqs/#respond Thu, 30 Mar 2017 11:46:28 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=1092 We get a lot of frequently asked questions (FAQs) from clubs here at Swim England, so we thought we’d put our popular club membership process FAQs together with answers for you. If you need help with the process of club membership then see if you can find the answer in our club membership process FAQs below. If not call … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/club-membership-process-faqs/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2017/03/Club_Membership_Process.jpg Equality and diversity for Swim England clubs https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/equality-and-diversity/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/equality-and-diversity/#respond Thu, 23 Mar 2017 14:51:10 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=733 Swim England is committed to equality and diversity in all its functions. This includes working with our partners, as well as our affiliated clubs and their members. As part of our 10 year strategy, Access Aquatics, we want to make our sports and activities accessible, inclusive and welcoming for everyone. To help you honour the … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/equality-and-diversity/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2017/03/two_divers_talking.jpg Data protection guidance for clubs https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/data-protection-guidance/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/data-protection-guidance/#respond Fri, 25 May 2018 05:30:04 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=545 The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on 25 May 2018. GDPR replaces the old Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). Although many of the GDPR’s main concepts and principles are much the same as those under the DPA, there are a number of changes for clubs to consider. Sport England recently commissioned the … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/data-protection-guidance/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2017/03/girl_swimmer_takes_drink_looks_to_camera.jpg How to make a disclosure and barring services check at your club https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/disclosure-and-barring-services-check/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/disclosure-and-barring-services-check/#respond Wed, 15 Mar 2017 14:20:23 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=499 On becoming a Swim England club you should receive an email from the GBGroup with a link to activate a PIN. This allows you to make disclosure and barring services (DBS) checks at your club. If you have not received your link please email the Swim England membership department here. Disclosure and Barring Services FAQs … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/disclosure-and-barring-services-check/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2017/03/woman_using_phone_on_poolside.jpg Affiliation to Swim England and the Swim England Regions https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/affiliate-your-club/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/affiliate-your-club/#respond Tue, 21 Mar 2017 15:57:30 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=420 When you affiliate your club to a region and Swim England you unlock lots of additional opportunities for your members. Benefits of Affiliation Insurance cover (which includes civil liability, personal accident and legal advice) Opportunities for training, attendance at conferences and CPD’s for teachers and coaches Free training and information sessions for volunteers and Club … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/affiliate-your-club/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2017/03/swimming_coach_demonstrating_technique_poolside.jpg Constituting as a members club or unincorporated association https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/becoming-a-members-club/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/becoming-a-members-club/#respond Thu, 30 Aug 2018 10:03:23 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=427 To help you become a members club, or unincorporated association, Swim England has created a Model Constitution. It is a template allowing you to develop your own document without having to write it from scratch. This model is the simplest structure to start a club. It’s not subject to specific laws or regulatory requirements. It is … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/becoming-a-members-club/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2017/03/girl_swimming_backstroke.jpg Registering your club as a Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/community-amateur-sports-club/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/community-amateur-sports-club/#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2019 13:13:52 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=461 Swimming clubs should consider registering with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) as a Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC). This is a special tax status which delivers tax benefits including 80 per cent mandatory business rate relief, corporation tax exemptions and inheritance tax reliefs For most swimming clubs that don’t own a pool, the key benefits … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/community-amateur-sports-club/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2017/03/two_young_swimmers_listening_to_coach.jpg Constituting your club as a company https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/your-club-as-a-company/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/your-club-as-a-company/#respond Tue, 14 Mar 2017 13:11:36 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=454 Constituting your club as a company is an alternative to being a members club. This is known as incorporating. Taking this approach will mean adopting Articles of Association and registering the club with Companies House. When is incorporating a club suitable? In general terms, incorporation maybe suitable where a club: is large has employees delivers … […]

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