Club premises certificate

Sports and social clubs where alcohol or entertainment are provided require a club premises certificate.

If however, you want to sell or supply alcohol or provide entertainment to the public, or hire out the premises, then you may need a premises licence to sell alcohol.

Eligibility criteria

A qualifying club has general conditions it must satisfy:

• a person must not be given membership or be a candidate for membership or get any membership privileges without an interval of at least 2 days from their membership application or nomination and their membership being granted
• people becoming members without nomination or application cannot have membership privileges for at least 2 days between them becoming members and being admitted to the club
• the club is established and conducted in good faith
• the club has at least 25 members
• alcohol is only supplied to members on the premises on behalf or by the club

Live music

This only affects premises licensed for live music.

Download the guidance note on live music (PDF, 28KB)

Licensing policy

Download the Croydon Council statement of licensing policy 2018 (PDF, 1 MB). 

Legislation summary

Licensing Act 2003 – legislation.gov.uk