Membership Fees

Full membership

Each Full Member pays an individually calculated membership fee up to a maximum of £7,900 which has three elements:

1. The base fee

• Unitary/Metropolitan or County Council – £500
• District or Borough Council – £250

2. The population fee

This ensures that smaller (typically district) councils are not paying the same population fee as larger unitary or metropolitan councils, as our members’ population range is from 84,000 to 1.1m; a cap ensures that larger authorities are not unduly penalised

• 0.65% of the population expressed as £ and capped at £1,100

3. The budget fee

This is based on the controllable (available) revenue and capital budget of each council.  This should exclude budget lines that are passported out to schools, and reflects the £609m range of budgets between our largest and smaller members; a cap ensures that larger authorities are not unduly penalised

• 0.002% of budget and capped at £6,300.

Associate and Affiliate membership

Each Associate and Affiliate member pays an annual membership fee based on their total income/turnover:

• Up to £25,000 – £100
• £25,000 – £250,000 – £250
• £250,000 – £750,000 – £500
• Over £750,000 – £1,000

N.B The revised fee structure will be implemented following the 2026 AGM. Members will be informed of the proposed changes & rationale. Additional income from the increase will inform budget planning and resource allocation

The revised membership fee structure will be reviewed every year prior to the AGM.

Supporter

A Supporter who is an individual pays £25/year and a Supporter that is an organisation pays £50/year