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Membership

Capital requirements & fees

Capital requirements

Title
Voting Member Capital Assets ≥ £500,000
Associate Member Capital Assets ≥ £100,000 and Capital Assets < £500,000
Group Members of a Voting Member's Group Capital Assets ≥ £500,000
Non-Voting Member n/a
Group Members of a Non-Voting Member's Group n/a

Voting Member

Capital Assets ≥ £500,000

Associate Member

Capital Assets ≥ £100,000 and Capital Assets < £500,000

Group Members of a Voting Member's Group

Capital Assets ≥ £500,000

Non-Voting Member

n/a

Group Members of a Non-Voting Member's Group

n/a

Subscription Fees effective from 01 January 2025

Title
Entrance fee £250.00 One-off fee payable by all members upon joining the Federation
Voting Member fee £3,500.00 p.a. Yearly fee for a single Voting membership
Associate Member fee £2,000.00 p.a. Yearly fee for a single Associate membership
Non-Voting Member fee £1,750.00 p.a. Yearly fee for a single Non-Voting membership

Entrance fee

£250.00
One-off fee payable by all members upon joining the Federation

Voting Member fee

£3,500.00 p.a.
Yearly fee for a single Voting membership

Associate Member fee

£2,000.00 p.a.
Yearly fee for a single Associate membership

Non-Voting Member fee

£1,750.00 p.a.
Yearly fee for a single Non-Voting membership

Group Membership

Title
Voting Member's Group fee £7,500.00 p.a. Includes the Nominating Voting Member and up to 5 additional Group Memberships after which each additional Group Membership will cost £1,000.00 p.a.
Non-Voting Member's Group fee* £3,500.00 p.a. Includes the Nominating Non-Voting Member and two additional Group Memberships after which each additional Group membership will cost £500.00 p.a.
* Non-Voting Members and Group members in the Non-Voting Member's Group may also join the Superintendent's Scheme at no extra cost, subject to the terms and conditions of the FCC Member Superintendent's Scheme.

Voting Member's Group fee

£7,500.00 p.a.
Includes the Nominating Voting Member and up to 5 additional Group Memberships after which each additional Group Membership will cost £1,000.00 p.a.

Non-Voting Member's Group fee*

£3,500.00 p.a.
Includes the Nominating Non-Voting Member and two additional Group Memberships after which each additional Group membership will cost £500.00 p.a.

* Non-Voting Members and Group members in the Non-Voting Member's Group may also join the Superintendent's Scheme at no extra cost, subject to the terms and conditions of the FCC Member Superintendent's Scheme.

In accordance with the FCC Articles of Association all members and prospective members should note:

"The Membership Fee due from a Voting, Associate or Non-Voting Member shall be payable in one single payment in advance on or before the 1st January in each calendar year or in such other manner as directed by the Council in writing to the relevant Member. Any Member who is admitted after 30th June in any year shall be liable to pay one half of the Membership Fee for that calendar year."