Community junior football club

Parents of players paying seasonal registration fees, plus local businesses sponsoring kits, equipment or the club.

Seasonal player fees, local sponsorship, and canteen or fundraising income, with the surplus reinvested in the club's costs.

• Organising people and volunteers
• Communicating with parents
• Basic coaching or the ability to recruit coaches
• Budgeting and record keeping

• Check how to set up the legal structure, as many clubs are incorporated associations through your state's fair trading body
• Check whether surplus money must stay in the club under your chosen structure
• Working with Children Checks and child safe requirements differ by state, so check what applies to coaches and volunteers
• Public liability and player injury insurance, often arranged through the federation, so check what is covered
• Ground hire, affiliation and referee fees can be fixed costs, so budget for them before the season

Startup costs are typically around $3,000 to $15,000, depending on equipment, kits, registration and affiliation, and ground hire. Budget for fixed costs such as ground hire, affiliation and referee fees before the season starts.

Monthly revenue is typically around $2,000 to $10,000, depending on how many players register and how much local sponsorship you secure. Fixed costs such as ground hire and referee fees come out of that.

Check how to set up the legal structure, as many clubs are incorporated associations through your state's fair trading body, and whether surplus money must stay in the club. Also check Working with Children Check requirements, child safe rules and insurance cover.