Start a badminton club in a hired hall

Adults and teenagers who want regular, affordable badminton without owning a court, from beginners to experienced players.

Membership fees or pay-as-you-play session fees, minus hall hire and shuttle costs. Income grows by adding sessions or extra nights once the first one fills.

• Organising people and bookings
• Welcoming and managing a group
• Basic badminton knowledge
• Simple bookkeeping

• Public liability insurance, and check what the hall's own cover includes
• Whether you need to set up as a sole trader or a constituted club, and how to handle membership money (check with HMRC)
• Safeguarding and DBS checks if you accept under-18s, and a basic first aid plan
• Hall hire can rise or be cancelled, so avoid committing to long contracts before the group is established
• Data protection for member details

Estimates suggest startup costs typically around £300 to £1,500, depending on hall hire, shuttlecocks, insurance and any equipment you provide. Avoid long contracts until the group is established.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around £300 to £1,800, depending on member numbers, session fees and how many nights you run. Hall hire costs come out of this, so keep track of them.

Check public liability insurance and what the hall's own cover includes. Check with HMRC whether to be a sole trader or constituted club and how to handle membership money. Check safeguarding, DBS and first aid if you accept under-18s, and data protection.