No monthly fee. No setup cost. No software subscription. Anglers pay a small digital service fee at checkout — your club keeps every penny of its membership income.
Every renewal season, you print. Membership cards. Permit books. Rule books. Whether they go in the post or in a pile at the local tackle shop, someone has to design them, print them, and pay for them. Every single year. And when a member loses theirs, you do it again.
How much did your club spend on printing and postage last season?
Many clubs now take membership payments online — a card payment link, a PayPal button, a third party booking system. Convenient for members, and straightforward for the club. But every online transaction comes with a processing fee. At up to 2.9% plus 30p per payment, those fees add up. On an £80 membership that's up to £2.62 per transaction. Across 300 members, that's over £780 a season coming straight off your club's income.
How much did your club hand to a payment processor last season?
Your members who lapsed last season — did any of them get a reminder? Not a Facebook post. Not a note in the newsletter. A direct, personal message sent to each member individually before their membership expired, telling them it was time to renew. For most clubs the answer is no. Members renew if they remember. If they don't, they quietly disappear — and that's membership income your club had already earned, handed back without either side meaning it to happen.
How many of last season's lapsed members would have renewed if someone had reminded them at the right moment?
Something important happens at your waters. How do you tell your members? A water closes unexpectedly. A gate code changes. A match gets cancelled. An emergency rule comes into effect overnight. You need every member to know — not the ones who follow your Facebook page, not the ones whose mobile numbers you happen to have — every member. Tonight. Before they drive to the bank tomorrow morning.
If something urgent happened at your waters right now, how long would it take to reach every single member — and how many would you miss?
Works on any website, Facebook group, or sent directly to members — no technical skill needed.
Your club receives 100% of its membership price on every transaction. We never touch your income.
Digital permits replace physical cards entirely. Nothing to print, post, or reissue.
Reminders go out at 8, 4, 2 and 1 week before expiry — and again after. No chasing required.
Payment confirmed — permit appears in the member's Clubwater wallet within seconds.
One scan gives an instant green or red result. No paper lists, no benefit of the doubt.
Log a cash payment in the admin portal and issue a digital permit to the member instantly.
All records in one place, always up to date. Filter by valid, expired, or lapsed.
Update your club booklet in the admin portal — changes appear instantly in every member's wallet.
Most clubs are fully set up and ready to take their first member within ten minutes.
Takes five minutes. Add your club details, choose your membership card colour, set your membership types and prices, and connect your bank account through Stripe. No technical knowledge needed.
Every club gets a unique checkout link. Add it to your website, share it in your Facebook group, or send it directly to your members — however your club communicates.
Members join online, their digital permit goes straight into their Clubwater wallet, and renewal reminders go out automatically. You get paid directly into your bank account.
No more lost, damaged or forgotten membership booklets. One scan tells your bailiff everything they need to know — instantly. No more benefit of the doubt.
Member shows their permit
Valid membership
Expired membership
No training needed, no complicated menus, no features you'll never use. Log in, find what you need, and get on with your day.
Explore the admin portal
Post an update in your admin portal and it appears in every member's Clubwater wallet instantly. No Facebook posts, no WhatsApp groups, no printed notices. Whatever's happening at your waters, your members will always know.
See exactly how Clubwater compares.
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| Monthly subscription |
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From £30 to £180 per month, depending on your club's size and requirements
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£0 per month. Always.
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| Transaction fees |
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2.3% + 20p deducted from every membership payment received by your club
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£0 deducted from your club's income. Ever.
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| Membership cards |
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Plastic cards printed and posted to members as a paid add-on
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Digital permit on their phone instantly — nothing to print, post, or throw away
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| The angler wallet |
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Club-specific — members access each club separately
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One app, every club, every membership in one place regardless of how many waters they fish
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| Simplicity |
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Built for fisheries, syndicates, day ticket venues, matches, merchandise and more — with a pricing structure to match
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Built to do one thing brilliantly. Nothing you don't need.
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| Getting started |
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Requires a demo booking before you can sign up
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Register your club in five minutes. No demo needed.
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| Migration |
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Switching platforms means migrating your entire member database
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No migration needed — just share your checkout link at renewal time and your members onboard themselves
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The platform that works for your club, not against it.
Membership cards, permit books, rule books — printed and posted every single season. And when a member loses their card, you do it again. With Clubwater, those costs disappear entirely.
Add payment processing fees, volunteer admin time, and the income lost to lapsed members who never got a reminder — and the true saving is significantly higher.
Clubwater is completely free for your club. No monthly subscription, no setup cost, no contract, and no fees deducted from your membership income.
Anglers pay a small digital service fee at checkout — this covers all card processing costs and platform fees. Your club receives its full membership amount every time, automatically.