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Clubs and community groups
Your TV Licence lets your club or community group enjoy a huge range of TV. It covers you for:
- All TV channels, like BBC, ITV, Channel 4, U&Dave and international channels
- Pay TV services, like Sky, Virgin Media and EE TV
- Live TV on streaming services, like YouTube, Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video
- Everything on BBC iPlayer.
This includes recording and downloading. On any device.
If you’re sure you don’t need a licence, please let us know.
Check you are correctly licensed
One TV Licence will cover a club or community group, if the same TV is used by the different clubs and groups at the licensed address.
However, if part of a community centre is solely occupied by a club or group, and a TV or other device is reserved for their use only, you may need a separate TV Licence.
- A single TV Licence won’t cover
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Residential accommodation within your premises
e.g. Staff living on site.
Other clubs or groups that are separate from yours
If these are on the same premises, but are run independently of the club or community group.
Other businesses or organisations
If the premises are sublet by the club or community group.
- TV Licences for multiple sites
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Company Group Licence
This is the easiest way to cover multiple sites for your club or community group. Apply for a Company Group Licence by calling 0300 790 6165*.
- Can we buy a short-term licence to watch a one-off event?
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If you only need a licence for a short time, you can buy one and then apply for a part refund once you no longer need it.
Alternatively, spread the cost of a licence to keep payments as low as possible.
- Do you grant discounts for charity or not-for-profit groups?
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No, sorry. Concessions are set by the government. There are no discounts available for these groups.
For further information, download our guide:
Clubs and community group viewing guide (PDF 92 Kb opens in a new window)
If you still have questions take a look at TV Licensing FAQs where you can find all the answers in one place.
*Calls to our 0300 numbers cost no more than a national rate call to an 01 or 02 number, whether from a mobile or landline. If you get inclusive minutes, calls to an 0300 number will be included free of charge.