Designed for Modern Angling Associations in the UK
Clubnest brings together everything your association needs—digital ticketing, online memberships, coaching management, child safeguarding tools, match registration, SEO features and more. Purpose-built for clubs, not corporations, and optimised for discoverability so new members can actually find you online.
Simple Membership Management
Add and approve members, manage families and juniors, and communicate with the right roles at the right time—all inside a system designed for volunteer-led committees. Roles reflect real clubs: Parent, Junior, Coach, Bailiff, Committee, Treasurer.
- Custom member roles & granular permissions
- Multi-child family accounts & renewals
- Approval workflows for sensitive roles
- Data separation by club tenancy
- Exports for audits and AGMs
Explore the full angling association software features or book a demo.
Fully Integrated Digital Tickets
Issue season, day, week or night tickets to members and juniors. Each ticket has a unique QR code that can be scanned lakeside by a bailiff with instant validation against the live system.
- Fixed-date or rolling expiry
- Stripe-powered, PCI-compliant checkout
- Instant QR ticket generation
- Mobile wallet friendly & printable PDF
- Usage logs for dispute resolution
See how tickets connect to bailiff workflows and venue rules.
Coaching Session Management
Whether you're running pole basics or advanced float tactics, set up bookable sessions that parents can reserve for one or more children. Prevent overbooking, track attendance and capture notes that help juniors progress. Built with UK safeguarding, approvals and coach notes to support compliance.
- Hourly and block bookings with caps
- Age ranges & ability levels
- Attendance sheets and coach notes
- Email confirmations & reminders
- Exportable stats for funders and partners
Browse our angling club guides for junior coaching tips and safety checklists.
Boost Your Club’s Visibility
Every Clubnest site is built with SEO at its core. From Schema.org markup to Open Graph and rich snippet support, your content is easy to discover, share and index—no technical knowledge required.
- Schema for venues, events, tickets, blog posts and guides
- Customisable SEO fields for every content block
- Automatic canonical URLs & clean slugs
- Meta image previews for social sharing
- Fast pages with image optimisation (WebP-ready)
Built for Real UK Associations
Coarse & Match Fishing Clubs
Run memberships, peg-limited matches, junior series and winter leagues. Automate entries and publish leaderboards without spreadsheets.
Sea & Boat Angling Associations
Manage boat permits, seasonal tickets and venue-specific rules. Record catch reports and keep skippers in the loop with role-based access.
Heritage & Association Waters
Showcase waters, protect access with QR checks and streamline renewals for long-standing members while welcoming newcomers.
Serving England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland with UK-specific payments, GDPR readiness, and safeguarding workflows that make sense.
Why Not Just Spreadsheets or Facebook?
Spreadsheets and social pages weren’t built for memberships, juniors, QR ticket checks or UK safeguarding. Clubnest gives your association a secure, searchable system—plus a professional website that attracts new members and volunteers.
- Traceability: ticket scans, renewals and changes are logged.
- Compliance: role approvals, age checks and audit exports.
- Growth: SEO features to rank for local venues and species.
- Time saved: fewer inbox threads, fewer spreadsheets.
Easy Migration from Spreadsheets
Move your existing data into Clubnest with guided CSV templates. We’ll help map fields for members, family links, tickets and historical notes so nothing gets lost during the switch.
- CSV templates for members, tickets and roles
- Bulk import tools with validation
- Staging area to review before publishing
- Optional assisted setup via book a demo
Why Angling Associations Choose Clubnest
Whether you're a heritage association with decades of tradition or a growing grassroots club, Clubnest’s Angling Association Software is built for you. From full digital transformation to small admin wins, we provide the systems, workflows and insights you need to thrive.
Designed specifically for the unique needs of UK associations, Clubnest helps you register members, manage fishing licences, issue tickets and coordinate coaching or match activities. Everything runs from one unified platform with zero technical overhead.
Looking for more than just software? Clubnest is a digital partner: we help you showcase your waters, attract new members through content and SEO, and support safe, inclusive and engaging fishing experiences for all ages.
Angling Association Software: FAQs
What is angling association software?
It centralises memberships, digital tickets, juniors, coaching, compliance and venue info so committees spend less time on admin and more on angling.
Is Clubnest suitable for UK associations?
Yes—built around UK workflows: juniors, safeguarding, bailiffs, QR ticket checks and UK payments.
Can bailiffs verify tickets lakeside?
Every ticket has a unique QR code that validates instantly on mobile.
Do you support family and junior memberships?
Yes—multi-child family accounts, junior roles, approvals and age limits are supported.
How do we get started?
Launch your site at /plan/start or book a demo for migration help.
Your Club, Digitally Transformed
Start for free and discover how Clubnest helps associations run smoother, connect better and grow faster—online and off.
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Trusted by UK Clubs
Clubnest is shaped by real-world club workflows and volunteer committees. We iterate quickly with feedback from associations focused on juniors, community access and sustainable angling.