details and rates
Membership Categories
Full Member
To be eligible for full membership you must carry on business as a non-food retailer in the United Kingdom. This qualifying business activity may be conducted in conjunction with any non-qualifying (eg food retailing) activity. The business may be carried on as a limited company, partnership or sole trader, or in any other legal form.
Associate Member
Associate membership is available to anyone carrying on business as a manufacturer or wholesaler of non-food products, or as a provider of services to the retail industry.
Membership Sectors
The Association is organised into sectors relating to the nature of members' business activities. There are presently two sectors:
Furnishings
Fashions and General Merchandise
Each full member is assigned to one of these sectors depending on which most closely accords with the member's principal business activity. A member may belong to only one sector of membership at any particular time.
Subscriptions
Basis
Subscriptions payable are dependent on the size of business, as
determined by the value of annual sales turnover excluding VAT.
Except for a new business, where a reasonable estimate may be
used, the turnover amount will be that relating to the most recent
complete trading year.
The subscription is subject to value added tax, and a VAT invoice will be forwarded following payment. The tax will normally be recoverable by VAT registered businesses.
Subscriptions relate to the calendar year and fall due for renewal annually on 1st January. A renewal reminder will be issued a few weeks prior to due date and a VAT invoice will be forwarded following payment.
No refund or partial refund will be made in the event of withdrawal from membership during the year.
Full year rates for 2008 – please contact our membership department for details. Proportionate reductions apply for members joining in the course of the year - telephone membership department on 01295 713333 or email membership@bssa.co.uk for details.
Rates for 2008 - full members
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Up to £200,000 |
158.00 | 27.65 | 185.65 |
£200,001 to £500,000 |
251.00 | 43.93 | 294.93 |
£500,001 to £1,000,000 |
403.00 | 70.53 | 473.53 |
£1,000,001 to £3,000,000 |
530.00 | 92.75 | 622.75 |
£3,000,001 to £10,000,000 |
647.00 | 113.23 | 760.23 |
Over £10,000,000 |
886.00 | 155.05 | 1041.05 |
Rates for 2008 - associate members
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Up to £10,000,000 |
180.00 | 31.50 | 211.50 |
Over £10,000,000 |
500.00 | 87.50 | 587.50 |
