BMC Associate Membership
The purpose of BMC Associate Membership is to provide benefits to organisations which share our values and allow us to work better alongside each other to support the participants in our activities.
Our Associate Members include climbing walls, activity providers, voluntary organisations and schools. We value greatly their support in our work for climbers, hill walkers and mountaineers: improving access to the countryside, protecting upland habitats and wildlife, delivering competitions and events, developing talented and elite athletes, promoting safety, good practice and equipment standards, encouraging newcomers and young people to our activities – and much more.
BMC Associate Membership
BMC Associate Membership is an annual membership and from 2026 is priced depending on the size and type of your organisation. It is open to organisations based in England or Wales only.
Associate Membership is available to those who acknowledge the BMC Participation Statement and where appropriate have a Safeguarding Policy which aligns with the BMC Safeguarding principles set out here.
To see the full list of BMC Associate Members, please see below:
Pricing
- £75 0-2 employees Not-For-Profit organisations only
- £150 1-10 employees Open to all
- £225 11-30 employees Open to all
- £300 31+ employees Open to all
All prices are VAT inclusive. Annual membership runs from 1st January until 31st December. Employee numbers are counted as Full-Time (FT) Equivalents counting both FT and Part Time (PT) employees. The 50% Individual BMC Membership discount benefit is available to FT and PT employees included in the number count, not to volunteers or contractors who are excluded. Additional volunteer memberships available at our discretion for not for profit organisations, contact office@thebmc.co.uk for more details before applying.
New applications after 1st November will receive the remainder of 2026 free and the full 2027 year included in the sign-up fee.
Associate Membership Benefits
50% discounted BMC Individual membership for employees
This unlocks access to Mountain Training qualifications, specialist travel insurance, outdoor retail discounts and much more. Please email office@thebmc.co.uk to find out more.
BMC DBS checking service
BMC Associate Members can email safeguarding@thebmc.co.uk to access our DBS checking service for your staff and volunteers, whether they are BMC members or not.
Access Sport England Funding
Sport England offers up to £15,000 for physical activity projects in the community. The focus is on people who face barriers to activity and projects designed to help them join in.
Click to apply.
25% discount on BMC membership for members of your climbing wall
25% discount on BMC individual, under 27s, and family membership for the members of your climbing wall. This is only applicable if your climbing wall is open to the public. To redeem the discount code, contact our associate membership coordinator piper.cusmano@thebmc.co.uk
Professional Safeguarding Support
This includes access to our Safeguarding Team who are on hand to offer advice and guidance. You can contact them here: safeguarding@thebmc.co.uk.
Click here for the Safeguarding page.
Safeguarding Workshops
These year-round workshops are tutor-led and costs £25 per person or £250 for up to 16 people. They lead to a certification.
Click here to browse workshops.
Promotion of your events and competitions on our dedicated Associate events page
This page can be used to communicate your news and events. We will regularly be signposted to the page via our media channels.
Please email office@thebmc.co.uk to add your event.
Listing on BMC Associate Member webpage and use of BMC Associate Member logo
You will receive your logo pack within your welcome email.
Register your clubs as BMC Associate Clubs
BMC Associate Clubs allows structured groups, squads, academies, or organisations to register with the BMC and have those members become BMC members too.
Free posting of your job listings and volunteer vacancies on the BMC website
Click here to see listings page and you can email office@thebmc.co.uk to request a posting.
50% discount on BMC Wall Safety Posters and Tags
With taglines such as "Brake hand low, don't let go" "Holds may spin" "Check your knot" and "Double check you've clipped in"
Discounted subscriptions of the biggest UK outdoor magazines
These discounted subscriptions include Trek and Mountain, Trail, TGO, Sidetracked and Country Walking magazines.
10% discount when advertising in the BMC’s Summit magazine
Summit magazines is sent out to our members four times a year
Safeguarding Posters for walls and clubs
The ABC, BMC, Mountain Training, AMI and Mountaineering Scotland have put together some customizable free templates of posters and social media graphics you can edit and print for your own walls.