F.P. Club Membership Subscription Rates

The current policy of the Executive is to review Subscription rates annually, but in normal circumstances we would hope that it will only be necessary to amend them every five years. The Life Member “Top up” scheme – which has been hugely successful – involves a payment of £20 to cover a five-year period. Top-ups are now due for the period 2023 to 2027 inclusive.

A number of members’ Top Ups from prior periods remain unpaid. The Life Fund is stronger than it was, but still requires further “topping up”. The £20 “Top up” works out at just £4 per year for the 5-year period and greatly helps to offset the ever-increasing cost of producing the Magazine. We also draw down 5% of the Life Fund each year which works out at roughly £1 per Life Member, so that, when this is added to the £4 from the “Top up”, the Club receives £5 per Life Member in total each year. This does not yet match the £12.50 or so we receive from Annual Members, but is moving in the right direction and we are certainly much better off than we were before the “Top up” scheme was introduced in 2000. We had a tremendous response to the introduction of the scheme, which is voluntary, and the vast majority of Life Members have responded very positively. These payments are a vital part of the Club’s income.

Subscription rates for 2024 are as follows:

Life Membership

New Life Members: £100 plus a £20 “Top up” every five years, the first “Top up” being payable five years after Life Membership is taken out.
Existing Life Members: £20 “Top up” every 5 years.

Annual Membership

Ordinary Members: £12.50
School Leavers:  Free up to five years from leaving.

Special Notes for Members over 75

Historically, all members of the FP Club become “Long Service” Members from 1st January in the year following the year in which they reach the age of 75. Thereafter Life Members are no longer expected to make “Top up” Payments and Ordinary (Annual) Members no longer have to pay Subscriptions. However, as a very significant number of members are aged over 75, it is suggested that they might continue to make “Top-up” and Annual payments on a voluntary basis.

Payment of Subscriptions

Subscriptions may be paid by bank transfer to the account referenced below:

Account Name: AGSFPC 3
Sort Code: 80-05-17
Account Number: 00103055
SWIFT / BIC Code:  BOFSGB21351
IBAN: GB85BOFS80051700103055

or by cheque payable to AGSFP and sent to the the Chairman, David Reid at the following address

25 Friarsfield Road, Cults, Aberdeen, AB15 9LB
Email: chairman@agsfp.com