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@LucasR
I had a thought...Play on Business Rates
There are many industrial properties that are vacant around the city. These properties have rates liabilities to the owners when not occupied (once occupied the liability shift to the lessee). If we setup BHM Bike Polo as a not for profit we could use for 42 days (shortest occupancy period to qualify for reset of the rates free period) and the owner would get a 6 month rates free period. The 42 days would be rates free and a not for profit is automatically given 80% rates reduction with the 20% remainder at the councils discretion. Of course we would not pay any rent or utilities for the space as the owner is going to receive the benefit of the rates free period.... still needs some work, but thought I would through it out to the group.