I realise that you've done a lot of work with the bank in trying to get this going, but have you considered looking at whether a credit union is better suited to the initial stages of setting up the club. Although subject to the same FSA regulations, they do tend to be a bit more community minded about getting things up and running for people and may have more on the ground experience of helping small, start up NPOs.
Velocio,
I realise that you've done a lot of work with the bank in trying to get this going, but have you considered looking at whether a credit union is better suited to the initial stages of setting up the club. Although subject to the same FSA regulations, they do tend to be a bit more community minded about getting things up and running for people and may have more on the ground experience of helping small, start up NPOs.