Join over 100,000 businesses using GoCardless to automate their memberships and class fees. Whether you need instant one-off payments or recurring collections, getting paid via direct bank payment means you get paid on time without the manual fuss - so you can focus on your clients.
We want to invest in your personal development. So, when you sign up and use GoCardless as an EMD UK member, we’ll give you £250 towards your next accredited Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training course. Ts&Cs apply.
Click on the “Get started” button on this page to register for GoCardless as an EMD member (this ensures you’re eligible for the funding).
Set up your GoCardless account
Complete your profile verification and add your business’s bank details to your GoCardless account. Once your profile’s verified, you can start using GoCardless in your dashboard.
Complete six payment actions
A payment action can be creating a Direct Debit or Instant Bank Pay mandate, or collecting a Direct Debit or Instant Bank Pay payment in your GoCardless account. Six of those qualify you for funding.
Claim your £250
EMD UK will notify you once you’ve qualified for your £250 funding. This will be held in your EMD UK account until you allocate it to your chosen course and provider. See Ts&Cs here.
Why fitness professionals love GoCardless
Perfect for one-off and recurring payments
Instantly collect one-off bank payments to avoid high card fees. Take the hassle out of recurring collections by automating with Direct Debit.
Grow and retain your members
Unlike cards, bank details don’t expire or get lost in the back of Ubers. This minimises your chance of memberships accidentally lapsing or missing payments.
Connect to your existing software
You can reduce your manual tasks and manage your payments in one place by choosing from over 350+ integrations, including ClubRight, Virtuagym or Perfect Gym.
Reduce time spent on admin
Say goodbye to endless forms with our online dashboard. It puts payments at your fingertips, letting you create instant payment requests and check payment statuses in just a few clicks.
“Between 99% and 100% of our payments go through GoCardless today, which has saved us a huge amount of time and money.”
Chris McQuillan, Commercial Manager, Lifestyle Fitness
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How it works
Get started without any obligations. Just tell us a few details about your business for security purposes, then start collecting payments hassle-free.
Manage everything in our easy-to-use online dashboard. Or seamlessly connect to 350+ partner systems to manage everything there.
Add GoCardless to your invoices, website, or anywhere else, for your customers to make instant, one-off payments. Or to automate payments for a customer, direct them to an online form to complete a quick, one-time setup.
Our award-winning support team is here to help, whenever you need. Reach out by email or phone. Or check out our handy guides in our Customer Hub.
Get your payments in shape - and even gain a few pounds in the process
Automate your payment collection with GoCardless and get £250 funding towards an accredited CPD training course of your choice with EMD UK when you sign up via this page. T&Cs apply.
Sign up to GoCardless via this designated EMD UK partner registration landing page, successfully complete your account setup, and complete six (6) payment actions in your GoCardless account within three (3) months of sign-up to receive a £250 funding allocation to be used directly toward an eligible Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training course.
To qualify for the promotion, you must complete your self-serve account setup, pass GoCardless verification checks, and successfully complete six (6) payment actions in your account within three (3) months of starting your application.
A qualifying payment action means either creating a Direct Debit or Instant Bank Pay mandate, or collecting a Direct Debit or Instant Bank Pay payment in your GoCardless account.
This offer is open to entities registered in the United Kingdom operating professionally as group exercise instructors or fitness professionals. To be eligible, you must apply a GoCardless account via a self-serve direct sign-up route through the official EMD UK partner landing page and must not have processed a payment transaction via GoCardless prior to the start of the promotion period.
The promotion period commences at 23:59 GMT on May 26th, 2026, and ends at 23:59 GMT on May 25th, 2027. You must successfully complete your sixth qualifying payment action within three (3) months of your individual initial registration date to remain valid.
