Our Trusted Partners

We want to lead the charge and influence change in UK franchising. It’s our goal to showcase the fantastic opportunities for businesses and individuals within franchising, and how these possibilities can positively transform people’s lives, no matter what their background or starting point may be.

Whether you want to set up your own new business through franchising, or you want to grow an existing brand by franchising to others, the BFA is your trusted partner. With our support you’ll get your ambitions off to the strongest possible start – and enjoy ongoing guidance and advice wherever tomorrow takes you.

The Children's Franchise Enterprise was launched in 2021. Our mission is to connect as many franchisors and potential new franchisees as possible. If you are at any stage of your journey to franchising then the Children's Franchise Enterprise would love to help you on your way. As a CAA member you get an exclusive newsletter feature.

Coordinate Sport is a cloud based SAAS platform that was designed specifically for sports coaching and children's activity providers to help manage their staff and customers. 

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All CAA members will get access to a bespoke landing page, free set-up (£595 saving) and up to a 25% subscription discount. 

Fountains Media is a video and photography production company. We do any kind of video content from promo videos, tutorials, customer testimonials to product videos, online workshops, meet the team videos and more. 

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If your business is not ready yet to take on professional videographers we also offer iPhone training and courses. We will teach you how to create an amazing content for your social media and marketing using just your iPhone.

Personal line insurance specialists with a local focus. Howden are valued partners of the CAA and they align with one of our core values, which is for members to be active in the communities where they run their businesses.

'Children’s Activities Association CIC are an introducer appointed representative (IAR) of A-Plan Holdings who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.’

I’m a digital marketing strategist, podcast editor, LinkedIn trainer, MemberVault account creator, graphic designer and public speaker.

I help businesses align strategy to reality using a combination of key skills that I’ve developed over the past 20 years. This includes advanced LinkedIn sales psychology, content creation, campaign management, landing pages all the way through to podcast launches.

Pebble is a fast-growing marketplace and management software for everything childcare related (activities, classes, nurseries, nannies, childminders). We work with businesses in the early years industry all throughout the UK to increase exposure through our marketing efforts and strategic partnerships while also providing a seamless booking journey for providers and parents. 

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We pride ourselves on providing world-class customer service to anyone who uses our platform. Having partnered with businesses of all sizes, we are confident that our team and our software can provide value to a wide range of businesses within the industry.

Sports and Activities Professionals Consulting focuses on working with small to medium-sized organisations in the sport/health/fitness/play sectors helping to maximise Quality, Revenue, Efficiency and Profit.

We work closely with the businesses we support, we offer guidance through what is often uncharted waters, especially when navigating the startup stage.

Stryde can support you with Bookkeeping, VAT, Payroll, Accounts, Tax and more. Learn more about your finances and which software can save you time. Plan and receive support to develop strategy and financial automation. Stryde can help you gain clarity over how to move your business forward and help you streamline financial processes.

Tidal Accounting specialises in a variety of accounting services with outstanding support. We understand how busy you are, and with our expertise we can take care of your accounting needs, leaving you to work on your business rather than in your business.

Caudwell Children works tirelessly to transform the lives of disabled children in the UK. We have provided more than £85 million to help over 60,000 children with 653 different medical conditions - providing specialist family support by funding the equipment, treatment, therapy and services that disabled children need.

Consider This is an integrated marketing agency encompassing all elements of Marketing Strategy from web design and development, advertising and branding, graphic design, print marketing, digital marketing and social media management, outdoor media, promotional goods / clothing / uniform and many more.

Daisy First Aid provide friendly, fear-free paediatric first aid courses for children's activity providers, childcare professionals, parents and schools.

They are delighted to offer CAA members 50% off online courses and 10% off in-class courses to help ensure the safety of babies and children whilst they enjoy themselves at your brilliant classes and events.

GDPR Systems provide software solutions to enable franchisors and franchisees to meet their legal requirements in data protection law.

They will support your business by conducting one to one consultancy support sessions. CAA members get a discounted rate. 

Love Childcare Recruitment started in 2021 and we specialise in child care recruitment covering the Wrap-around, Sports Coaching and Nursery sectors. We recruit all staffing levels including head office and senior management. We can offer full recruitment, adverts and consultancy services.

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We place our service and our ability to deliver at the centre of what we do. This means not only do we do everything we can to deliver what you need every time, we also aim to be a pleasure to deal with. We are also innovative, always looking for ways to work more effectively and helping our clients to make great hiring decisions.

Mincoffs Solicitors is a leading corporate law firm in Newcastle upon Tyne, providing expert legal advice to businesses throughout the North East region and nationally. Our friendly team has expertise in corporate and commercial law, employment law, dispute resolution, commercial property and licensing and gaming law. We also offer private client services in family law, wills and probate and residential conveyancing.

Personnel Checks are the UK’s top-ranked Government Approved DBS Umbrella Body. From DBS to DVLA Checks, adverse financials and referencing, we can tailor screening solutions to suit any organisation. Thousands of businesses across the nation already trust us to manage their HR compliance needs.

Storyy Training are an Ofsted ‘good’ rated, Government approved training provider. Their bespoke training programmes are delivered within the workplace by experienced Tutors through a blend of online learning and face to face assessment visits. All their courses are 95-100% funded by the Government.

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Specialising in Early Years Education, Health & Safety and Sports apprenticeships;  Don’t be fooled in thinking apprenticeships are just for school leavers or young people. Apprenticeships are for EVERYONE whether you have someone just starting out in their career or someone looking to grow into a senior position in your business and their career.

Apprenticeships are a great way of developing and retaining staff.

Trustist gets businesses stars in Search results. We aggregate reviews from Facebook and Google, and give you an average score. You then put a small piece of code on your website and you get stars in your search results.

​Since 2006, millions of parents have trusted What's On 4 Kids for information and inspiration about children's activities across the UK. We make it easy and fun to discover children's activities in your local area.