On Licence

Maidstone YMCA

Licence summary from On Licence, 28 September 2026

Premises
Maidstone YMCA
Address
Melrose Close Maidstone Kent ME15 6BD
Licence
Premises licence, 25/00314/LAPDPS
Status
In force (register: Issued)
Issued
17 February 2025
Licensing authority
Maidstone Borough Council

What the licence permits

Opening hours on the licence
Mon to Fri 06:30-22:00, Sat and Sun 08:00-22:00
Plays
Mon to Sat 06:30-22:00, Sun 06:30-16:00
Films
Every day 06:30-22:00
Indoor sporting events
Mon to Fri 07:00-22:00, Sat and Sun 06:30-22:00
Boxing or wrestling entertainments
Sat and Sun 13:00-20:00
Live music
Every day 06:30-22:00
Recorded music
Every day 06:30-22:00
Performances of dance
Every day 06:30-22:00
Anything similar to E, F, or G
Every day 06:30-22:00
Sale or Supply of Alcohol
Every day 11:00-22:00
Licence conditions (11)
  1. CCTV will be provided in the form of a recordable system, capable of providing pictures of evidential quality in all lighting conditions particularly facial recognition. a. Cameras shall encompass all ingress and egress to the premises, fire exits, external and all areas where the sale and supply of alcohol occurs. b. Equipment must be maintained in good working order, be correctly time and date stamped, recordings MUST be kept on the hard drive and kept for a period of 31 days and handed to Police upon reasonable request. c. The premises licence holder must ensure at all times a DPS or appointed member of staff is capable and competent at downloading CCTV footage in a recordable format to the Police and Local Authority upon reasonable request.
  2. All persons that sell or supply alcohol to customers must have licensing training. a. Training should take place within six weeks of employment and any new employees will be supervised until the training has taken place. b. Refresher training should be repeated a minimum of every six months or earlier if required due to changes of legislation. c. Training records must be kept on the premises and shall contain the nature, content and frequency of all training. d. Records must be made available for inspection by Police, Police Licensing Officer and authorised officers from the Local Authority upon request either electronically or hard copy.
  3. The premises will undertake the "Challenge 25" Scheme. Appropriate signage will be displayed informing customers that "Challenge 25" is in operation.
  4. All staff involved in the sale or supply of alcohol will be trained in the "Challenge 25" Scheme and such training will be recorded.
  5. Only Home Office approved ID of proof of age will be accepted by staff. This will include photographic driving licence, a passport or a 'PASS' marked proof of age card.
  6. A refusal recording system will be in operation at the premises. All staff involved in the sale of alcohol will be fully trained in the system and it will record the following: a. Item refused. b. Name of description of the person refused. c. Reason for refusal. d. Name of staff member making refusal
  7. The refusal system will be available for inspection to any Police Officer, Local Authority Licensing Officer or Trading Standards Officer at any reasonable time.
  8. A logbook shall be kept detailing all incidents that involve any allegation of trouble involving members of the public that occur at the Premises. This will be a bound book which will detail the following: A) The day, date and time of the incident B) The member of staff making the entry C) All members of staff involved in the incident D) An account of the incident E) Details of any persons injured and the injuries sustained F) Any other details thought relevant
  9. The logbook will be available for inspection to any Police Officer, Local Authority Licensing Officer or Trading Standards Officer at any reasonable time.
  10. When the premises opens and operates a boxing event or high risk event a minimum of 2 SIA registered door staff will be employed at the premises, these staff will be on duty prior to opening to the public and remain until 30 minutes after the premises closes to the public. In addition to this a further one door supervisor per 150 customers. Additional door supervisors shall be on duty at the premises once the crowd/audience/customers at the premises exceeds, or is anticipated to exceed 400 persons. The ratio of door supervisors shall be calculated as per the following: 1 door supervisor to be on duty per each additional 150 persons or part thereof.
  11. The premises shall have a written drug policy, this will detail the strategies to minimise the use and supply of illegal drugs within the premises. This will entail an agreed procedure for the handling and retention of any article seized. Where premises consider a drug's safe to deposit drugs found, there will be a clear policy for the h

Licensed hours are the most a premises may open or trade under its licence, not its actual opening times.

Compiled from Maidstone Borough Council's public licensing register. The council's register is the authoritative record. https://onlicence.uk/premises/maidstone-ymca-me15-269b462f63