The Charity Fair market is a growth industry and an effective way of retailing. The Charity Fairs Association is a forum created for the promotion and development of this market, for the mutual benefit and protection of Charity Fair Organisers and Stallholders alike. The Association is a non-profit making organisation operating on a self-financing basis and is a self-regulatory body.

Membership of the Association is open to both Charity Fair Organisers and Stallholders. Charity Fair Organiser members must run their own event or events so that a significant part of their profits go, or a significant sum of money goes to one or more charities. Before joining they must produce evidence from their charities showing such donations and also provide two references from an existing stallholder member of at least two years' standing who have attended their events. Stallholder applicants must provide two references from an existing stallholder and fair organiser member, or two stallholder members at least two years' standing with their application for membership and run a bona fide business.

A Management Committee will be made up of a proportionate balance of Fair Organisers and Stallholders and an Administrator, usually there will be three Fair Organiser members and six Stallholder members plus the Administrator. The Committee is elected from nominations received from Members. Committee members will be elected for a period of three years. The Committee will elect a Chairman from the Committee for a two-year term, which may be extended to three years if the Committee so request.

There will be an Annual General Meeting open to all the membership in January and a June newsletter. The Management Committee will meet up to four times a year.

The Charity Fairs Association publishes a Code of Conduct, which Stallholder Members must sign on joining and by which they and their helpers are expected to abide.

An official complaints record will be kept to deal with complaints either from Fair Organisers or Stallholders. These complaints will be dealt with by The Management Committee who will offer an opportunity to respond and decisions resulting from the procedure will be final. Should a substantial number of complaints of unacceptable behaviour against either Fair Organisers or Stallholders come forward then the Committee is empowered to refuse their application for membership for the following year.

All members, both Fair Organisers and Stallholders must hold Commercial Public Liability Insurance.