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Non-profit Spanish Accounting Plan (PGC)

Accounting plan adapted to non-profit entities (RD 1491/2011 and later). Applies to sports clubs keeping formal accounts — most of them.

Definition

Spain's non-profit accounting plan (approved by RD 1491/2011 and developed by the Resolution of 26 March 2013) adapts the ordinary PGC to non-profit foundations and associations. Includes specific accounts (grants, donations, member fees), criteria for grant recognition, valuation criteria for donated assets and adapted annual-accounts templates.

Very small clubs can keep simplified accounting (cash book), but above certain volume thresholds (PGC SME thresholds for non-profits) they must keep full accounting under this plan.

When does it apply?

Applies to all clubs required to keep formal accounts: above the SME thresholds for non-profits, when receiving public grants requiring it, or when requested by the general meeting or registry. In practice, almost any club with revenue above €50-100k/year benefits from applying it for traceability and credible accounts before funders and grantors.

Practical example

C.D. Hockey Hierba Maresme, with a €220,000 annual budget and two public grants (provincial and regional), keeps accounts under the non-profit PGC. The treasurer, trained by the Catalan federation, records every movement in accounting software, recognises grants under the earmarked criterion (as they are spent, not when received) and prepares annual accounts in the adapted format for the general meeting and grant justification.

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This is not specific legal or tax advice

Information as of May 2026. Regulation evolves and every club has its own casuistry (region, federation, size, activities). For your specific case talk to a lawyer or tax advisor specialised in Spanish sports law.

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