Chief financial officer Stephen Argent said that clubs in rural and deprived areas were refused funding by local authorities because they were unsustainable (News, 22 November).
Essex, Hertfordshire and West Sussex County Councils experienced out-of-school club closures in the autumn term. Hertfordshire also confirmed another closure at a Cheshunt school on 4 January.
Sarah Kiln, an independent out-of-school consultant working for Hertfordshire council, said, 'I contacted Schoolfriend etc on 7 February 2007. They said they didn't need funding because they had received £15m from two private investors when they set up. They also sent us a list of 30 schools they were talking with. We were very happy with that, because they were charging £6.50 per child per session when our county average is £8.50 and they said they could meet that because of the private finances.
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