Entity: Active Club Network Entity: Active Club Network Basic Information Type : Decentralised white supremacist / neo-Nazi network Status : Active Founded : ~2020-2021 Founder : Robert Rundo (US, currently hiding in Eastern Europe) UK cells : Active Club England (ACE), Active Club Scotland (launched May 2024 per Hope not Hate) Structure : Decentralised cells centred on MMA/fitness culture Ideology : White supremacist, accelerationist, neo-Nazi Role in Ecosystem The Active Club Network is a decentralised network of white supremacist cells that use combat sports and fitness culture as recruitment and organising tools. It represents the "hard core" of the far-right — explicitly white supremacist, accelerationist, and preparing for violence. Active Clubs are significant for funding research because: They're decentralised — harder to track funding They use merchandise and combat sports events as revenue streams They have international connections (US, Europe, UK) The BBC and US Congress have flagged them as a security threat UK cells are growing (Scotland launched May 2024) Money IN (Funding Received) Date From Amount Type Confidence Source Ongoing Merchandise (White Rex, etc.) Unknown Clothing/brand sales REPORTED Research papers Ongoing Combat sports events Unknown Event revenue REPORTED ADL, BBC Ongoing Robert Rundo / Terror Machine Unknown Central coordination REPORTED Counter Extremism Project Ongoing Member contributions Unknown Informal SPECULATIVE Pattern-based inference Narrative : Active Clubs fund themselves through: Merchandise : White supremacist clothing brands (White Rex is key) Combat sports : MMA events, gym memberships Central coordination : Robert Rundo's Terror Machine media operation Informal networks : Member contributions, shared resources Key finding : The funding model is deliberately decentralised and informal, making it harder to track than formal political party donations. Money OUT (Funding Given) Date To Amount Type Confidence Source Ongoing Member training/facilities Unknown Gym costs, equipment SPECULATIVE Pattern-based Ongoing Events organisation Unknown Fight nights, meetups SPECULATIVE Pattern-based Ongoing Media production Unknown Terror Machine content REPORTED Counter Extremism Project Companies / Entities Controlled Company Name Number Role Status Notes Active Club England Unknown UK cell Active Active Club Scotland Unknown UK cell Active Launched May 2024 Terror Machine (media) Unknown Rundo media operation Active International White Rex (clothing) Unknown Merchandise brand Active International Action needed : Companies House search for any registered entities, WHOIS for domains Known Associations Person/Org Relationship Evidence Robert Rundo Founder/figurehead Counter Extremism Project, ADL Patriotic Alternative Overlapping membership Hope not Hate Homeland Party Overlapping membership Hope not Hate Vanguard Britannica Linked The Ferret Various European Active Clubs International network ADL, EU RAN UK Presence Active Club England (ACE) Established cell Linked to Vanguard Britannica (per The Ferret) Combat sports events, recruitment Active Club Scotland Formally launched May 2024 (per Hope not Hate State of Hate 2026) Growing presence Connections to UK Far-Right Overlap with Patriotic Alternative members Overlap with Homeland Party members Combat sports as gateway to broader far-right scene Security Threat BBC (Oct 2024) : "Far-right group using sports to 'build militia', experts warn" Active Clubs using sports to ready followers for violence US Congressional testimony (May 2026) : "Active Clubs are white supremacy's new, dangerous frontier" Harder to detect form of white supremacist organising Merges extremist ideology with fitness and combat EU RAN report : "Robert Rundo's Impact on the Violent Extreme-Right Active Club Network" Europol Innovation Lab report on policing challenges Media Coverage Date Outlet Headline Key Claims URL 2024-10-01 BBC News "Far-right group using sports to 'build militia', experts warn" Active Clubs preparing followers for violence https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ydnqdq38wo 2026-05-13 US Congress (House Judiciary) "Active Clubs are white supremacy's new, dangerous frontier" Congressional testimony on threat https://www.congress.gov/119/meeting/house/119267/documents/HHRG-119-JU10-20260513-SD006.pdf 2023-01-10 ADL "Active Club Network" (backgrounder) MMA-inspired white supremacist network https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/active-club-network 2023-03-15 Middlebury CTEC "Dangerous Organizations and Bad Actors: The Active Club Network" Decentralised network analysis https://www.middlebury.edu/institute/academics/centers-initiatives/ctec/ctec-publications/dangerous-organizations-and-bad-actors-active 2024-07 GNET "Accelerationism: The Active Club Network" (PDF) Robert Rundo, accelerationism https://gnet-research.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GNET-44d-Accelerationism-Active-Club-Network_web.pdf 2026 EU RAN "Robert Rundo's Impact on the Violent Extreme-Right Active Club Network" Europol report https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/networks/eu-knowledge-hub-prevention-radicalisation/ 2026-03 Hope not Hate "State of Hate 2026" Active Club Scotland launched May 2024 https://hopenothate.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/state-of-hate-2026-PDF.pdf Research Notes Key questions : Robert Rundo : Where is he now? What's his current funding? Crypto wallets? White Rex : Who owns/runs White Rex? Revenue from UK sales? UK gym connections : Which gyms are Active Club members using? Any registered businesses? Combat sports events : Who organises UK fight nights? Revenue? Merchandise : Full list of Active Club merch operations, WHOIS, company registration? Crypto : Do Active Clubs accept crypto donations? Wallet addresses? Terror Machine : How is Rundo's media operation funded? Leads to follow : Companies House search for Active Club entities, White Rex UK Domain WHOIS for Active Club websites Crypto wallet collection from Active Club Telegram/social channels BBC investigation follow-up US Congressional testimony (full document analysis) Hope not Hate State of Hate 2026 (download and analyse) Cross-reference Active Club members with PA and Homeland membership Red flags : Decentralised structure makes funding nearly impossible to track through normal channels Explicitly preparing for violence ("build militia") Growing UK presence (Scotland cell launched 2024) International coordination via Rundo's media operation Overlap with registered political parties (PA, Homeland) Significance : Active Club Network represents: Decentralised far-right — harder to track than formal parties Combat sports as recruitment — physical training for political violence International coordination — US founder, European cells Merchandise funding model — clothing brands as revenue stream Overlap with electoral politics — members also in PA, Homeland Last Updated Date : 2026-06-14 Researcher : Initial data collection session Next actions : Companies House search Crypto wallet collection White Rex investigation UK gym connections mapping Congressional testimony full analysis State of Hate 2026 download