Hi,
I am a full member of Spotlight and Equity and I think whilst it’s not essential to have these affiliations, I personally think they are worth there weight in gold!
It is though a personal thing and you need to work out exactly what you are getting for your money and see if it’s worth it to you.
One thing to note is Spotlight have just published there new book for the coming year, so you won’t now get published till next May.
Hope that helps,
Rich Hikins