Until December 2020, the BBF was a joint member (with the British Softball Federation) of BaseballSoftballUK (BSUK), a sports development agency.

The BBF holds an annual general meeting each spring at which the voting members elect an executive board of 11 officials to oversee the body and the sport.

The current board is comprised as follows: Affiliated clubs may enter as many teams as they wish to play in the BBF baseball leagues.

The season runs from April to September each year and ends in the National Baseball Championships (previously referred to as 'Final 4s').

National Youth Baseball Championships are also held for the two youth-age brackets Bronco (U13) and Pony (U16).