Comparison · 11 material differences
5 Hertford Street vs Home Grown
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Verified September 2026 Private club
No Swan So Fine · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.05 Hertford Street
Not publicly disclosed — the club's public website carries no membership information beyond a contact address for the membership office
Private club
Home Grown
Entrepreneurs, investors and business leaders — the club was launched as a "working club" for funded, growth-stage entrepreneurs and described itself as a place giving…
What the records say
- Annual dues — 5 Hertford Street: Reported figures conflict: Spear's put the annual subscription at £1,800 ("Members pay a modest £1,800 a year") in a 2022 article updated in 2023, while Wikipedia cites £3,500. The club publishes nothing.; Home Grown: £600–3,000 a year.
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| 5 Hertford Street | Home Grown | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Private club | Private club |
| Founded | 2012 (Opened in 2012 by Robin Birley, son of Annabel's founder Mark Birley) | 2019 (Opened on 3 April 2019 as Home Grown, the sister club to Home House, launched by Home House managing director Andrew Richardson) |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom | London, United Kingdom |
| Geographic footprint | One clubhouse at 2-5 Hertford Street, Mayfair, London, incorporating the basement club Loulou's and the restaurant Nico's | One clubhouse at 44 Great Cumberland Place, Marylebone, London W1H 7BS, in four Grade II-listed Georgian townhouses |
| Members | Not publicly disclosed. Spear's reports that the club opened with 500 original members assembled with Hugh Warrender's help; no current figure is published. | Not publicly disclosed. A 2021 promotional page cited a community of more than 4,500 professionals; at launch the club said it was aiming for about 2,500 members. Neither is a current figure. |
| Chapters | 1 | 1 |
| Primary audience | Not publicly disclosed — the club's public website carries no membership information beyond a contact address for the membership office | Entrepreneurs, investors and business leaders — the club was launched as a "working club" for funded, growth-stage entrepreneurs and described itself as a place giving "entrepreneurial pioneers" resources to build their businesses |
| Typical member | Reported by Spear's as tracing a membership genealogy back to the founding group, described in that account as predominantly English public-school in background, alongside figures from entertainment, business and politics named in press coverage. | Founder-led businesses, investors and professional-service providers. At launch the club said it was targeting a mix of roughly 70 per cent entrepreneurs, 20 per cent investors and 10 per cent service providers. |
| Qualification | ||
| Invitation required | Not documented | No |
| Sponsor required | Yes | No |
| Application process | There is no public application form. The club's guest information page gives a membership telephone number and the address membership@5hertfordstreet.com. Spear's reports that candidates need two letters of recommendation from existing members and then sit a short interview with a club secretary. | Applications are made online through the Home House site. For the Home House Collection generally, Spear's reports that applicants submit a recent headshot, photo ID, proof of address and, for international applicants, proof of residency, and that the membership committee reviews applications monthly. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | Reported figures conflict: Spear's put the annual subscription at £1,800 ("Members pay a modest £1,800 a year") in a 2022 article updated in 2023, while Wikipedia cites £3,500. The club publishes nothing.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | £600–3,000 a yearCurrent pricing under the Home House Studio name: "membership starting from £600 per year (Limited Access) or £3,000 per year (Full Access)"verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Initiation fee | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 | Historic Home Grown joining fee of £299, waived under a 2021 promotional offer. No joining fee is stated on the current Home House Studio membership pages.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Membership term | Not publicly disclosed | Annual |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | Open Monday to Saturday from 7am (noon on Saturday) until 1am to 3am depending on the day; closed Sundays | Business programming, speaker events and networking sessions; the club advertised roughly 20 events a month in its early years |
| Peer forums | Not documented | Not documented |
| Confidentiality | Not publicly disclosed; the club is widely described in reporting as discouraging photography and publicity | Not publicly disclosed |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Clubhouse premises, Event-focused | Clubhouse premises, Event-focused |
| Confidential peer forums | No | Partial |
| Local chapters | No | No |
| Virtual membership | No | No |
| Online community | No | Not documented |
| Member directory | Not documented | Not documented |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | No | Yes |
| Leadership development | No | Yes |
| Retreats | No | No |
| Travel | No | No |
| Family programming | No | No |
| Spouse and partner programming | Not documented | No |
| Next-generation programming | No | No |
| Investment discussions | No | Yes |
| Investment opportunities | No | Partial |
| Philanthropic component | Not documented | Partial |
| Networking emphasis | Low | High |
| Social emphasis | High | Medium |
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